‘Angel of FamilySearch’ — Relentless and revered LDS historian who gave voice to the voiceless dies
1959—2026: A historian’s historian, Tribune guest columnist Ardis E. Parshall was known for “tracing the untraceable.”
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saint research historian Ardis E. Parshall loved this photograph of her in her then-Salt Lake City home surrounded by her treasured books.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.