This is The Place Heritage Park - Old Deseret Village, a restored and recreated living community memorializing Utah's pioneer past, located at the This is the Place monument in Salt Lake City. Tour schedule, park projects and activities, event hosting. Mormon Central - Historical information in a variety of areas, researched and presented by H. Michael Marquardt. Mountain Meadows Massacre: Reburying the Dead - Index of investigative news articles, books, documents, and sites related to the tragic massacre. Mormon History: The Missouri Era - Discussion of the history of persecution and trouble for Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") in Missouri in the late 1830s. Tracing Mormon Pioneers - Bert Nelson advises on finding pioneer ancestors. Slide show presentation, and extensive links to research early convert émigrés. The Deseret Alphabet - A phonetic alphabet designed by Brigham Young for the Church to use. Article excerpts, symbol and pronunciation guide. Mormon Heritage Association - Offers chronological tours to church history sites. Includes association profile, related news and contact information. Zadoc Knapp Judd, Mormon Pioneer - Posterity, ancestry and autobiography of Zadoc Knapp Judd, member of the Mormon Battalion. Links to other Mormon Battalion resources. History of Mormonism - A concise history of Mormonism including general history, biographies of Mormon prophets, and articles on special topics like the history of Mormon missionaries and Mormon temples. The Signature Books Library - Free, online books and essays on Mormon history. Mormonism in the 19th Century - Essay with teaching suggestions from a scholar in American religious history. In "Divining America: Religion and the National Culture" from the National Humanities Center. The Lives of African American Mormons - Senior paper taking a historical look various African Americans with respect to the Church. The Deseret Alphabet - The Deseret Alphabet, including scanned images of the Deseret First Book. LDS.org: Locations - Information, directions, and schedules of LDS historical locations.