The Church of Jesus Christ could own Martin’s Cove if a Wyoming group’s proposed land swap works

Independent group proposes exchanging 933 acres of church ranch land for federal property.
Smithsonian Magazine

This 19th-Century Diary Written by an Enslaved Maryland Man Is a Crucial Record of His Life and Family History—and the Only One of Its Kind Found in the United States

Adam Francis Plummer’s chronicle is believed to be the country’s sole known example of a multigenerational journal begun by ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Was There Ever an Original Version of ‘The Odyssey,’ and Do We Need to Worry About What Homer Would Think?

The earliest surviving fragments of the epic poem—the subject of Christopher Nolan's latest Hollywood blockbuster—date back ...
WhatsOnStage

Here Comes J Edgar! musical comedy at King’s Head Theatre – review

If Mel Brooks and Harvey Fierstein collaborated on an old-fashioned musical comedy about one of the most controversial ...

After 80 years, North Las Vegas progresses with 'energy and momentum'

As the unofficial historian of North Las Vegas, Jeff Alpert has seen countless photos from throughout the city’s history. One ...

St. Joe Co. sale of timberland to make the Mormon Church Florida's biggest private landowner

The Mormon Church is poised to become the largest private landowner in the state.

Map thousands of LDS Church properties in the United States

A newly released database of public records on nearly 16,000 U.S. properties traced to companies owned by The Church of Jesus ...