About

Barbara Hands Bernauer is the granddaughter of W. O. Hands, the man who was commissioned to find the graves of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. She was the Assistant Archivist for the RLDS Church, is Past President of the John Whitmer Historical Association and follows her passion for history whenever she can.

Barbara was married to the late Norman Bernauer and they have two grown children, a daughter, Allise Garrison and a son, Richard. They all live in the Kansas City area.