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Welcome to New York City LDS History,

history that anyone can edit. Including 226 articles

History

By Location • By Date

By Congregation • By Person

Our Publications

How to Help

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a long and varied history in New York City. From the restoration of the Gospel, New York City has represented a variety of things to the Mormon people as they sought refuge and exaltation. The city has been a resource for knowledge, goods, services and finance for church members as well as for the Church. It has been a staging and transition point for members traveling to and from various parts of the world. And it has become a home to thousands of members and a 'Stake of Zion' in the 'Latter-days.'

This site represents the accumulated research and public documentation assembled by the New York New York Stake LDS History Committee. We hope to make our research and source documents more available through this website.

In addition to the research we do, we are looking for contributions from Mormons who have lived in the New York City area, from their descendants or from other researchers who have relevant information. Use of contributed information can be limited if the contributor wishes, or can be published in our books and monographs, newsletter or even on this website. Please see our contribution page for information on how to contribute.

The History Committee also gives walking tours of Church history sites in New York City. These tours are available both to Church groups and to non-church members.

Our research has led to the publication of City Saints: Mormons in the New York Metropolis (ISBN: 0850513030, 2004, 284 pages), our history of the LDS Church in New York City. The book is available from both national and LDS bookstores. In addition we publish a newsletter twice a year, a brochure for our walkikng tour and plan additional monographs.

What's Here

This website includes the following:

Chronology of Events

A listing of Church-related events that occurred in New York City. Some events have links to further information about the event.

List of Locations

A list of important historical locations where local LDS Church congregations have met and locations where other events of interest have occurred.

Biographies of Prominent Members

Biographies of Prominent LDS Church members who lived in New York City or the New York City region.

List of Organizations

A list of local LDS Church congregations in the New York region and the non-church organizations formed by or with significant involvement of Church members.

Transcribed Source Documents

Transcriptions of source documents relevant to LDS History in New York City.

On-line Versions of our Newsletter

Links to pdf versions of The New York LDS Historian, our semi-annual publication exploring the history of the LDS Church in New York City.

Personal Recolections & Oral Histories

Documents containing personal recollections and oral histories of the LDS Church in New York City.

Lists of Resources

Resources for researching the history of the LDS Church in New York City.

Next Committee Meeting February 1st

14 January 2009, The next meeting of the New York New York Stake History Committee will be held on February 1st at 6:30pm at Glen Nelson’s home, 457 West 57th St #601. As always, we request that those attending bring a dish of food. We will make the agenda for the meeting available ahead of time, as usual.

Committee Meeting Report - January 11th

14 January 2009, Our New York City LDS History Committee met the evening of January 11th for our normal monthly meeting. Good food and fun conversation helped us get through our agenda and make plans for the next few months. We discussed the status of our upcoming newsletter issue, the banners we have placed in the LDS buildings [...]

Next Committee Meeting December 7th

7 November 2008, The next meeting of the New York New York Stake History Committee will be held on December 7th at 6:30pm at Glen Nelson’s home, 457 West 57th St #601. As always, we request that those attending bring a dish of food. We will make the agenda for the meeting available ahead of time, as usual.

Committee Meeting Report - November 2nd

4 November 2008, Our New York City LDS History Committee met the evening of November 2nd for our normal monthly meeting. Good food and fun conversation helped us get through our agenda and make plans for the next few months. We discussed the status of our upcoming newsletter issue, the banners we have placed in the LDS buildings [...]

Harleman Halls in BYU Magazine

1 November 2008, The Fall 2008 BYU Magazine has an article on Harleman Halls, the building on West 111th Street that has managed to fill nearly half its apartments with LDS Church members. The article not only tells how the building gained such a preponderance of Church members, but also gives a sense of the community in the [...]

Disclaimer

NYCLDSHistory.com is not owned, controlled by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All research and information provided on this site are the sole responsibility of the authors of that research and information, and should not be interpreted as official statements of LDS doctrine, belief or practice.