Nestled in the serene landscapes of Vernal, Utah, McConkie Ranch is home to one of North America’s most significant collections of petroglyphs. These pre-contact rock …
Welcoming Engagement Specialist Rachel Blumhardt to UCSS!
UCSS has gained another awesome new team member! Let’s take a minute to get to know Rachel Blumhardt from Rapid City, South Dakota, UCSS’ new …
UTAH MAIN STREET PROGRAM RECEIVES IMPORTANT HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Utah Main Street, a program of the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, announces they have received funding from the National Park Service’s Paul Bruhn Historic …
UCSS Steward Spotlight: Meet Matt Petersen!
Matt Petersen is one of the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship program’s amazing volunteers! UCSS staff were lucky enough to get to spend some time with …
Welcoming Marcos Van Dalen to UCSS and Utah’s Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail Project!
We have a new member of the UCSS crew joining us on an amazing project! We would love to introduce Marcos Van Dalen, who started …
Preserving Objects, Preserving Stories: The Story of Boulder Mountain’s Historic Military Vehicle
by Kate Schmidt, UCSS Outreach Administrator Historic objects can hold unique and powerful stories. An example of this is a historic military vehicle from the …
Welcome Kate to UCSS!
The Utah Cultural Site Stewardship (UCSS) Program is so excited to welcome Kate Schmidt as the new UCSS Program Outreach Administrator. Kate grew up just …
What Else is Under Your Feet?
Because the story of people in Utah is over 13,000 years old we will always find archaeology under our feet! From the spearheads from the …
Potter’s Quarry
Suzanne Eskenazi, SWCA Environmental Consultants What do we have here? In the summer of 2020, archaeologists were surveying in Utah County for a proposed transmission …
Lost In The Long Ago
By Laurie Bryant My double-brick Craftsman style house was built about 1924, on Salt Lake City’s east bench. The first owners, Edward and Gertrude Berg, …
A Trashy Summit County Backyard
Chris Merritt, SHPO When you line out your summer landscaping projects for the backyard, encountering a glimpse into the industrial past isn’t likely one of …
Another Stone in the Wall, Park City’s Ontario Shop
Deb Miller, Records Manager, SHPO If you have visited Park City to ski, participate in the epic-ness of the Sundance Film Festival, or even just …