In the summer of 1856, three companies of handcarts were outfitted and sent west from Iowa to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. All went well, and they arrived without undue incident. But two additional companies—one captained by James G. Willie, and the other by Edward Martin—left England late in the season. When they arrived at Iowa City, they were long past the time for safe departure across the plains. By the time they left Florence,

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"British converts and sisters Emily and Julia Hill, assigned to the Willie Handcart Company, accompany newly widowed Martha Campkin and her five children to Zion. Emily later pens a poem about her experiences that becomes a cherished song of the LDS Relief Society, 'As Sisters in Zion.'"--Provided by publisher.

As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on actual events.

After meeting Emma, who is part of a band of Mormons making their way to Salt Lake City in 1856, Doe Sia, a young Bannock girl, proves her friendship when the two are caught in a brutal snow storm.

In 1856, two emigrant handcart companies and two wagon trains were caught in the October snows of Wyoming. They left too late from England in their 6,000 mile journey to the Salt Lake Valley. Nearly one fifth of these 1200 pioneers perished in the worst overland migration disaster in American history. The tragedy could have been catastrophic had a rescue effort not been launched immediately upon learning of their plight. More than a hundred wagon...

The high road: Among the earliest converts in Scotland, Margaret Kirkwood and her sons have given up everything to travel from their homeland to join the Saints in Zion. But as part of the Willie Handcart Company, their journey of sacrifice has just begun. Winter has settled upon the frigid plains, and James promises his mother he will safely lead his younger brother to the next camp, embarking on a dangerous trek that illustrates the powerful principle...

Michael W. Brown's collection of history and research papers on various topics located within the Uintah County and the surrounding areas. The collection in this box includes work from a variety of authors.