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The Mormon Landscape in Southern Alberta
One of the core books on Mormon settlement is The Mormon Landscape by Richard Francaviglia. It examines the distinctive patterns used by Mormons in settling the Western United States. In his research, he examined hundreds of settlements across the intermountain west looking for features that were common to places settled by Latter-day Saints and he […]
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Orton
The first group of settlers arrived in the Orton area in 1901 from Liberty, Idaho. This group included the William Orr family (wife and son), the James McMurray family, the William Passey family and Joseph Dericott.1 1. Nelson L. The Mormon Village: A Pattern and Technique of Land Settlement. Salt Lake City: University of Utah […]
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The History of Mormon Settlements in Canada
I grew up in Stirling, Alberta, Canada. It is one of many communities in a region now known as Canada’s Mormon Trail. The area was settled in the late 19th and early 20th century by Mormon immigrants coming from the Western United States. It wasn’t until I lived outside of the “Trail” that I started […]
