The Winter Quarters Project is based at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. This is an ongoing effort to gather information about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in the Winter Quarters area between the years of 1846 and 1853. We are also researching the settlements created by the pioneers and the causes of death among the Saints at that time.

This website is an ongoing research process, and we are adding new information every week. Because this project is continually expanding, there may be some links to portions of the site for which we are still gathering information. Please be patient as we research and as we update the site. We welcome input and the contribution of information by the public.

To e-mail the site administrator, click here.

Any questions, ideas, or suggestions are welcome. Thank you for your support.

The Project Team

Dr. Susan Easton Black is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. She is an accomplished author and was the recipient of the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award in 2000, the most prestigious award given to BYU professors. Dr. Black spent considerable time in the Winter Quarters area doing research and gathering information for this project. She and Dr. Anderson are the project directors.

Dr. Harvey B. Black is a professor emeritus of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. As Susan Black's husband, he has also spent much time traveling and researching for the project. His primary focus in the project is gathering and verifying information.

Dr. Shauna C. Anderson is a professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Brigham Young University. She is the Director of the Biology Office and also the Program Director of Clinical Laboratory Science in the College of Biology and Agriculture at BYU. Dr. Anderson is one of the project directors and has also spent time researching in the Winter Quarters area.

Jeanne Gubler is an Administrative Assistant in the Biology Office at Brigham Young University. She has traveled with Dr. Anderson and the Blacks to the Winter Quarters area and is currently assisting in all areas of the project development, mainly focusing on website development.

Stephanie Burdick is an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University, majoring in Political Science and Public Relations. Currently her focus is gathering and citing information about the families who resided in Winter Quarters.

Heather Padilla is an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University, majoring in family history. She is from Winters, California. Her primary focus on the project is gathering information about the individuals and families who resided in the Winter Quarters area.

Rachel Briggs is an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University. She is working on gathering information about the individuals and families who resided in the Winter Quarters area. She is also working on the website.

Tyler Wright is an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University, majoring in computer science. He is from Tucson, Arizona. Much of the formatting and design of this site is done by Tyler. He also focuses on the causes of death at Winter Quarters.

Rich Croft is a computer programmer with Timpanogos Web Services (http://www.timpweb.com). He was responsible for doing the computer programming for this site. He and his wife live in Orem, Utah.

Former Team Members

We would like to extend a special thanks to the Pioneer Research Group, based in Omaha, Nebraska, for their generous travel and research assistance. (See Links page for access to their Pioneer Research Group website.)

We would also like to thank Myrtle Stevens Hyde, whose book, Kanesville Advertisements (Ogden, Utah: Published by the Author, 1997), and manuscript, "Kanesville Conditions," have provided valuable information about the Winter Quarters communities.

We would also like to thank the Office of Research and Creative Activities office at Brigham Young University who awarded a generous research grant to Tiffany Taylor. The funding from the grant will assist with software, computer, and presentation travel expenses.