Comments on: The Liberty Bell (Utah history)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:50:57 +0000

That would be wonderful, Marianne. If you’d like to email them to me at AEParshall [at] AOL [dot] com, I’ll post them. Thanks!

By: Marianne Egan

Marianne Egan — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:47:19 +0000

My grandfather was there and took photos. I found them in his photobook. If anyone is interested in seeing these, I would post them, or email them.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:11:01 +0000

What a touching reflection of this great artifact.

I grew up in Pittsburgh (which as Pittsburghers and Philadelphians alike will make clear is NOT Philadelphia!) where we had our share of great historical landmarks and treasures. When I lived in Utah during my BYU years and now in Michigan for my professional life, I missed that deep physical connection with our nation’s founding.

By: Solicitor

Solicitor — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:56:21 +0000

Beautiful. Brought a lump to my throat.

Reminds me of the scene in the film/musical “1776″ where the bell is run as the signers affix their names. Probably didn’t happen that way, but the image was wonderful literary/poetic license.

Thanks.

By: Paradox

Paradox — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:33:32 +0000

I was in one of the last groups to see it before they put it behind glass. That’s where I came from, and those things are my history.

Being in Utah, I feel like a constant visitor in someone else’s house. I think this might be part of why. This land’s history just isn’t my history. And I think you’ve touched on one of the most crucial parts of history.

Without love, there can be no history. No one would care enough to remember it.