Week 36--April 26-May 2, 2020
The Mulch Workers Union was hard at work on Thursday at Far West. The weather cooperated, and it was a beautiful day with a light breeze.
We carried and emptied bag after bag after bag.
A view of a few of the trees that were mulched.
Empty mulch bags full of empty mulch bags. 400 bags of mulch were spread around trees, rose beds, and flower beds.
The tulips at Far West were stunning. Garnalee has never seen such full tulips. We brought a couple of them home (they'll all be dug up next week to make way for annuals e.g. petunias, geraniums, and snap dragons), where they fully opened. The blossoms measure 7" across.
A close up of one the tulips.
Saturday was a sunny, beautiful day. We decided to do the Missouri Mormon Frontier Walk. However we drove and listened to a CD that explained each of the places we visited in Independence in great detail. The CD was produced by a member of the Church who was a guide in the area until his passing. He was one of the founding members of the Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation which is a group of Missourians and Mormons who are interested in preserving the combined history of the area. They are still active today and have a website with lots of history and interesting information. The website is: missourimormonfrontierfoundation.org.
This is the Jones Flournoy home. It is believed that negotiations for the Temple Lot (63.27) took place in this building between Jones Flournoy and Bishop Edward Partridge on behalf of the church. It was moved to this location in 1963. It is now located across the street from the Temple Lot and The Independence Visitors' Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was disassembled brick by brick (each was individually numbered) and then reassembled on this site.
This plaque marks the Edward Partridge home site and school. Also homes of John Corrill and Isaac Morley were on the same site. Church leaders preached at the school. These buildings were the grounds that is now occupied by the Community of Christ Temple.
"Partridge Home and School"
Today this area is the Harry S. Truman Historic District.
We're hopeful that the Harry S. Truman Library, here in Independence reopens before we go home end of August. It was closed shortly before we arrived for remodeling. It was to reopen in July, but now they're thinking October.
Remnant of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building located across the street from the Community of Christ Temple.
According to Gene Adams, a Church historian, there are 19 different "Expressions of the Church" here in Independence.
Mountain Man statue located in the parking lot of a lawyer's office.
Plaque marking the original location of the Jones Flournoy home. Moses and Margaret Wilson owned the home in 1838 when they invited Joseph Smith to dine with them. Moses is quoted as having said, "Inviting Joseph Smith to dine with us was the worst decision I ever made." Apparently Margaret was moved to tears with compassion over the treatment of the Saints. Moses Wilson was a general in the Missouri militia who was at Far West when Joseph Smith and the others were arrested in October 1838.
The Serendipity Bed & Breakfast now is located next to where the Flournoy home was located in 1838.
This building was constructed as Jackson County's first courthouse in 1827 by slave labor. The county built a new brick courthouse on the Public Square in 1830. In February 1832, Mormon merchant A. Sidney Gilbert purchased the vacated building in the name of the firm of Gilbert and Whitney for $371. It served as the home of the extended Gilbert family including niece Mary Elizabeth Rollins. It was also the location of church mercantile business and storehouse. In November 1832, Gilbert relocated the church store to the Square, but his family continued to reside in the former log courthouse.
The backside of the courthouse.
Plaque marking the location of the W. W. Phelps printing office. It was here that the first in Independence newspaper, The Evening and Morning Star, was published in June 1832. It was a 2-story structure with the family living in the lower level and the printing office located upstairs. On July 20, 1833, a mob attacked the printing office. The family was thrown out into the streets, and the type, printing press ,and galley sheets for the Book of Commandments were also thrown onto the street. Sidney Gilbert's nieces, Mary Elizabeth and Caroline Rollins, risked their lives to successfully rescue some of the galley sheets. They lay hidden in a corn field just across the street from the mob placing the galley sheets underneath themselves.
The site of the corn field is now covered with buildings, streets, and concrete.
The Gilbert and Whitney store is located on the corner of Liberty and Lexington across the street from The Square. On July 20, 1833, Gilbert was threatened with the destruction of his store. To avoid that, he agreed to close the store. However, in November 1833 the business was targeted again. The door was battered open and the contents strewn into the street.
The Public Square today is the location of the Jackson County Courthouse. Edward Partridge and Charles Allen were tarred and feathered on the square as a result of the mob violence of July 20, 1833.
The McCoy Bank Building was used during the Civil War first battle of Independence as Union headquarters.
Site of Lilburn W. Boggs early home located on the corner of Maple and Lynn streets. When Mormon missionary Peter Whitmer, Jr. arrived in Independence, Boggs furnished him space for his tailoring trade in 1831. Mary Elizabeth Rollins also worked for Boggs. She was a seamstress and sewed the shirt Boggs wore to his inauguration.
Site of the house of Lilburn W. Boggs following his term as Governor of the State of Missouri. In 1842 Orrin Porter Rockwell was accused and jailed for the attempted assassination of former Governor Boggs while he was sitting in his home. Orrin is quoted as saying, "If it had been me, Lilburn Boggs would be dead," It wasn't until after several months in jail for the crime that Orrin Porter Rockwell was acquitted and released.
Tom freely admits that history was not something he ever appreciated when he was young. All that has changed with this mission.
A close up of one the tulips.
Saturday was a sunny, beautiful day. We decided to do the Missouri Mormon Frontier Walk. However we drove and listened to a CD that explained each of the places we visited in Independence in great detail. The CD was produced by a member of the Church who was a guide in the area until his passing. He was one of the founding members of the Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation which is a group of Missourians and Mormons who are interested in preserving the combined history of the area. They are still active today and have a website with lots of history and interesting information. The website is: missourimormonfrontierfoundation.org.
This plaque marks the Edward Partridge home site and school. Also homes of John Corrill and Isaac Morley were on the same site. Church leaders preached at the school. These buildings were the grounds that is now occupied by the Community of Christ Temple."Partridge Home and School"
We're hopeful that the Harry S. Truman Library, here in Independence reopens before we go home end of August. It was closed shortly before we arrived for remodeling. It was to reopen in July, but now they're thinking October.
Remnant of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building located across the street from the Community of Christ Temple.
According to Gene Adams, a Church historian, there are 19 different "Expressions of the Church" here in Independence.
The Serendipity Bed & Breakfast now is located next to where the Flournoy home was located in 1838.
This building was constructed as Jackson County's first courthouse in 1827 by slave labor. The county built a new brick courthouse on the Public Square in 1830. In February 1832, Mormon merchant A. Sidney Gilbert purchased the vacated building in the name of the firm of Gilbert and Whitney for $371. It served as the home of the extended Gilbert family including niece Mary Elizabeth Rollins. It was also the location of church mercantile business and storehouse. In November 1832, Gilbert relocated the church store to the Square, but his family continued to reside in the former log courthouse.The backside of the courthouse.
Plaque marking the location of the W. W. Phelps printing office. It was here that the first in Independence newspaper, The Evening and Morning Star, was published in June 1832. It was a 2-story structure with the family living in the lower level and the printing office located upstairs. On July 20, 1833, a mob attacked the printing office. The family was thrown out into the streets, and the type, printing press ,and galley sheets for the Book of Commandments were also thrown onto the street. Sidney Gilbert's nieces, Mary Elizabeth and Caroline Rollins, risked their lives to successfully rescue some of the galley sheets. They lay hidden in a corn field just across the street from the mob placing the galley sheets underneath themselves.
Site of the house of Lilburn W. Boggs following his term as Governor of the State of Missouri. In 1842 Orrin Porter Rockwell was accused and jailed for the attempted assassination of former Governor Boggs while he was sitting in his home. Orrin is quoted as saying, "If it had been me, Lilburn Boggs would be dead," It wasn't until after several months in jail for the crime that Orrin Porter Rockwell was acquitted and released. Tom freely admits that history was not something he ever appreciated when he was young. All that has changed with this mission.
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