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Notes On The History Of The Kolob Canyons… A Two Year Mapping Project

Issue 43.10

Part 6

The first formal study and mapping of the Kolob region was made in 1872 and 1873 by John Wesley Powell and his Colorado River Survey. Powell, who traveled down the Colorado River in 1869, returned for […]

Genealogy Corner… Family History Made Easy!

Issue 43.10

Family History Made Easy! is a book written by Paul Larsen who lives in Southern Utah. Now in a new Fourth Edition, this widely acclaimed comprehensive resource directory is also a step-by-step illustrated guidebook offering a wealth of invaluable […]

Geek Speak… Speed Continued – Internet Connections

Issue 43.10

We have been discussing how to improve the operating speed of your computers the last couple of weeks. Today we tackle internet connections. You can have a blazingly fast computer, lots of memory and a great video card, but if your internet connection […]

Looking Back… Blended And Stepfamilies

Issue 43.10

Sometimes you think life can’t get more complicated, and then it does. My new husband from Sweden had graduated from BYU with an Elementary Education degree but because he wasn’t a U.S. citizen he couldn’t […]

Notes On The History Of The Kolob Canyons…Jackson’s Sketch

Issue 42.10

Part 5

Visiting the Kolob was not a regular practice in the early Mormon settlement period but occasionally a curious few would venture into it. This was especially true after a road was established […]

Notes On The History Of The Kolob Canyons…From The Journal Of John D. Lee

Issue 41.10

Part 4

Twenty months after the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre, the United States government sent Judge John Cradlebaugh, escorted by a military patrol, to investigate the massacre and arrange for surviving children to be […]

Notes On The History Of The Kolob Canyons…From The Journal Of Wilford Woodruff

Issue 40

Part 3

The first recorded journey into the Kolob Canyons was by Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff. Woodruff, an avid fisherman, went fishing in Taylor Creek in the spring of 1854. His journal reports his fascination with the […]

Notes On The History Of The Kolob Canyons…What Lofty Spires! What Turrets! What Walls!

Issue 39.10

Part 2

Following the arrival of the Mormons in Utah in 1847, Brigham Young sent exploring parties in every direction from Great Salt Lake City to search for possible settlement sites. In November 1849, Parley P. Pratt led […]

Notes On The History Of The Kolob Canyons… An 1826 Inscription

Issue 38.10

We welcome Steven Heath as a new contributor to the Senior Sampler, and look forward to his series of articles on the Kolob Canyons

Part 1:

Until 1967, the Kolob Canyon section of […]

Funeral Service Insights… Reflections on Our U.S. Armed Forces

Issue 42.10

These past weeks I have felt very inspired as I think about our U.S. Armed Forces; our men and women who protect this great nation, and their sacrifices that bless our lives each and every day. Not only are […]