Smith Family Farm

Smith Family Farm
The Smiths' frame home
LocationTownships of
Palmyra, Wayne County and
Manchester, Ontario County,
New York,  United States
Coordinates43°02′18″N 77°14′27″W / 43.038234°N 77.240893°W / 43.038234; -77.240893
Founded1820s
Governing bodyThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Smith Family Farm is located in New York
Smith Family Farm
Site location within New York, USA

The Smith Family Farm was the boyhood home of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.[1]

The farm—located in the townships of Palmyra, Wayne County and Manchester, Ontario County, New York—includes the Sacred Grove, the Smiths' restored frame home, and a reconstructed log home.[2] The farm site passed into ownership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1915, and in the 1990s, the church restored the frame home, reconstructed the log home, and built a welcome center. Church missionaries provide free tours.[3][4]

  1. ^ Sowby, Laurie Williams (10 July 2010). "Visiting Palmyra, birthplace of the Restoration". Church News. LDS Church. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Cradle of the Restoration", Ensign, LDS Church, January 2001
  3. ^ "Joseph Smith Farm Welcome Center", hillcumorah.org, LDS Church
  4. ^ Flake 2003, p. 83