ABOUT THE UTAH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
Founded in 1897, UHS is a public history organization dedicated to sharing the history of the state through scholarship, research, library & collections, and public engagement. While based in Salt Lake City, the UHS is a statewide organization serving all areas of Utah and often partnering with other state and nonprofit organizations to ensure funding, programs, and engagement reach audiences from Logan to Bluff, urban to rural.
PRESERVING THE PAST
Through six core initiatives, the UHS works to foster curiosity about the past, inform the present, and strengthen our shared future. Our work has grown over the years and each of our initiatives has their own designated team, including: Library & Collections, National History Day in Utah, The Peoples of Utah Revisited, Publications, Women’s History, and the future Museum of Utah opening in 2026.
OUR TEAM
THE WORK WE DO
The Utah Historical Society is made up of six core programs and initiatives, helping to tell the whole history of our state.
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Help support our mission to foster curiosity about the past, inform the present, and strengthen our shared future.
Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson
OUR VISION
STRATEGIC PLAN
We are thrilled to announce the release of our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. Since April 2022, the History team has worked hard on developing a plan that feels representative of the work we are doing now and into the next five years of our organization’s development. We spoke to audiences long steeped in our organization’s history, from scholars and k-12 audiences to new to us audiences and the general public.
We hosted 32 Community Listening Sessions, 10 focus groups, and received 1,077 survey responses from all 29 counties across the state. We are committed to being data-driven in our decision making and plan to use the Strategic Plan as our guiding light moving forward. We hope you enjoy digging into our Strategic Priorities and join us on our journey in becoming your Utah Historical Society.
MORE ABOUT US
OUR REBRAND
OUR ROOTS
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The Utah Historical Society offers a variety of career opportunities, as well as ambassadorships, internships, and career shadowing.
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