See what’s happening with Utah history! Explore the past and get excited about the present through historical stories, highlights, program updates, and more. This digital resource serves as your window into the captivating stories, perspectives, and significant events that have helped shape the Beehive State. With meticulous research and insightful analysis, we aim to contextualize and breathe life into Utah's most cherished narratives, ensuring that the legacies of the past continue to resonate in the present.
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UHS Ambassador Helps Audit Markers And Monuments Database
This blog was written by Kyler, a UHS Ambassador who has been working closely with the Women’s History Initiative. In our task of auditing the Utah Monuments and Markers Database,...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Rio Tinto Kennecott donates $10 million to Museum of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 10, 2023—As part of its 120th-anniversary celebration, Rio Tinto Kennecott announced a donation of $10 million for the Museum of Utah, which is currently being built...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Dr. Cynthia Furse: Inventor & Engineer
This blog post is based on an interview between Dr. Cynthia Furse and Carly Bagley, a state employee for the Utah Historical Society. We’ve included additional resources at the end...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Digitally Translating History: My Utah Historical Society Internship
By: Maddison Tenney, Women’s History Initiative Intern for Winter 2023. Tenney is a graduate from BYU who is now attending Harvard Divinity School. She loves women’s history, throwing ceramics, and...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
State History’s New Look And Feel
A note from Director Jennifer Ortiz After six months of design research and working with our Marketing & Communications team, we are delighted to reveal the Utah Historical Society’s (formerly...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Meet Our History Ambassadors
Interested in public history, but aren’t sure where to start? Consider an internship or career shadowing opportunity with us! Whether you are looking for a one-year commitment, career shadowing, or...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Happy Birthday Utah Division of State History
Happy 126th birthday to the Utah Division of History! We know, we look great for our age. Throughout the past several decades of preserving and sharing Utah’s past, our division...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Utah History Conference Changes
Why We Are Changing the Utah History Conference By Jennifer Ortiz, Director, Utah Division of State History After lengthy discussions with our board, staff, and community members, we’ve decided to...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Award Nominations
2023 Outstanding Achievement Awards Now Being Accepted! The Utah Division of State History’s annual awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to history, prehistory or historic...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
History Ambassador
The History Ambassador program is designed to be a cohorted experience geared towards current university and college students, or those transitioning careers. The Ambassador program is a year-long program for...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Latina Legislators Make History
By Katherine Kitterman Women’s representation in politics continued to increase in the latest midterm elections, and Utah’s state legislative session is now underway with a record number of 27 female...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Remembering Olivia and Juanita, Me, You, and the UHQ
By David Rich Lewis Olivia Coombs was dead. George Wood shot her and her daughter, Emily, on July 28, 1862, in Cedar City, Utah Territory, and then beat them with...
Last updated: March 13, 2026
