JOHNSON COUNTY IAGenWeb Project  

THE HANDCART EXPEDITIONS OF 1856 -1858
IN JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA
updated 20 Oct 2008

Check these websites for more information about the Handcart Expeditions: ../HANDCART.HTM
 
 
 


Cloy Kent painting of handcart family, which hangs in Iowa City 4th Ward meetinghouse, is prominent in the city's promotion of handcart sesquicentennial observance, one of two celebrations that occurred in June 2006.
Photo courtesy Iowa City Handcart Sesquicentennial Committee

 

 Char Hixon article about the Mormon Handcart Expedition

What was Iowa City like when the Mormon
handcarts were here?

Iowa City Sites That Were Here at the Time of the Mormon Handcart Saints

Iowa City Historical Sites Important to the Mormon Handcart Companies