Monthly Archives: July 2022

Mississippi River Cruise Guide Notes

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Parley StreetThis long, straight street runs through old Nauvoo and directly into the Mississippi River where a ferry used to operate. It is easy to imagine the Saints lining up, waiting for their turn to cross the river heading west. … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion 2022 Iowa Field Trip Bus Notes

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Visiting Montrose, Iowa, and the Bonnell Farm After the Bushman family left Nauvoo, they traveled to Iowa. Jacob Bushman wrote a short autobiography of his life with details about the family’s departure from Nauvoo and how they prepared to go … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion 2022 Carthage Field Trip Bus Notes

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

The Bushman family lived near the Old Carthage Road When the Bushmans were here, there was a road that went directly from Nauvoo to Carthage.  That’s the road Joseph and Hyrum took to Carthage Jail.  That road no longer exists.  … Continue reading →

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Daily Life in Nauvoo Presentation by Ann Lewis

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Jacob Bushman was my 2nd great-grandpa. He married Charlotte Turley, who was born in Nauvoo in 1840. For many years, I’ve been doing research for Rick Turley, former Church Historian. Years ago he asked me to read every Nauvoo-era journal … Continue reading →

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Bushman Nauvoo Reunion 2022 Farms Field Trip Bus Notes

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Bus Guide Notes for Saturday Morning Farm Visits The Bushman Family arrived in Nauvoo 16 July 1842 after a long and difficult journey of close to 1,000 miles. They crossed Pennsylvania, a part of what’s now West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, … Continue reading →

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The Bushman Nauvoo Reunion 2022 Booklet

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here is a copy of the souvenir booklet given to everyone attending our Bushman Family Reunion in Nauvoo this year:

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Aaron Sabey, “Lehi’s Man of Many Accidents”

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

    Aaron Sabey was born on December 10, 1891. Throughout his life he had many jobs, working on a sheep ranch, mining, working at the clay beds, and at the Sugar Factory, and ended up working 21 years for … Continue reading →

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John Franklin Bradshaw, husband of Sylvia Bushman

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

by John Knollin Haws Jr. Our Person of the Day and their Place in the History of Lehi is John Franklin Bradshaw. Born in Lehi July 15. 1869 Lived with his grandfather William Bone growing up. In 1888 secured a … Continue reading →

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