Join Lindsay as she discuss the stories of two women, Eliza Jacobsen and Ida Hunt Udall and their experiences on the “Mormon Underground.”
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Links and text mentioned and read in this podcast:
Previous post
Hey! Lamb Days! Fountain Green! Me too!
I just finished reading a biography about my polygamous ggg-grandfather. He was one of the men who went into hiding for several years, leaving his wives to fend for themselves. Unfortunately (and unsurprisingly), the book talked mostly about how it affected him, but not so much about his wives and children. After the Manifesto, he claimed to only live with his first wife (my ggg-grandmother was the second wife), but it sounds like he still had fairly regular contact with his kids and grandkids. I have really mixed feelings about the whole situation and wish I had more information about his wives. Time for me to do some research. . .
Thanks for covering this! My husbands ancestry includes Danish immigrants into Utah. Christensen and Gjettrup
This one really helped me see polygomy from a different angle. These poor women and their families. I also enjoyed it becasue my husband’s family came from Denmark and settled in St. Johns, AZ. I recognized last names, places, etc. So this one felt so close to home. As always, thanks for your sacrafices in doing this project.
Greetings from Carolina! I’m bored at work so I decided to check out your site on my iphone during lunch break. I love the info you provide here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home. I’m surprised at how fast your blog loaded on my cell phone .. I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, wonderful site!
Good write-up, I?¦m regular visitor of one?¦s web site, maintain up the nice operate, and It is going to be a regular visitor for a long time.