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The Utah State Historic Preservation Office works to preserve Utah's past! We offer helpful information, guidance, and assistance for all your old stuff.

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Come with us to the Elsinore White Rock School House built in 1896. This time, featuring our CLG Coordinator Alena Franco! You may know her from our Tuesday history series, highlighting historic structures around Utah!

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We’re out at Silver Reef helping document what is left from a china town that once stood in the 1800’s

Take a look!

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Our SHPO New Year’s resolutions are here! 🎉

Featuring:

Jansen Bennett - Historical Architect
Deb Miller - SHPO Records Manager
Faith Bitz - Main Street Assistant
Ian Wright - Cultural Site Stewardship
Amy Barry - Utah Cemeteries Program
Elizabeth Hora - SHPO Archaeologist

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Vernal is one of the new affiliate communities with the Utah Main Street Program for 2023!

With that comes fantastic programs and opportunities available to the community. We strolled down Vernal's Main Street, learning about all the exciting plans they have in the works.

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Did you know you can help contribute to understanding the history of your hometown by learning more about archaeological sites on your property, and we can help fund that?

Learn more about our Archaeology Grant and apply at https://t.co/OjfNsdvGbb

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To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps, SHPO in partnership with the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, hosted a 3-day Wood Window Restoration Workshop at Spruces Guard Station in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was a great day with fellow partners!

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Does your property qualify for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)?

Read the basic criteria to be considered eligible for the NRHP at the link below!

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#OutOfOffice join us for an adventure to a new site! Our latest Cultural Site Steward Ryan weighs in on what he loves most about the program, and we discover something pretty awesome while out in the field! Take a look.

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📅 SAVE THE DATE! The Preservation Engaged Conference is happening on Friday, June 14th at the iconic Provo City Library at Academy Square. Get ready for a day packed with interactive sessions and valuable insights. Don't miss out!

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History is all around us. You can help contribute to understanding the history of your hometown by learning more about archaeological sites on your property, and we can help fund that!

Learn more about our Archaeology Grant and apply at https://t.co/OjfNsdvGbb

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Just announced! Alrasool Islamic Center of Taylorsville has received $250,000 of matching funding from the National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of @sacred_places in collaboration with @SavingPlaces.

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Trick or Treat? We'll take treat! This #Halloween, SHPO has dug up spooky secrets from the past that will leave you spellbound 🎃 🔮

Read the full article here: https://t.co/PPFVfIeJmx

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Discover the untold history of Terrace, Utah! 🗺 Join us on October 14th at 11:30am to learn about the lives of the Chinese railroad workers who made an incredible contribution to the Transcontinental Railroad 🚂

RSVP at: https://t.co/fHrGHzdOQg

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Thanks so much to everyone who attended the UCSS Historic Artifact Identification Workshop - what a fun and interactive night! Special thanks to all of the stewards, land managers, partners, and more who participated and made it a blast! #UCSS #History

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Thanks so much to everyone who attended the UCSS Historic Artifact Identification Workshop - what a fun and interactive night! Special thanks to all of the stewards, land managers, partners, and more who participated and made it a blast! #UCSS #History

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Join us this Friday to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Catch experts as they work to restore the Station’s original wood windows.

10am MT -2pm MT at Spruces Campground, 9.7 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon (State Hwy 190)

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Bring your pioneering spirit and join us at the Old Capitol Arts and Living History Festival! With 50 artist and artisan vendors, two stages of entertainment, quilt displays, wagon rides, and more, this is the perfect way to explore history and have fun!

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Explore Nine Mile Canyon for an epic day of learning and discovery! Archaeologists, descendant communities, and cultural site stewards grant us an exciting chance to learn about the canyon's cultural history.

Register here: https://t.co/96BXrmhkKN

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Join the State Historic Preservation Office and the @altaenvironment September 2nd for a morning hiking in the mountains! Explore the mining history in Grizzly Gulch from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.

Register here: https://t.co/uIlqyN9RLX

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Ever wonder how we identify, date and contextualize historic artifacts?

Historic Preservation Officer Chris Merritt takes you through this process with historic artifacts commonly found in Utah.

Check it out at the link!

Link: https://t.co/YH8GbDd6lU