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Ancestors: An Exciting Genealogy Research Game, 1979

 item2 — Item: 022
Identifier: no. 22

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

Contact:
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