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Handcart Trek, and why you should go

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

In Wyoming, with sweat down our backs and dirt under our fingernails, we contemplated in Martin’s Cove, pushed and pulled up Rocky Ridge, were pelted by hail at Rock Creek Hollow, and felt the aid of angels. Every year more … Continue reading →

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Hans Sorensen – Modest in Heart and ‘Sole’

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

In 1847, on the north shore of Zealand, as Danish citizens fought for “freedom of press, and religion,”1 fourteen-year old Hans Sorensen finished school and entered apprenticeship. That same year his mother and grandmother died. In 1849 the monarch gave … Continue reading →

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Andrew Lars Anderson – Losing it All, Finding Better

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

In 1869, Andrew’s mother died before his 1st birthday. His father, Lars Anderson, with baby Andrew, made the trip from Sweden to Utah in just 30 days, on steamship and railroad. Andrew was left in the care of Lar’s sister, … Continue reading →

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Hannah Elizabeth Josephson – Radiant and Faithful

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Hannah Elizabeth Josephson, came into the world (St. John, Idaho, to be exact) on November 27, 1877, 2 days before Thanksgiving. She was the 3rd of 12 children born to Lars and Anna Josephson, immigrants from Sweden. There was great … Continue reading →

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Annie Lillie Clark Walker – Builder of People and Quilts

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

“Lillie’s life was not an easy one, but she knew how to find joy in work, in her family, friends, in service to others and many other little things. She loved the beauty around her and worked to keep her … Continue reading →

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Abraham and Elizabeth Coon – Ever Faithful

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

#In about 1841, with their new Mormon faith and seven children under the age of eleven, my 3rd great grandparents, Abraham and Elizabeth Coon experienced the heavy persecutions that drove the Latter-day Saints from Missouri. More children came in Nauvoo … Continue reading →

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Jacob Hardman – Horses and Homesteads

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Don’t ever tell Jacob Hardman that he couldn’t ride a horse. He was once bet $25.00 that he couldn’t ride a tortured big black mean one, but he did. He bred and broke horses, ran cattle, herded sheep, and hauled … Continue reading →

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