Golden Spike 155th Anniversary Symposium

The Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association (CRWDA) welcomes you to join an afternoon of programming touching on archaeology, visual and literary arts, and land management. Joined by state, federal and non-profit partners from the  please celebrate the 155th anniversary by learning more about what we have learned and how we are remembering the Transcontinental Railroad legacy in Utah and beyond.

Hosted by Sen. Karen Kwan and the honorable Margaret Yee of the CRWDA, the presenters will include Paisley Rekdal, the former Utah Poet Laureate and current Director of the American West Center at the University of Utah, Dr. Michael Sheehan from the Salt Lake Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, Robyn Kremer President of the Spike 150 Foundation, and Dr. Chris Merritt, the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer.