Hiram Page Grave Commemoration

Hiram Page grave
Photos courtesy Amy Brant, Excelsior Springs Standard
MMFFers Commemorate Long-Lost Hiram Page Gravesite

Press Release

Discovery of Hiram Page Grave

Brief Biography of Hiram Page

Page Marker Commemoration Report

A commemorative marker was placed Saturday, 27 April 2002, on the newly rediscovered Hiram Page grave, near Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Students and scholars of Mormon History are excited about the rediscovery and marking of Page's grave. MMFF Secretary Bill Curtis received permission from Frank and Cathy Hamer, property owners, to erect this marker and plan a suitable commemoration. About forty people turned out on a rainy Saturday morning for the unveiling. Dr. Richard L. Anderson, Brigham Young University, gave a short talk in remembrance.
The text reads:

Hiram Page
One of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon

Born about 1800 in Vermont
Married 10 November 1825 to Catherine Whitmer
Died 12 August 1852 near this site

Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation 2001

Dr. Richard L. Anderson
Dr. Richard L. Anderson delivered a commemorative talk

The grave is located on the Hamer Farm north of Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Take Highway 10 to Excelsior Springs, north on Prentiss Avenue to 146th Street (gravel). 146th Street runs northeast. When you reach a Y turn to the right (east) and continue on 146th St. until you see a yellow house on the left and a two story older house beyond on the right. The Page grave is just past the yellow house- on the opposite (south) side of the gravel road. The grave is in the grass right-of-way between the road and fence. Though unmarked, it is outlined with large quarried rocks. The Hamers' horses graze in the pasture beside it.

Lorene Pollard represented the Whitmer Family
Whitmer Family Representative, Lorene Pollard

Please keep watching this page for more information. You are invited to join in and support this and other MMFF activities. Your donations in support of forthcoming MMFF marker projects is welcome!

Thank you for forwarding your contribution to MMFF Treasurer, P.O. Box 3186, Independence, Missouri 64055 Phone: (816) 257-5588 Fax: (816) 521-3089

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