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Annual Utah State History Conference

The Making of Place

Mark Your Calendars!

The 61st Annual Utah State History Conference will be held September 6, 2013, at the historic Rio Grande Depot, and on September 7, 2013, at a day of sessions sponsored by Fort Douglas Military Museum.

A complete conference schedule will be posted in May.

Nominate A History Hero

Utah State History's annual awards recognize individuals and groups who have made a significant contribution to history, prehistory or historic preservation in the state of Utah. Whether these efforts on behalf of the past are quiet or prominent, they benefit the state's citizens in tangible and intangible ways. Utah State History therefore invites nominations of persons or organizations who have given extraordinary service or completed outstanding projects. 

Nominations are due by May 3, 2013. Awards will be presented at the 61st Annual Utah State History Conference, to be held September 5 – 8, 2013.

Click here for more information and a nomination form.

Helen Z. Papanikolas Award for
Best Student Paper on Utah Women’s History

Utah State History sponsors the Papanikolas Award to encourage new scholarly research in the area of Utah women’s history at colleges and universities.  The award is named for Helen Z. Papanikolas (1917-2004), a former member of the Utah State Board of History who was most noted for her research and writing on Utah and ethnic history, but also wrote fiction, as well as women’s history.
Submission Guidelines

  • Papers must address some historical aspect of women’s lives in Utah.
  • The author must be enrolled at a college or university.
  • Papers need not be published.
  • Papers should include original research that includes primary sources.  The paper must be footnoted.
  • Papers must be received by April 15, 2013.
  • Please call or e-mail us on April 16, 2013 if you have not heard directly from us that we received your paper.

The winner receives a monetary award as well as being honored at Utah State
History’s annual meeting held September 5-8, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Submit papers to:
Linda Thatcher                                                                
2592 Elizabeth St., No. 3                                   
Salt Lake City, UT   84106    
For questions, please call (801) 534-0911 or thatcher0911@msn.com            

Call For Papers/Session Proposals

The public is invited to submit proposals for papers, sessions, or presentations exploring Utah's past.

Priority will be given to submissions that reflect this year's theme, which is “The Making of Place.”

Proposals for individual papers or sessions should be submitted by May 15, 2013.  Each proposal should include:

•    A one-page abstract detailing the topic and its significance
•    Audio-visual needs
•    Contact info of the presenter(s) (mailing address, telephone number, and email)
•    Bio of each participant (300-word limit)
•    Notice of whether the participant(s) is willing to be interviewed by the media

Mail or e-mail proposals to Alycia Aldrich, Utah State History, 300 S. Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1182, aaldrich@utah.gov. For further information, please call (801) 245-7226.