tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post3488050281084102151..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Was Your Ancestor a Miner? Mining Resources for GenealogistsJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-40426867911579851542015-07-04T10:27:43.107-07:002015-07-04T10:27:43.107-07:00Hi! I wanted to let you know that I've include...Hi! I wanted to let you know that I've included your post in my NoteWorthy Reads this week: http://jahcmft.blogspot.com/2015/07/noteworthy-reads-20.htmlJo Hennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566276500934815959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-57352104356552269092015-06-19T19:25:33.649-07:002015-06-19T19:25:33.649-07:00Don't forget that Utah has a significant minin...Don't forget that Utah has a significant mining history. http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/mining_and_railroads/mining.html<br /><br />Some miners, mostly non-LDS, went to Park City and extracted silver there at the request of a prominent, non-LDS businessmen, Kerns and Keith. And many non-LDS iron workers went to Cedar City to help the Mormons extract the iron ore west of Cedar. Brigham Young sent folks to Iron County to mine the ore. Called the mining mission. I have a great grandfather who came West from Virginia to mine in Cedar City and Minersville Beaver, Utah. He met my lovely LDS great grandmother, fell in love and married her. The history of mining in Utah is on-going. My family owns 50% of an iron mine west of Cedar City which US Steel mined heavily for WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The US gov't wanted the war machine to have mining and smelting at Geneva in Provo inland and not on the coast, where they might be attacked as Pearl Harbor was. Anyway, mining brought a lot of non-LDS to Utah, most of whom became friends to the Mormons and stood up for them in the hard times of polygamy. And many, like my GGpa, married a Mormon and into the Faith. I might add, just googling the subject produces a ton of information.Cathy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461484882494138496noreply@blogger.com