Monthly Archives: July 2022

Bushman Reunion Day #3 Dinner and Evening Program

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here are some pictures of our fun evening with these new friends.  I think there is only one other family here that descends from Jacob Bushman, my branch.  Most of these cousins descend from John Bushman and many of them … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #3 Old Nauvoo Homes

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

We spent the rest of the afternoon visiting some of the restored homes in Old Nauvoo.  This is my favorite thing to do here.  I love to walk where they walked, and Feel their spaces.  I like to see the … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #3 Carthage Visitor’s Center and Jail

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Our large group arrived in Carthage in shifts, and all afternoon we took turns watching the film and touring the jail.  This is a sobering sacred place where hard things happened. Here are my bus notes for this field trip: … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #3 The Nauvoo Stone Quarry

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Martin Benjamin Bushman mentioned in a life sketch of his parents their participation in building the Nauvoo Temple. He included this brief statement, “They helped to build the temple the Saints was building at that time,” although he did not … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #3 Bushman Memorial Dedication

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This bright Sunday morning we met at the Zion’s Mercantile Store on Bluff and Muholland Streets to dedicate a memorial to our Bushman Ancestors who lived here in Nauvoo.  Brian and Christy Christiansen own the Mercantile and have given us … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #2 The Nauvoo Pagaent

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

After our evening program and dinner, we returned to the pageant site for another fun evening–this time we watched the Nauvoo Pageant production.  We met up with Abbey’s parents and aunt this evening.  Her Aunt Amy is the choreographer for … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #2 Daily Life in Nauvoo Presentation by Ann Lewis

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This evening we had a program at the Stake Center focused on what it was like to live in Nauvoo when the Bushmans were here.  I was asked to give a presentation about every day life in Nauvoo.  Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #2 Theodore & Frances Turley Site

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Theodore and Frances Turley’s daughter, Charlotte was born in Nauvoo in 1840.  She grew up on this homesite with her family.  In 1857, in San Bernardino, CA, Charlotte would marry Jacob Bushman,  They are my 2nd Great-grandparents. This is my … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #2 Old Nauvoo

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

After visiting the temple, we hurried to see the sites owned by the Community of Christ Church before they closed.  We walked through the Red Brick Store first.  Some very important council meetings were held here and it was in … Continue reading →

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Bushman Reunion Day #2 The Farms Field Trip, The Temple

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

After breakfast at the Nauvoo Family Inn and Suites, we went to the Stake Center where we learned about the Bushman family’s arrival in Nauvoo in 1842. Then we loaded into 2 buses for our field trip to the farms … Continue reading →

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