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Okay, the more I think about this - the more I want this category at Waymarking.com. There are several places to find directions to the popular Mormon sites, but unless you're on some special survey or archealogical team, there are too many to miss out on in the U.S. And worldwide (particularly South America and England) - forget it. I've heard of some places of interest, but would never be able to find my way without a guide. There are many little historical markers, but not even a fraction are recorded and categorized in one place. I want the gps to be my guide and discover these things with my family. Is there anyone else out there with LDS ties who would like this? This is my refined proposal: ___ Description: Historical Places Significant to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Directory: Places Category: Historic Places Subcategory: LDS Historic Sites This category includes any historical site connected to the growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Waymarks included here should be quality sites - not an open stretch of land that was once crossed by buffalo and pioneers. There must be physical evidence, a marker or other visual clues that this place has a part in the story of the LDS Church. Anyone interested in this knows about Nauvoo, Winter Quarters, Carthage and other prominent sites, but there are many less-known, forgotten places - all over the world. Mention the word "Mormon" and Utah immediately comes to mind, but the majority of significant historical sites relating to the rise of the Mormon Religion are located outside of Utah. There are many outside of the United States. The Mormon Historic Sites Foundation is just one group who is working to document these historic sites to preserve them for furture generations - but you can't find an address by visiting their site. Let's preserve the significance of these locations by logging them as waymarks and make it possible to go and to touch this history. It would be a treasured glimpse into the past. Instructions for Submitting a waymark for this sub-Category: Posted waymarks should include a summary of the significance of the historic site, including key events, key individuals and dates. Instructions for logging waymarks of this category: In order to log this waymark you must provide a picture of the location, as well as, an explanation of why the site is important in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Any personal or family ties to the site or other impressions are also pertenent. ___ I've got an idea for the first of several waymarks to post - should this category get put into play... Waymark Name: "Mormon Memorabilia".

Wow! Thanks. I didn't even know this site existed. Shows how much I know. At the risk of looking really stupid (again) - What do you mean by "refining the category"? Does that mean that this information is already in the works so Waymarking doesn't need a category to do the same thing? Or are you saying that this project that is already going on may give us guidance on how to set this up for Waymarking? Sorry, I guess I need a little hand holding. I appreciate the info.

Good point about LDS. Thanks. Yes, my thought is they would be markers and buildings, historical churches or temples that relate to some specific event in Latter-day Saint history. These should, I think, be specific places - like the jail where Joseph Smith was killed or the first church building used in the UK or Tonga - not the prarie in Missouri where the pioneers walked once. There can be too much of that if it isn't regulated properly from the beginning. But specific places of interest - including historical markers that show where the foundation for the temple that was burned down - would be appropriate and interesting I would think.

All this Waymarking stuff sounds promising if it's done right. Some of the categories could become too broad very quickly though. My idea for a Waymarking category should be more of a subcategory to the Historical Sites directory. I'd call this "LDS Historical Sites". There are sites world-wide that would fit into this, but interest would certainly be limited to cachers who are LDS or know someone who is. So it wouldn't limit things by setting a category that is limited to a specific city or other geographical area, but would make the size of the waypoints in the category more manageable than one broad Histoical Site category would be. Maybe that's been the point all along to have subcategories - don't know, my head is swimming with all the buzz out there on this. It just seems like this and other subcategories would be a good way to go - to help with the organization of it all.