It was Brigham Young himself who said, “The Mormon Battalion will be held in honorable remembrance to the latest generation,” and the newly refurbished and renamed Mormon Battalion Historic Site in Old Town San Diego is bound to keep that remembering alive for years to come.

Elder Evans, the current site Director, gives us an overview of the miracles of the Mormon Battalion and how the new site has become an integral part of historic Old Town for area 4th graders, and Sister Evans shows us the activites children and adults will experience when they visit this new state-of-the-art mixture of history and technology; talking pictures, movies, panning for gold, and feeling the earth shake during a stampede are just some of the exciting elements.  While you listen, why not click here to visit the website too!

That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull…

 

 

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Elder and Sister Evans – Directors of the Mormon Battalion Historic Site in Old Town San Diego CA.

 

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Monument at the Mormon Battalion Historic Site in Old Town San Diego, CA

 

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San Diego 4th Grade class pans for gold after their tour of the historic site.

 

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Sister Evans teaches visitors how to pan for gold.

 

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“Gold” nuggets found while panning — visitors can keep up to two nuggets.

 

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The new Mormon Battalion Historic Site in Old Town San Diego

 

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Visitors are welcomed to the Mormon Battalion Historic Site

 

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Visitors can instantly email their souvenir shot to friends and family anywhere in the world.

 

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A 4th-Great Grandson of a Mormon Battalion soldier is outfitted with his weapons and supplies.

 

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One of the talking photos who guide visitors through the Mormon Battalion Historic Site