Pioneer Stories

Everyone going on Trek should be prepared to share something about one of the handcart pioneers with your Trek family. Below you will find links to an incredible amount of information.

PIONEER STORIES - This is a pdf of selected Handcart stories for Youth Pioneer Treks.

PIONEER OVERLAND TRAVEL DATABASE. This Church History Library has compiled information on all of the Handcart Companies on their website. This is probably the best place to start to research about pioneers.

On this site you can search for pioneers by name or companies in alphabetical or chronological order. You can select any company and research event happenings (Trail Excerpts) that occurred during their Trek, you can view list of individuals that traveled with the Company. You can prepare and share any event or individual you wish. Please take your time and read and learn!

THE PIONEER TREK STORY

The trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley was approximately 1,300 miles long and would ultimately lead 70,000 pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the West. Take the journey with them. Stop along the trail and read their own accounts of what happened.

INTERACTIVE MAP OF MORMON TRAIL