With the International Olympic Committee’s exciting recent announcement that Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the Utah State Historic …
Community Stewardship Awards
Take a look at this fantastic Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month event and get ready for May 2025. Every year in Utah, organizations around the …
ELIAS & MARY ANN VAN FLEET HOUSE, FARMINGTON, DAVIS COUNTY
The Elias and Mary Ann Van Fleet House in Farmington, Davis County, Utah, was originally constructed ca. 1868 and is significant at the local level …
Build-An-Event Workshop
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 …
Fort Douglas Founders Day
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 …
Spiral Jetty, Box Elder County
Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty at the Great Salt Lake is an internationally celebrated work of Land art. The site is of national significance under Criterion C …
Thurber School, Spanish Fork, Utah County
The Thurber School was constructed in 1910 as a public school for the community of Spanish Fork, Utah County. The building is locally significant under …
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 …
How Utah Preserves Our History
How do developers know how to avoid archaeological sites? Where can property owners turn to for advice about repairing their historic buildings? And who are …
2024’s Brown Bag Lecture Series
Join us each Wednesday at noon (Mountain Time) in May for an enlightening journey into Utah’s rich history! Each year, the Utah SHPO proudly presents …
Welcome to 2024’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month!
Utah’s rich historical tapestry is woven with stories of ancient civilizations, pioneering settlers, and diverse cultures that have left their mark on its landscapes. As …
Speaker Series with David Ammott
David Amott will speak on historical preservation in the Holladay area. A plein air exhibit of Holladay’s Historic Homes will also be displayed at the …