• Relics and Roots: The Journey of Mormon Antiques

    Relics and Roots: The Journey of Mormon Antiques
    Original holograph manuscript of Minutes for a General Conference. Sold for $27,500. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.When the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began their westward migration from Nauvoo, Illinois, and surrounding areas to the then-territory of Utah in the 1840s, a rich tradition of material culture was also carried on those wagon trains. What were then essential items for the pioneers—religious records and books alongside household and everyday goods&

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