Now Available from the Church History Library: The Children’s Friend

By June 29, 2020

If you’re interested in what was taught to Latter-day Saint children from 1902-1970, you can now do so!

LINK TO CHL

February 1960 Cover

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Comments

  1. Whoa! I’ve wanted this for so long — had no idea it was in the works! Hurray, CHL!!!!!!!

    Comment by Ardis — June 29, 2020 @ 6:37 pm

  2. It doesn’t appear to be searchable, like the church documents in the Internet Archive. Is there a way to search the collection, or is it an image collection?

    Comment by Alan Clark — June 29, 2020 @ 8:49 pm

  3. Alan, none of CHL’s document collections accessible through their catalogue are text searchable. It is as though you visited CHL in person and they set in front of you a folder of old paper. Not as convenient perhaps, but it retains the feel of primary research and opens up the possibility of serendipity where you find things turning pages that you would never think to search for.

    Comment by Ardis — June 29, 2020 @ 9:38 pm

  4. I’m so happy! I love looking through that vintage kitsch!

    Comment by R. Mark Melville — July 2, 2020 @ 8:25 pm

  5. So cool. Can’t wait to dig in. Thanks for letting us know.

    Comment by Christopher Blythe — July 6, 2020 @ 5:21 pm

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