Carthage Illinois - Carthage Jail (original building)
It was raining cats and dogs that day.
Summer kitchen added on later.
Keeping the children from touching things proved difficult.
Room Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were kept in at first.
Room the jailor allowed them to stay in when officials weren't around.
Window Joseph was shot through, before falling two stories down.
A special feeling about being in that room.
John Taylors was shot 4 times and Willard Richards was left unscathed according to prophesy.
Bullet holes in the door that killed Hyrum Smith.
Heading into Nauvoo Illinois.
The frozen Mississippi River was so impressive.
Nauvoo visitors center.
This statue was impressive.
Beginning our cold hour long wagon ride.
This temple is so beautiful in person.
Learning how to make rope.
At the Blacksmith's where I told her she'd get a ring, when we got their she said this doesn't look like a ring store.
She's showing off her ring and tiny horseshoe the blacksmith gave her.
Our family Nauvoo brick.
John Browning home holding many orginal designed guns.
My favorite tour guide he was so patient with our wild kids.
Trail of Hope leading towards Mississippi River.
Mary Field Garner is my great great grandmother.
She was believed to be the last living person to have personally known Joseph Smith.
He father William Field's home still stands in Old Nauvoo.
Joseph Smith memorial. The wind off the Mississippi was so COLD.
It was such a wonderful experience we loved being surrounded by friends and eating good food and playing "laugh so hard everyone's crying" games late at night. We all rented a house and were a quick drive away from Old Nauvoo. It was fun to watch Maddie participate and learned the trades and daily duties of that time. It was so cold I kept thinking this is really what it was like for those poor pioneers absolutely freezing. It was beautiful and impressive and we can't wait to go again someday when its warm.
