Item Detail
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25977
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3
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English
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Treasures and a Trash Heap : An Early Reference to the Joseph Smith Family in Palmyra
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Journal of Mormon History
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Summer 2014
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40
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3
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Mormon History Association
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201-222
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One of the benefits of the Joseph Smith Papers project has been the steady trickle of exciting discoveries that illuminate the earliest years of Mormonism. One such discovery is a collection of documents, now digitized in full color, bound, and titled Philander Packard School Records, Starting 1815. It references the Smith family and dates to September 1817, the first year of their residence in Palmyra. In this case, an enthralling story unfolds of how its guardians became aware of it, saved it from being taken to the trash heap, and became part of a network that resulted in its permanent preservation. [From the article]
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