This lesson is being revised from the original that was given to the staff in April of 2013 and was lesson #9. It is about two databases that give all kinds of formation about LDS immigrants that came to Zion to be with the Saints in America.
Mormon Migration Data Base can be found at
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel can be found at https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/home
The handout has a practice sheet for searching these databases.
Mormon Immigration Research 1840-1932
The Mormon Immigration Index chronicles the voyages of approximately 93.000 LDS immigrants who traveled from various international ports to the US between 1840 and 1932.
Information included in this database includes the age, country of origin, Ports of departure and arrival, the company leader assigned to each voyage, and general information about the voyage.
It also includes transcriptions of approximately 1,000 journal, diaries and letters of the passengers. These immigrant accounts compose a composite story of those who crossed the oceans to gather in Zion.
The site is interactive, allowing you to add any additional information you may have about the journal writers. There is also a search box area for search names and also supplies lists of passenger organized by the vessel's name.
Go to the lesson below in the Dropbox link to discover how to search for the people you are seeking.
Here is a sampling of one of the journal entries found at the link below in full.
Here is a sampling of one of the journal entries found at the link below in full.
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:account/id:1577/Journal
Entry of Ann Coope Harvey
Entry of Ann Coope Harvey
". . . When I was ready to take the train and part with my mother I felt like I never knew how much I loved her. She offered me clothing in the first fashion, and my brother Jacob offered to pay all expenses to learn to be a milliner if I would stay. I told them I believed I had embraced the gospel of the Lord, which justified me.
I felt so bad my heart seemed to turn over. I had an impression not to look at my mother again, so I took my babe in my arms, stepped into the train, turned my face toward Zion, and left the home of my childhood, all my kindred and associates, for the gospel's sake.
In February of the year 1849 I set sail for Zion on the old sailing vessel, Zetland, under the command of Captain James Brown. The first night out on the sea no heart can describe my dreary feelings. The rocking of the vessel and the lonely singing of the sailors as they worked with the ropes winding up the masts made the yearnings of my heart go back to my mother with such tenderness that I thought if I could take the wings of a bird I would surely fly to her. I never realized the [p.5] love I had for her before, but the Lord gave me strength according to my faith and brought me safely through."
The Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel. You will find information on the land travelers to Zion in the link below the picture of the pioneers.
"Between 1847 and 1868, Mormon emigrants traveling in more than 300 companies departed from various places and headed for the Salt Lake Valley. More than 60,000 LDS Church members traveled in these companies -- some traveling by foot, some in wagons, and some pulling handcarts
This database is a compilation of names obtained from rosters and other reliable sources of individuals who emigrated to Utah during this two-decade period. Each company is listed under its captain's name, and basic information is provided, including a photograph of the captain where available. Many companies include a list of diaries, journals, letters, and reminiscences written by company members, as well as contemporary reports about the company. The content of several thousand of those narratives has been transcribed and is included in the database." (Lesson intro for this site.)
There is a practice lesson for hand-on experience in using these two similar sites about Mormon immigrants/migrants who were inspired to travel great distances with considerable hardships to follow the promptings of the Lord to gather to Zion. I have been reading the journals and it is totally inspiring. The account included of Ann Coope Harvey particularly touched my heart as a daughter and a mother. It is so hard to say good-bye.
Again, you will find the lesson including all of this in the Dropbox link below. This should be a fun exercise. Look to the lesson for tips on finding what you need to answer your questions. Carry on!
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