During the early 1840's Thomas Sharp, a lawyer, turned editor and owner of the Warsaw Signal, was a serious opponent of Joseph Smith. He was one of the principle individuals that was tried and acquitted of Joseph's death and the burning of the Nauvoo Temple. Sharp died in the 1800's but his print shop was reopened in 1975 and quickly fell into disrepair in down town Warsaw. Just to make a point, look at the outcome of Thomas' shop in 2018 compared to that of Joseph and Hyrum. Current Warsaw Signal Current Warsaw Signal Looking Through the Front Notice the original printing press laying in the rubble of the collapsed roof and floors, now setting in the basement. Now compare the work of the Lord, through his servants Joseph and Hyrum in Nauvoo today. Nauvoo Temple July 9, 2018 The temple was reconstructed in 2002 on June 27,
With the help of David Leininger, the grandson of the original owner, we have discovered two homes, located in the back woods of Nauvoo, which were constructed in the mid 1800's and were lived in by Orville and Alma Hummel. David's mother, Analie is now 99 years old, and knew the Hummels and went to school with their son, Kenneth. Orville and Alma Hummel, were born in the 1890's and lived in these homes during the first world war and paid $ 5 per month rent to George Leininger, Analie's father. Orville operated one of the first radios in Nauvoo and would swim for miles in the Mississippi river. This is the actual home lived in by the Hummels, pictured with David Leininger, the current owner. We have completed the family search for both the Hammels and Leini