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 …
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 …
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 …
Kelton Service Project
Join the Utah SHPO Team for a day of service out on the Transcontinental Railroad Grade! We will work on two projects near the ghost …
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 …
The Citizens Military Training Camp: Tents under new University of Utah Housing
Charles Shepherd, Historical Architect/Campus Planner, University of Utah The need for housing is as common a story at the University of Utah as is the …
An Accident Causing Fountain Hit Once Again
Chris Merritt, Utah State Historic Preservation Officer Delving into Utah’s urban landscape, it is not uncommon whatsoever for new transportation projects, including TRAX lines and …
UCSS Preservation Engaged Panel Recap
Earlier this month, the State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Utah hosted the Preservation Engaged conference in Provo. As always, it was an amazing event …
Archaeological Investigations at the Hamlin Valley Trap Site
Written by Jessica Del Bozque, Project Archaeologist at Montgomery Archaeological Consultants and graduate student at Adams State University Hey there adventurers! My name is Jessica …
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. …