The west bedroom in the Peter Whitmer farmhouse where the Small Plates of Nephi were translated in 1829. Looking south.
Looking north in the translation room upstairs in the Whitmer Cabin.
Joseph Smith Frame Home as it appeared as a visitors center in about 1960. Missionary apartment shows behind this postcard picture.
Joseph Smith Frame Home as a Visitors' Center when Stafford Road ran in front of it.
Gathering Place on the Smith Farm property near the Sacred Grove.
Living Room of Joseph Smith Frame Home in the 1920s when the Willard and Rebecca Bean Family lived in the home.
Upstairs bedroom in Smith Frame Home, shown on tours as Joseph Smith's bedroom. The plaster and decorating is from a much later period than 1820s.
"Artifact Room" upstairs in Smith Frame Home where old furniture and belongings from earlier periods were displayed to visitors. This picture from about 1939.
Working barn on the Smith Farm property at the time the Willard and Rebecca Bean Family lived there.
Threshing barn from the 1820s, moved from the John Young property in Mendon in about 2000.
Porch and additions to the Smith Frame Home being removed during the renovation done in 2000.
The Hill Cumorah was an area of battles in former ages. These arrowheads were dug from the hill by Willard Bean's children, who grew up living on the Joseph Smith Farm and being caretakers for the Hill Cumorah after it was purchased in 1928.
Visitors' Center at the Hill Cumorah from about 1980 to 2000. Christus Statue shows in the window.
Angel Moroni Monument on the Hill Cumorah as it appears now.
First Visitors' Center at the Hill Cumorah, built in Mayan style.
Angel Moroni Monument at dedication in 1935.
Monument and hedge planted by Willard Bean before the trees on the hill grew to large size.
The Beans put up the billboard, sold lemonade at the Hill in the summer, and taught about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.
Permission given by Pres. Heber J. Grant to purchase the Hill Cumorah in 1928.
North end of the Hill Cumorah was cleared for grazing as early as Joseph Smith's first visits to the Hill.
Grandin's Row as it appeared in 1850s. From this daugerrotype the restoration of the building was modeled.
Erie Canal-level back door of Grandin Building is now well below street level.
Grandin Building as it appeared as a Ben Franklin Variety Store in about 1920.
Rebecca Bean (taller of the ladies) and a friend behind the Grandin Building prior to its restoration. This back wall is now enclosed within the Visitors' Center and visitors walk through some of the back doors.
Book of Mormon Publication Site as it appeared in 1983 when the bookstore was first opened to the public. Significant restoration of the building has not occurred in this picture.
The corner with the Four Churches, a historic Palmyra landmark, as photographed from the roof of a building on the block with the Grandin Building.
LDS Chapel built in the 1960s. This has been donated to the Village of Palmyra for their city offices, with the tower removed.
Grange Hall, which stood in downtown Palmyra until the 1970s, was the first LDS meetinghouse when it was purchased with the Hill Cumorah in 1928. Building was demolished in about 1974.
Stage of the Palmyra Opera House where Willard Bean held his boxing exhibition when he first came to Palmyra in about 1915. His descendants walk on the stage in 2000 during a family reunion. Willard had been a national champion boxer and knocked out numerous contenders during his exhibition. The building below is a picture taken of the one-room cabin in Harmony (now Oakland) Pennsylvania where the major part of the Book of Mormon was translated. This building burned in 1919 and will be rebuilt with a Visitors' Center in 2009.
The west bedroom in the Peter Whitmer farmhouse where the Small Plates of Nephi were translated in 1829. Looking south.
Looking north in the translation room upstairs in the Whitmer Cabin.
Joseph Smith Frame Home as it appeared as a visitors center in about 1960. Missionary apartment shows behind this postcard picture.
Joseph Smith Frame Home as a Visitors' Center when Stafford Road ran in front of it.
Gathering Place on the Smith Farm property near the Sacred Grove.
Living Room of Joseph Smith Frame Home in the 1920s when the Willard and Rebecca Bean Family lived in the home.
Upstairs bedroom in Smith Frame Home, shown on tours as Joseph Smith's bedroom. The plaster and decorating is from a much later period than 1820s.
"Artifact Room" upstairs in Smith Frame Home where old furniture and belongings from earlier periods were displayed to visitors. This picture from about 1939.
Working barn on the Smith Farm property at the time the Willard and Rebecca Bean Family lived there.
Threshing barn from the 1820s, moved from the John Young property in Mendon in about 2000.
Porch and additions to the Smith Frame Home being removed during the renovation done in 2000.
The Hill Cumorah was an area of battles in former ages. These arrowheads were dug from the hill by Willard Bean's children, who grew up living on the Joseph Smith Farm and being caretakers for the Hill Cumorah after it was purchased in 1928.
Visitors' Center at the Hill Cumorah from about 1980 to 2000. Christus Statue shows in the window.
Angel Moroni Monument on the Hill Cumorah as it appears now.
First Visitors' Center at the Hill Cumorah, built in Mayan style.
Angel Moroni Monument at dedication in 1935.
Monument and hedge planted by Willard Bean before the trees on the hill grew to large size.
The Beans put up the billboard, sold lemonade at the Hill in the summer, and taught about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.
Permission given by Pres. Heber J. Grant to purchase the Hill Cumorah in 1928.
North end of the Hill Cumorah was cleared for grazing as early as Joseph Smith's first visits to the Hill.
Grandin's Row as it appeared in 1850s. From this daugerrotype the restoration of the building was modeled.
Erie Canal-level back door of Grandin Building is now well below street level.
Grandin Building as it appeared as a Ben Franklin Variety Store in about 1920.
Rebecca Bean (taller of the ladies) and a friend behind the Grandin Building prior to its restoration. This back wall is now enclosed within the Visitors' Center and visitors walk through some of the back doors.
Book of Mormon Publication Site as it appeared in 1983 when the bookstore was first opened to the public. Significant restoration of the building has not occurred in this picture.
The corner with the Four Churches, a historic Palmyra landmark, as photographed from the roof of a building on the block with the Grandin Building.
LDS Chapel built in the 1960s. This has been donated to the Village of Palmyra for their city offices, with the tower removed.
Grange Hall, which stood in downtown Palmyra until the 1970s, was the first LDS meetinghouse when it was purchased with the Hill Cumorah in 1928. Building was demolished in about 1974.
Stage of the Palmyra Opera House where Willard Bean held his boxing exhibition when he first came to Palmyra in about 1915. His descendants walk on the stage in 2000 during a family reunion. Willard had been a national champion boxer and knocked out numerous contenders during his exhibition. The building below is a picture taken of the one-room cabin in Harmony (now Oakland) Pennsylvania where the major part of the Book of Mormon was translated. This building burned in 1919 and will be rebuilt with a Visitors' Center in 2009.
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I love your use of historical images with the text. You have done an exquisite job of presenting your ideas. What fun!
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