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Author: JohnHamer

John Hamer is Executive Director of the John Whitmer Historical Association, "the Center Place for the history of the Latter Day Saint movement." He is currently working on an Atlas of Mormon History.

A Review of September Dawn

JohnHamer, June 17, 2007October 20, 2010

I saw an advance screening of the much anticipated September Dawn on Wednesday night. I’ve spent the week at the Kirtland Temple and the local theater invited all the staff here to a free screening. (I wonder if they issued a similar invitation to the LDS Mormons down on the…

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My Pilgrimage to Zion

JohnHamer, March 26, 2007October 20, 2010

Although my graduate work was in Medieval European history, I’ve also always had a fascination with my own family history, which, by extension, includes Mormon history. Since we got together ten years ago, my partner Mike and I have done a lot of research in Mormon history. We also do…

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