Ancestors: An Exciting Genealogy Research Game, 1979
Scope and Contents
[Mormon]. Ancestors: An Exciting Genealogy Research Game. Placerville, CA: LDS Game Factory, 1979. First Edition. Illustrated box [24 cm x 44.5 cm x 4 cm] Box contains: A game board [43 cm x 43 cm], A single die, six player tokens, six sets of ancestors, six ancestral charts, eighteen sealing cards, 54 outside playing cards, 36 inside playing card, play money, and instruction booklet. Complete. Monopoly style game. "Ancestors is an exciting game designed to assist in bridging the gap between LDS missionary and genealogy work: Players traveling around the game board search through old records in an effort to find their Ancestors and free them from Spirit Prison; and in so doing be the first to complete their ancestral chart. Created for both LDS Church members and non-members, this game requires no previous knowledge of the Church or genealogy work." - from the instruction booklet.
Dates
- Creation: 1979
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Extent
From the Collection: 93 Items (93 custom boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
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