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Notes From the FAIR Conference: Robert White and Ron Barney

By August 6, 2009


Here are some notes from Ron Barney’s presentation and that of Robert White. I would encourage everyone to read these notes, especially from White’s talk. There is a lot there to digest including jabs at the “Sunshine” symposium and other things. As always, these are notes and are not a complete transcript. Official proceedings including transcripts and MP3s will be made available at the FAIR official site. Please see their site for full proceedings.

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Book Notice: The Newly Discovered William McLellin Manuscript

By August 3, 2009


Just in my email is a notice about a forthcoming publication from Eborn Books. In January the Deseret News had a story about a newly discovered William McLellin manuscript that had been previously known and subsequently lost.  Brent Ashworth, the owner of the manuscript has made it available for publication through Eborn Books with Harvard Heath as editor.  Details are slim, I don’t know of any set title or timetable for publication, but Brent Ashworth will be presenting on the manuscript this Thursday at the 2nd Annual Eborn Book Event. I will be going back and forth between the Eborn Book Event and the FAIR conference Thursday and will provide notes from selected presentations from each including Brent’s presentation.

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BYU Studies 48:1 (2009)

By July 31, 2009


The Juvenile Instructor will be reviewing the contents of a number of Mormon-related periodicals including BYU Studies, the Journal of Mormon History, the John Whitmer Association Journal, Restoration Studies and others as they come to us. This will be a regular feature on the JI.

Today, it’s BYU Studies 48:1 (2009).

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The Journal of Mormon History, Spring 2009 (35:2), Part 2

By July 29, 2009


Continued from Part 1.

The next article, “The Tragic Matter of Louie Wells and John Q. Cannon” by Kenneth Cannon discusses a rather messy series of incidents. Louie Wells, the talented daughter of Emmeline B. and Daniel H. Wells was the sister-in-law of John Q. Cannon, son of George Q. Cannon. John was married to Louis’ sister Annie and all three lived under one roof for a time.  After a number of pages of biographical information on Louis and John, Cannon launches into his story. 

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The 2010-2011 Relief Society/Melchizedek Priesthood Course of Study:Taking A Break From The Prophets

By July 24, 2009


Well, a friend tipped me off that it appears we will be taking a break from the Teachings of the Prophets series we’ve had over the last few years as the Relief Society/Melchizedek Priesthood course of study. The new curriculum for two years, 2010-2011, will be the [fanfare]

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The Journal of Mormon History, Spring 2009 (35:2), Part 1

By July 22, 2009


The most recent issue of the Journal of Mormon History actually arrived a little while back, but I’ve been slow to post this.  Since the next will be here soon, I’d better get this out! I’ll be more prompt next time!

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Book Notice/Book Signing: Amasa Mason Lyman, Mormon Apostle and Apostate, A Study in Dedication by Edward Leo Lyman

By July 10, 2009


This announcement comes from Benchmark books, which I’ll post here for your reference. This is the latest fulfillment from the forthcoming list I made last year.  I’m pleased to see this biography of such an important figure and hope for continued work on some of the lesser-known apostles of this and subsequent periods.

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The Utah Historical Quarterly, Summer 2009 (77:3)

By July 9, 2009


I recently received the latest Utah Historical Quarterly, and here’s a run down of what you’ll find.

The first article is “Julius F. Taylor and the Broad Ax of Salt Lake City” by Michael S. Sweeney

From the UHQ website (subsequent quotes also from this site):

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In Support of Ron Romig–Please Read

By July 6, 2009


The news is spreading that on June 15, Ron Romig was informed that budget cuts would would necessitate the elimination of his job as archivist at the Community of Christ archives.  A number of outlets have the complete story.  Apparently as of the story’s writing Community of Christ President Steve Veazey had received 18 letters on Ron’s behalf asking them to reconsider. 

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From The Archives: Posts You Might Have Missed, November-December 2008

By July 6, 2009


Posts You Might Have Missed, January-February 2008

Posts You Might Have Missed, March-May 2008

Posts You Might Have Missed, June-August 2008

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