Joseph & Hyram, "these are the best people under heaven, little do they know of the trials that await them"
Joseph is riding "Charlie" his favorite horse given to him by
Grandpa Peter E. Van Orden.







Linda walked for William & Lydia Draper. They left Nauvoo in first group. Family was baptized by Brigham Young, some died on the west bank of river in first few days. Went on to Ut where they settled Draper Ut. If only they could have seen the new temple which is now built.
They all were such strong people to accomplish all that they did.






Wagons are preparing to go down the "trail of tears" in preparation to leave Nauvoo. Me and my comp. are in the wagon with Mike & Andy (blk & Wht)








Nauvoo Legion is prepared to protect all the saints.
"well, maybe a few of them anyway"










I am with the wagon getting ready to hook up the team. It was a a cold and blustery morning. The wagons were small, hard to hold all the things like furniture and food the family needed to take with them. Wagons were bouncy, many prefer ed to walk, but no room for family to ride.






A beautiful sunset on the River. The Visitor Center in the cold
clear evening.

Sunset on the Mississippi
The wind blows the ice up in piles along the banks of the river.

Lyon Drug & Variety Store

Holding a Bee Box , Children put blossoms in box to catch the bees. They would then put lid on and take bee's home to mom, where she would dust the bees with flour. They would then turn bee's loose and follow them. With the flour on the bees they could be seen easier and would fly slower. They followed them to the hives where the honey was much needed for food. The families would then put the initials on the newly found beehive as their family possession. Both the bee's and the honey were good for the pioneer survival.

Sis Williams giving a "very interesting" demo tour at the print shop, where the local news Times & Seasons was printed. This is located just next to the John Taylor home.

Great Fish Catchers

The eagles come to Keokuk each year to catch fish on the open water by the dam/check. The city hosts the "eagle days" in Jan for everyone to watch. They are in the trees resting 6-9 at a time.

Some Friendly Neighbors

There are a variety of pretty birds to watch. The cardinals are the

brightest.

Sometimes we have weather

We wake up to different weather each day. This is one reason

this mission is so exciting.