The Wayne Sentinel was a weekly newspaper

Newspaper

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 published in Palmyra, New York

Palmyra (village), New York

Palmyra is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 3,490 at the 2000 census. The village, along with the town, is named after Palmyra in present-day Syria.The Village of Palmyra is in the Town of Palmyra...

 beginning in 1823, and continuing at least until 1863. In the late 1820s, the newspaper was one of the first media sources to report on the spiritual claims that were made by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

Latter Day Saint movement

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. On 26 June 1829, the Sentinel reported on local rumors of a "Golden Bible" and reproduced the text of the title page of the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...

, which was not published until March 1830. The Wayne Sentinel was published in Palmyra by E. B. Grandin.

External links

• Listing of libraries in which the paper is available on microfilm: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/all/459.htm.