tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post5543220971475306668..comments2024-03-21T07:58:02.168-05:00Comments on Amateur Mormon Historian: Historic PreservationBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-32957705884211700292016-05-19T16:11:34.240-05:002016-05-19T16:11:34.240-05:00What a beautiful building and thank you so much fo...What a beautiful building and thank you so much for sharing. I am really glad I don't have to sit on benches like that every week!Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-69240530480403843372016-05-16T14:44:02.741-05:002016-05-16T14:44:02.741-05:00You are very kind. Thanks.You are very kind. Thanks.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-7959605578346400072016-05-16T13:33:57.650-05:002016-05-16T13:33:57.650-05:00wow, very interesting. Thanks for sharing a littl...wow, very interesting. Thanks for sharing a little. It's interesting to follow church history in a place away from church headquarters like Tennessee that is usually ignored.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618882237399868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-57640479165841438872016-05-16T12:20:56.007-05:002016-05-16T12:20:56.007-05:00The best sources are original documents. Newspaper...The best sources are original documents. Newspapers and newsletters that were published at the time. I also use journals and letters written at the time. The Church has a great cache of these at the Church History Library, even for local spots like Grundy county Tennessee. The trick is finding them, since they are not really well indexed yet. It's better than it was, but it still has a way to go. I also use the archives here in Tennessee, and talk to local historians.<br /><br />I wont reveal all my secrets, but here is one. I start with people who served a mission in a specific area, and find references to them in church records. That can lead to mission reports and local baptismal records. With local member names I can track down family biographies, and maybe talk to some descendants. From there I just follow what trail there is. It is different every time. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-26509616748008363612016-05-16T10:39:55.900-05:002016-05-16T10:39:55.900-05:00Where do you go to find records when you research ...Where do you go to find records when you research on the histories of wards or branches in a specific area?Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618882237399868779noreply@blogger.com