Better Days 2020: Call for Volunteer Ambassadors

Better Days 2020 is looking for volunteer ambassadors to help share suffrage history at community events throughout Utah in the next year.

2020 will mark the 150^th anniversary of Utah women’s first votes, the 100^th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, and the 55^th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Better Days 2020 is a non-profit founded to commemorate these voting rights anniversaries in Utah. They’re working statewide to raise the profile of women in Utah’s history through education, public art, and events.

You can get involved by giving presentations, sharing information at a booth or table, or volunteering at events. To become a volunteer ambassador, check out the online training and sign up here to indicate your interest and availability. Better Days 2020 will send you a t-shirt and other materials when you schedule your first event!

Find more details about becoming a Better Days ambassador here. If have any questions or know of any groups interested in hosting a presentation on Utah’s suffrage history, please contact Katherine Kitterman, Better Days 2020 historical director, at katherine (at) betterdays2020 (dot) org.

2019 In Retrospect: An Overview of Recent Articles and Books in Mormon History

Another year, another excellent year for Mormon history and Mormon studies publications! Traditional categories, like biography and primary source collections, continue to see strong publications and newer methodological innovations written within interdisciplinary fields are showcasing their value to the field. While there’s no way to include every single publication, these are the thirty or so that I believe will be most important to the field in the future. What did I get wrong? What did I miss? Let me know in the comments!

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JWHA CFP 2020 (St. George, UT)

Our friends at the John Whitmer Historical Association have published their call for their 2020 conference. You can see the original post HERE.

As pioneers and Zioneers left Nauvoo due to crushing conflict, Restoration groups in newly-created outposts struggled to build communities of worship.  Did they create  economic stability and refinement, or did they experience strife with competing neighbors?  Perhaps the outpost provided a visionary oasis with new doctrine and  ritual.  How did saints returning to Nauvoo try to negotiate a peaceful existence?   

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