Nauvoo Historical Sites and Pageant

The first stop today was the Trail of Hope, the walk taken by thousands of Saints as they left their beloved city to cross the Mississippi to a destination out of the United States where they could find peace.


The Trail of Hope

We traveled to the Pioneer Burial Ground, a place where many of the people of Nauvoo were buried. Many were children and most of the markers have vanished.


A Grieving Family

We visited a number of sites owned and cared for by the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). The home of Joseph and Emma, the Red Brick Store, the Mansion House, the Smith cemetery were all part of the tour.

I spent the majority of the rest of the day visiting the various rebuilt or restored sites in Old Nauvoo. Places like the Family Living Center where skills used in those days were demonstrated, the tinsmith, the Browning home and gun shop, the blacksmiths and other places.

In the evening we watched the Nauvoo Pageant - The City of Joseph. I was impressed and brought to tears as well.


Pageant Worker


Other pictures of this day.