Connell O'Donovan

Connell O'Donovan
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Syracuse, Utah, US
Occupations
  • Historian
  • Biographer
  • Genealogist
Websitewww.connellodonovan.com

Connell O'Donovan (born in 1961) is an American historian, biographer, and professional genealogist.[1] He was born in Utah, but spent much of his adult life in Santa Cruz, California. He has written on LGBT Utah history,[2][3] and Black Mormon history.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The University of Utah's Queer History, 1920-1992". University of Utah. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Griffin, Alexandria. "Queer Mormon Histories and the Politics of a Usable Past". Dialogue. 54 (1): 6.
  3. ^ O’Donovan, Connell (January 1, 2020). "Public History: Gathering a Community's History: The Utah Queer Historical Society". Utah Historical Quarterly. 88 (1): 77. doi:10.5406/utahhistquar.88.1.0077. ISSN 0042-143X. S2CID 219470382 – via Duke University Press.
  4. ^ "Biography of early black Mormon honored". UC Santa Cruz Currents. 11 (6). University of California, Santa Cruz. September 11, 2006.
  5. ^ O'Donovan, Connell (2006). "The Mormon Priesthood Ban and Elder Q. Walker Lewis: "An example for his more whiter brethren to follow'". John Whitmer Historical Association Journal. 26: 48–100. ISSN 0739-7852. JSTOR 43200236 – via JSTOR.