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Show Offspring of Early LDS Sought If you grew up in a Mormon household and your parents were married between 1880 and 1904, historians from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University would like to talk to 8 vou I They're interested in learning more I about what Mormon family life was like I around the turn of the century. The center's interviews are part of its expanding oral history program. Some of the questions to be asked are: What role did the family play in teaching religious principles, how was family prayer organized and conducted, and how were responsibilities divided among family members? "We are looking for volunteers who willing to be interviewed for this project. We are especially interested in people who grew up in Utah, Arizona, and the Mormon colonies in Mexico and Canada," said Jesse Embry, director of the oral history program. Iare The interviews will be conducted by trained oral historians and will be recorded for transcription and editing. Free copies of the transcripts will be given histories. to interviewees for their personal According to Embry, "these interviews will give us a better understanding of the role that the family played in the IDS Church and the Mormon environment in the late 1800s and early 1900s." Anyone with Mormon parentage background who would like to par ticipate in the project should call Embry at 1801) 378 448 or write to him at 4069 Lee Library, BUY, Provo, Utah 84602. |