Willie Handcart Company

Today is the 150 year anniverary of the rescue of the Willie Handcart Company. This picture was taken at sunset at the Parowan, Utah cemetary, at the grave of Christian Rasmussen, who married Mette Mortensen --who survived the ordeal, along with her whole family. Mette is buried next to Christian--but her tombstone is flat to the ground, so it cannot be seen. Christian and Mette Rasmussen are my great-great grandparents.