Lucy Mack Smith, mother of Joseph and Hyrum, did not go west when the Saints left Nauvoo. She wanted to but she was older and very troubled with arthritis so she stayed behind. The Church bought this little home for her and she lived here with her daughter Lucy and Lucy’s family after they could live safely in Nauvoo and the mob activity had died down. She later lived with Emma in the Mansion House until her death.
Small house
All of these pictures are different angles of the same room. Notice the butter churn.
Sitting room, kitchen, dining and bedroom all in one. A cozy warm place for an old woman who could not move easily. Her daughter, Lucy, and her family lived upstairs and after the evening meal was over and the dishes cleaned, they would retire for the evening upstairs for their family time together and Lucy was able to go to bed in peace.
THE SCHOOL
There were several small schools in Nauvoo and parents could choose which school they could afford to send their children to. This is the Pendleton home and school.
There was room for only about 10 students. The little lean-to on the back of the house is the school room. Talk about over-crowding.
The school room consisted of several benches with slate boards for the children to do their work on.
Mr. Pendleton was actually a doctor, which he did when needed. He felt that education was very important and since there was such a shortage of schools he taught school, too.
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