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The Historical Pioneer Research Group has become a non-profit organization in the state of Nebraska. Members of the group span the Mormon Trail from Nauvoo, IL through Winter Quarters (Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA) to Provo, UT.
The group looks forward to other interested family
historians and historical organizations joining with us
in gathering and persevering the history of the early
members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
Nauvoo Land and Records Office
announces the Untold Nauvoo Stories Symposium, an
annual gathering to celebrate the peoples and events
that make the Nauvoo Area unique and significant in
American History. The event is sponsored by the City of
Nauvoo, the Nauvoo Tourism Office, the Nauvoo Historical
Society, the Joseph Smith Historic Site and the Historic
Nauvoo Visitors' Center. The event will take place on
February 3 and 4, 2012 in Nauvoo, Il. The presenters
range from research historians and history professors to
local residents who lived through the events. Click
here for more information
www.untoldnauvoostories.com
Mormon
Places announces the introduction of the
interactive map see
Visit Here >
Winter Quarters Pioneer Research Library
welcomes two new research librarians Dorene Sherman and
Iris Hunter from the Council Bluffs Stake.
Winter Quarters
BYU Project team begins a new semester at
BYU. As the year begins plans are being made for their
annual research trip to the Winter Quarters / Kanesville
area in June of 2012. More information will be forth
coming as goals are set for field work in the Middle
Missouri Valley. Visit their website at
http://winterquarters.byu.edu/ >
The
Pioneer Family Heritage Society reports its
on going research to preserve their pioneer legacy.
Visit their website at
http://pioneer-family-heritage.org. >
Western Iowa Pioneer Cemetery Association
continues its active schedule in maintaining pioneer
cemeteries in the Harrison and Shelby counties of Iowa.
Visit their
Facebook page
>
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The Nebraska State
Genealogical Society
announces events
in the area during the month of December 2011. Thank you
Mary
Hanke
Area 12 Representative for the NE State Genealogy
Society for sharing news of the area! Visit the
society's website at
http://www.nesgs.org/ for more information
about the group.
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- Now Through January 28th
2012 the Cass County Historical Society/Museum
presents an exhibit - "Grandma's China
Cabinet" Porcelain, china, custard glass,
linens and knick-knacks that will remind visitors of
looking into grandma's cabinet. Learn more at
http://www.nebraskamuseums.org/casscountymuseum.htm
- Saturday December 3rd see
Strategic Air and Space Museum's "Holiday
Air Affair." Visit here for more informaton
http://www.strategicairandspace.com/
- Sunday, December 4th Sarpy
County Museum hold their Holiday Open House.
Free admission 2 - 4 PM featuring food, live
entertainment and more! Click here for Sarpy
County's website
http://www.sarpycountymuseum.org/
- Thursday December 8th at 7
PM the Otoe County Genealogy Society hosts a special
guest speaker, Raymond C. "Chuck" Waymire
a descendant of the Reed brothers from Scotland.
Here is their website with more information
http://www.ocgs.homestead.com
- December 16th and 17th the
Douglas County Historical Society presents
Gerald Charles Dickens great-great grandson
of Charles Dickens performing his one man show at
the Omaha Field Club. Reservations can be made at
http://douglascohistory.org/
for this event.
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©
2011 Historical Pioneer Research Group, Inc.
The Historical Pioneer Research Group, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization
in the state of Nebraska.
All donations are tax deductible.
This site is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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