Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
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Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
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The Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters, located in Omaha, Nebraska, is a visitors’ center with exhibits about the westward migration of Latter-day Saints. It is situated on the historic location of Winter Quarters, a temporary Latter-day Saint settlement on the Mormon Trail.
Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Please confirm by phone
Physical Address
3215 State Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68112
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Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
The exhibits in the Mormon Trail Center describe the Latter-day Saints’ westward migration to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah by wagon, handcart, sailing ship, and train. Next to the trail center are the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery and the Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple. The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, which was a burial site for some of the pioneers who died at Winter Quarters, includes a monument called
Tragedy of Winter Quarters
, sculpted by Avard Fairbanks.
Winter Quarters was one of as many as
90 Latter-day Saint settlements
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along the Missouri River in Nebraska and Iowa. Although the settlements were temporary homes on the way to the Salt Lake Valley, many Saints worked and built as if they would stay there for decades. They established successful farms and businesses and even published a newspaper. Brigham Young and other Church leaders spent time at Winter Quarters, ministering to the Saints and helping them prepare to travel west. While there,
Brigham received a revelation
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that helped the Saints organize themselves and prepare spiritually for the trek. That revelation became Doctrine and Covenants 136.
Plan Your Visit
Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Please confirm by phone
Physical Address
3215 State Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68112
View Map
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Contact
1-402-453-9372
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Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Related Content
Nebraska and Iowa Historic Sites
Gain a greater appreciation for the westward migration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the historic sites in Nebraska and Iowa.
Early Pioneers
View information on more than 61,000 pioneers. You can also sign in to see if your ancestors were among them.
Keeping Covenants in Kanesville: Stories of Latter-day Saint Communities in Iowa and Nebraska, 1846–1853
Learn about the Saints who established Winter Quarters, Kanesville, and other temporary settlements.
Last Updated On May 03, 2023
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The Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters, located in Omaha, Nebraska, is a visitors’ center with exhibits about the westward migration of Latter-day Saints. It is situated on the historic location of Winter Quarters, a temporary Latter-day Saint settlement on the Mormon Trail.
Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Please confirm by phone
Physical Address
3215 State Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68112
View Map
Leaving Church Domain
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Contact
1-402-453-9372
Leaving Church Domain
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Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
The exhibits in the Mormon Trail Center describe the Latter-day Saints’ westward migration to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah by wagon, handcart, sailing ship, and train. Next to the trail center are the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery and the Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple. The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, which was a burial site for some of the pioneers who died at Winter Quarters, includes a monument called
Tragedy of Winter Quarters
, sculpted by Avard Fairbanks.
Winter Quarters was one of as many as
90 Latter-day Saint settlements
Leaving Church Domain
You are about to leave our site. The new site has its own terms of use and privacy policy that differ from ChurchofJesusChrist.org
along the Missouri River in Nebraska and Iowa. Although the settlements were temporary homes on the way to the Salt Lake Valley, many Saints worked and built as if they would stay there for decades. They established successful farms and businesses and even published a newspaper. Brigham Young and other Church leaders spent time at Winter Quarters, ministering to the Saints and helping them prepare to travel west. While there,
Brigham received a revelation
Leaving Church Domain
You are about to leave our site. The new site has its own terms of use and privacy policy that differ from ChurchofJesusChrist.org
that helped the Saints organize themselves and prepare spiritually for the trek. That revelation became Doctrine and Covenants 136.
Plan Your Visit
Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Please confirm by phone
Physical Address
3215 State Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68112
View Map
Leaving Church Domain
You are about to leave our site. The new site has its own terms of use and privacy policy that differ from ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Contact
1-402-453-9372
Leaving Church Domain
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Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Related Content
Nebraska and Iowa Historic Sites
Gain a greater appreciation for the westward migration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the historic sites in Nebraska and Iowa.
Early Pioneers
View information on more than 61,000 pioneers. You can also sign in to see if your ancestors were among them.
Keeping Covenants in Kanesville: Stories of Latter-day Saint Communities in Iowa and Nebraska, 1846–1853
Learn about the Saints who established Winter Quarters, Kanesville, and other temporary settlements.
Last Updated On May 03, 2023
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