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Back to SearchE104: Daily Life in the WQ
What was life like if you were stuck in Winter Quarters? Bryan and Lindsay dig into some of the stories of the women who lived there and what their d…
2 years, 9 months ago
E103: The Donner Party and the Mormons
Many people don’t realize just how many Mormons were part of the fated Donner/Reed tragedy. In this episode, Lindsay and Bryan discuss the horrible t…
2 years, 9 months ago
E102: Ladies of the Battalion
Women were an integral part of the Mormon Battalion story and Lindsay and Bryan share their histories, including the story of a rogue group of women …
2 years, 10 months ago
E101: Mormon Battalion Boys
In this episode, Lindsay and Bryan discuss the history of the only United States military regiment ever mustered specifically from a religious group:…
2 years, 10 months ago
E100: Mormonism and Race, part three
The third in a three-part miniseries where Bryan and Lindsay discuss the development of race in Mormon theology through a historical lens. Shownotes:…
2 years, 11 months ago
E99: Mormonism and Race, part two
In this three-part miniseries, Bryan and Lindsay discuss the development of race in Mormon theology through a historical lens. Shownotes: Donate to S…
2 years, 11 months ago
E98: Mormonism and Race, Part One
In this three-part miniseries, Bryan and Lindsay discuss the development of race in Mormon theology through a historical lens. Shownotes: Donate to S…
3 years ago
E97: Cold Hearts and Polygamy in Winter Quarters
What was Mormon polygamy like on the trail? Not great. Come listen to the heartbreaking stories of polygamy in Winter Quarters. Shownotes: Donate to …
3 years ago
E96: The Scandal at Garden Grove
Garden Grove is known as one of the way-stations for Latter-day Saints who were fleeing Nauvoo in 1846-47. But this Winter Quarters encampment was fu…
3 years, 1 month ago
E95: Bandits in Blue
Winter Quarters wasn’t just snow, cabins and adorable oxen: there was plenty of drama as well! And by drama, we mean liquor, beatings, cheatings and …
3 years, 1 month ago