Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Mormons
Learn about the culture of the Mormons. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, and religion.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Beginning in Illinois in 1846 Brigham Young led a large group of Mormoms to Salt Lake City to avoid persecution. The trail they followed is now known as the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. National Park Services provides the...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah War
This resource provides information about the Utah War.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Mormon Trail
The Utah portion of the Old Mormon Trail remains the best-known and most famous section of the several emigrant trails used by the Mormons in their migrations during the 19th century.
PBS
Pbs: The Path to Utah Statehood
A series of four good articles on why Utah was not allowed to become a state until it outlawed the Mormon practice of polygamy in 1890. The articles also contain primary source documents.
Other
Brigham Young: An American Hero
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints gives an overview of the life of Brigham Young, his accomplishments, and his conversion to Mormon faith.
Other
Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail
This site has everything you need to know about the Mormon Pioneer Trail. Read about the stops along the 1,300-mile trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley and get personal accounts of what happened to the Mormons on...
Northern Arizona University
People of the Colorado Plateau: The Ute Indians
A concise but detailed history and culture of the Ute Indians.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Utah State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Utah including early explorers, Native Americans, the Mormons, and becoming a state.
Digital History
Digital History:religious Ferment
The Second Great Awakening brought about the growth of Protestant denominations, and some new religions and sects.
Other
Oregon California Trails Association: Historic Trails Learning Center
Information portal for the organization that oversees the preservation of the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, the Applegate Trail, and the Mormon Trail.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr Photographic History Museum: Utah's Role in the Pacific Railroad
A chapter from John J. Stewart's "The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike" about Utah and the transcontinental railroad.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Salt Lake City
A brief description of the history of Salt Lake City. Includes a brief paragraph about the settlement of the Mormons in 1847. For the full article, get a free trial!
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Mountain Meadows Massacre (1875 76)
Called "the darkest deed of the nineteenth century," the brutal 1857 murder of 120 men, women, and children at a place in southern Utah called Mountain Meadows remains one of the most controversial events in the history of the American...
Other
Vermont History: Brigham Young (1801 1877)
A short introduction to Brigham Young. While Young is most closely associated with Utah, he was born and raised in Vermont.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Antebellum Communal Experiments
Read this section of a chapter on "Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses" to identify similarities and differences among utopian groups of the antebellum era and explain how religious utopian communities differed from nonreligious ones.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Carthage (Joseph Smith Murder) Trial (1845)
One of the most consequential crimes in American history occurred on a summer day in 1844 when a mob stormed a jail in Carthage, Illinois and murdered Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum. The killing of Joseph Smith, the charismatic...
Curated OER
Photograph:the State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah.
A brief description of the history of Salt Lake City. Includes a brief paragraph about the settlement of the Mormons in 1847. For the full article, get a free trial!
BBC
Bbc Religion and Ethics Homepage: Joseph Smith
The story of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Joseph Smith
The story of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.