Build-An-Event Workshop

Amy Barry November 12, 2024

The Build an Event Workshop is an annual tradition for organizers to help each other brainstorm, hone, and promote their archaeology and historic preservation related …

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Fort Douglas Founders Day

Amy Barry August 16, 2024

On October 26, 1862, Colonel Patrick E. Connor established Camp Douglas (later Fort Douglas) outside Salt Lake City. Join the Fort Douglas Museum, the University …

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Trash or Treasure

Faith Bitz April 14, 2023

Small display of items found around Antelope Island. Can you identify what is litter that should be picked up and what is an artifact that …

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Trash or Treasure

Faith Bitz April 14, 2023

Small display of items found around Antelope Island. Can you identify what is litter that should be picked up and what is an artifact that …

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Trash or Treasure

Faith Bitz April 14, 2023

Small display of items found around Antelope Island. Can you identify what is litter that should be picked up and what is an artifact that …

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Don’t Squish The Cake

Cake? Mortar? Surprisingly similar! Read to find out how mortar and historic buildings can resemble a layered cake.

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