tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post3280480303811252717..comments2024-03-21T07:58:02.168-05:00Comments on Amateur Mormon Historian: Learning Newspaper ResearchBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-35974611140757802952008-10-15T08:50:00.000-05:002008-10-15T08:50:00.000-05:00Cool project!Besides finding references to Mormon ...Cool project!<BR/><BR/>Besides finding references to Mormon history, it's a great way for you to learn more about your area of the country. <BR/><BR/>I live in an area that is heavily Mennonite, and since they were pacifists and avoided military service, the local papers are highly unlikely to have any of the letters that were being discussed on Keepa. I guess I'll just have to work on other projects. :-)<BR/><BR/>--ResearcherAmy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037263182287268748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-31332594821770606602008-10-03T14:33:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:33:00.000-05:00August 1857 didn't have much more than July. There...August 1857 didn't have much more than July. There was note about the Secretary of War sending a "Special Message for Utah" pertaining to the interferance of mail delivery by Brigham Young. <BR/><BR/>There were also references to the Gadsen Purchase, attempts to purchase Mt Vernon from private hands, more on Buchanon's Kansas policy, and a comet expected to be visible during the first part of September. mmmmm.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-43963755044560072802008-10-01T14:18:00.000-05:002008-10-01T14:18:00.000-05:00July 1857, of course didn't have much about the Mo...July 1857, of course didn't have much about the Mormons. Just a note on the 24th that the mail from Salt Lake City arrived in St Louis, MO. It said that although the Mormons have heard rumors of the "Utah Expedition", they did not appear to be concerned. I found that funny, but since news didn't really arrive until Porter Rockwell arrived just before the 24th and not publicly announced until the 24th, I don't see how the writer of the newspaper article could have known just how concerned Utah was about to get.<BR/><BR/>Other non-Tennessee news was focused on bleeding Kansas, William Walker, and Irish street gang riots in New York City.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.com