''Keepapitchinin'' is an American history blog written by American independent historian Ardis Parshall (born 1959) who specializes in

Mormon history Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...

. The site was founded in 2008, namesaked for a humorous newspaper published sporadically between 1867 and 1871 pseudonymously written by George J. Taylor, Joseph C. Rich, and Heber John Richards (the fathers of whom served at the time as LDS apostles). Parshall received an award in 2010 for her ''Keepapitchinin'' essay "Beards" from the

Association of Mormon Letters The Association for Mormon Letters (AML) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 to "foster scholarly and creative work in Mormon letters and to promote fellowship among scholars and writers of Mormon literature." Other stated purposes have inc ...

and was awarded by the ''Bloggernacle'' as 2010 Best Blogger and 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2013 Best Solo Blog. Parshall's article "'Pursue, Retake & Punish’: The 1857 Santa Clara Ambush" received the 2005 Dale L. Morgan Award of the

Utah State Historical Society The Utah State Historical Society (USHS), founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History, encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the ...

. For the two decades from 1993 until 2013, Parshall provided extensive professional research, editorial and administrative assistance to fellow independent historian William P. MacKinnon in delving through Utah-based records archives especially in reference to the U.S. military expedition known in the mid-19th century the "Mormon Rebellion" and locally within the then

State of Deseret The State of Deseret (modern pronunciation , contemporaneously ) was a proposed state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by settlers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Salt Lake City. The provisional state ...

as "

Johnston's Army The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US go ...

." (Note. MacKinnon has also written ''Keepapitchinin'' guest posts.) According to a 2019 ''

Salt Lake City Tribune ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' is a newspaper published in the city of Salt Lake City, Utah. The ''Tribune'' is owned by The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc., a non-profit corporation. The newspaper's motto is "Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871." History A ...

'' article, over the years ''Keepapitchinin's'' content "has appeared, unattributed, in newsletters, magazines, blogs, books and other volumes. Several 'stolen posts' were abbreviated versions of papers Parshall presented at professional meetings, including the Mormon History Association." Historian

Matthew Grow Matthew J. Grow (born 1977) is an American historian specializing in Mormon history. Grow authored a biography of Thomas L. Kane, ''Liberty to the Downtrodden'' (2009), and co-authored a biography of Parley P. Pratt (2011), with Terryl Givens. ...

stated "perhaps the best biographical writing on international Mormons resides on Ardis Parshall’s blog ''Keepapitchinin''."

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Parshall has coedited or written * * * * * n progress ''She Shall Be an Ensign: A history of the LDS Church told through the lives of Mormon women'' * *

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