Madison & Eben Contract Draft

Goal:

The goal of our project is to create a physical portrayal of the Latter Day Saint secession from the United States Government.  Although this part of history is well known to most Utah residents, it is new or unfamiliar to others in the United States.  We hope to create a user friendly and aesthetically pleasing website to educate general public on the secessionist movement of the LDS.

Our project will include real photos and journal entries from the pioneers fleeing the persecution of the East and early settlements of pioneers in Utah.  Our website will include a timeline of the Mormon secessionism from the United States Government as well as a map for the viewers to follow exactly when and where the Mormon settlers settled or came into conflict with the US government or other US citizens.

 

Timeline:

  • March 13: Visit to Mountain Meadows Massacre

 

  • March 17: Visit to Southern Utah University Archives

 

  • March 27: We will publish a rough start of our website

 

  • April 24: Final website published

 

Tools:

-Wordpress

-Timeline Tool

-Mapping Tool (possibly MyMaps)

-Photoshop CS

-Camera

-SUU Archives

 

Responsibilities:

Madison will create the timeline from the start of LDS religion to the arrival in Utah.  She will emphasis the major events that led to secession.

Eben will create the map for website visitors to view the progression of LDS pioneers from Illinois to Utah. Each important stop they made on the way will have a marker and information, as well as any relevant imagery.
We will each be responsible for finding at least 5 primary resources to contribute to our final website.

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