Artifacts including replicas as well as original items are often displayed as features of Ms. Ellefsen's presentations.
Pictured above (L-R): Wooden Model of Ship Brooklyn, Glass Rolling Pin & Lantern.
Past Events
Ship Brooklyn 180th Anniversary — Courage to Gather Home
Sunday, May 31, 2026 — Fireside Presentation featuring a Special Musical Number by Paul Mann
Oakland Temple Visitors' Center
4766 Lincoln Avenue • Oakland, CA 94602
Ship Brooklyn 180th Anniversary, Part 2 — Courage and Miracles Continue
Saturday, May 9, 2026
St. George Tabernacle
18 S. Main Street • St. George, UT 84770
Ship Brooklyn 180th Anniversary — Courage To Gather Home
Saturday, May 2, 2026
San Joaquin Daughters of Utah Pioneers
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Stockton Stake Center
800 Brookside Road • Stockton, CA 95211
Ship Brooklyn 180th Anniversary, Part 1 — Courage to Gather Home
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026
St. George Tabernacle
18 S. Main Street • St. George, UT 84770
California Pioneers — The Legacy & Service of the Mormon Battalion and Ship Brooklyn
Sunday, Feb 1, 2026
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
San Diego Stake Center
4195 Camino del Rio South • San Diego, CA 92108
Historic Days at Mahon Ranch — The Early Days of Sail to the West
Friday, May 1 & Sunday, May 3, 2026
Tom Mahon Ranch
10171 Grant Line Road • Elk Grove, CA 95624
Brooklyn Pioneers — San Francisco’s Legacy
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025
San Francisco Historical Society
608 Commercial Street • San Francisco, CA 94111
Image: San Francisco Mint Display & Glass Window
California Pioneers — The Legacy We Leave Behind
Thursday, Sep 18, 2025
Stanislaus County Historical Society
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
1600 Carver Road • Modesto, CA 95353
California Pioneers — The Legacy & Service of the Mormon Battalion and Ship Brooklyn
Sunday, Aug 10, 2025
Los Angeles Temple Visitors’ Center
10707 N. Temple Way • Los Angeles, CA 90024
Ship Brooklyn Saints' Legacy
Friday, Jan 24, 2025
Stanislaus County Historical Society
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
1600 Carver Road • Modesto, CA 95353
A Night of Pioneer Stories Highlighting Brigham Young, Mormon Battalion & Ship Brooklyn Pioneers
Saturday, July 27, 2024 — Fireside Presentation featuring Special Musical Numbers
Oakland Temple Visitors' Center
4766 Lincoln Avenue • Oakland, CA 94602
Ship Brooklyn Pioneers in the Central Valley
Saturday, June 15, 2024
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Turlock Stake Center
4300 Geer Road • Turlock, CA 95382
Ship Brooklyn Pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley
Thursday, Feb 16, 2023
Brigham Young’s Home
67 E. South Temple Street • Salt Lake City, UT 84150
The 2nd Blaze Tree — Honoring Service & Sacrifice
Sunday, Jan 15, 2023
California Pioneer Heritage Association
7009 Van Maren Lane • Citrus Heights, CA 95621
Lunch & Learn Presentation — Ship Brooklyn Legacy
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2022
Church History Library
15 E. North Temple Street • Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Our Bay Area Pioneers
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Oakland Temple Visitors' Center
4766 Lincoln Avenue • Oakland, CA 94602