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Fostering curiosity about Utah's past, informing the present, and strengthening our shared future. The Utah Historical Society is a state agency.

The Museum of Utah is an extension of the Utah Historical Society. We're part of the Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement.

10/23/2026

Introducing our newest oral history grants cohort! Through support from Utah Humanities and the Utah Historical Society, the oral history grant provides funding to collect and transcribe interviews and share the content with local communities through public programming. This quarter, the organizations awarded funding to six state history projects:

➡️ Mama Dragons Oral History Project
➡️ Oral histories of everyday Utah women entrepreneurs
➡️ Library Lives: An Oral History of the North Logan City Library
➡️ Women in News Oral History Project
➡️ Living Memory Moab
➡️ The History and Legacy of Youth Storytelling in Utah: Voices Across Generations

Read about their projects on our blog, https://history.utah.gov/blog/introducing-our-newest-oral-history-grants-cohort/

Do you have an oral history project in mind? Apply for an oral history grant to receive up to $3,000 in funding. Draft applications are due the 1st of November, 2026.

ℹ️ For more information and to apply, visit: https://utahhumanities.org/programs/special-projects/grants/oral-history-grants

Introducing our newest oral history grants cohort Published October 16, 2026 Through support from Utah Humanities and the Utah Historical Society, the oral history grant provides funding to collect and transcribe interviews and share the content with local communities through public programming. Thi...

10/22/2026

In October 1862, Colonel Patrick Edward Connor established Camp Douglas (now Fort Douglas) on the Wasatch mountain bench overlooking Salt Lake City. Dispatched during the American Civil War to protect Overland Mail routes and telegraph lines, Connor strategically positioned the garrison and its artillery to maintain direct federal military oversight over Brigham Young and the LDS population. The War Department officially renamed the installation Fort Douglas in 1878 to reflect its permanent military status. Following his discharge, he went into mining and became known as “the Father of Utah Mining.”

Learn more about Fort Douglas on History To Go, https://historytogo.utah.gov/post/fort-douglas/

📸: Patrick Edward Connor, Peoples of Utah Photograph Collection
📸: Fort Douglas, Utah, 1928, Salt Lake City Aerial Photograph Collection, 1928-1934
📸: Fort Douglas, 43rd Regiment, Shipler Commercial Photographers Collection
📸: Fort Douglas, 1967, Salt Lake Tribune Negative Collection
📸: Fort Douglas Soldiers, 1910, Shipler Commercial Photographers Collection
📸: Fort Douglas, 1940, Salt Lake Tribune Negative Collection

10/22/2026

The UHS Speaker List is provided as a service to Utahns seeking history presentations for their community and/or organizations. Use this list to find speakers to present their Utah history work at your next event.

View the list ➡️ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZvOlqzQNqIO5wUBGCIjX1kol7u4jolw_kscpIlcAOrY/edit?usp=sharing

Interested in joining the Speaker List? Apply here: https://forms.gle/mQQ7tNNmfrCE5RTw8

10/21/2026

Draft applications for oral history grants are due Nov. 1!

Oral History Grants Are OPEN! Draft applications are due on the 1st of November, 2026.

We are accepting applications for our Oral History Grants! Receive up to $3,000 to support your oral history project.

This collaborative effort between Utah Humanities and the Utah Historical Society provides funding for projects that collect and transcribe oral history interviews and make the content available to Utah communities through live public programming. Recordings and transcripts from these grant-funded projects will be deposited in the Utah Historical Society Collections.

For more information and to apply, visit https://utahhumanities.org/programs/special-projects/grants/oral-history-grants

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10/21/2026

Handwritten in the 1970s. Shared across three generations. Now in our Peoples of Utah Revisited collection: a family favorite recipe for brown sugar muffins.

Here is how to make a piece of local history! Grandma K's handwritten Brown Sugar Muffins recipe, donated by Genevieve Jarvis Kitterman.

A heartfelt thanks to the Kitterman family for preserving these sweet everyday traditions and donating them to our Peoples of Utah Revisited collection.

🧑‍🍳: Peoples of Utah Revisited (POUR) Collection
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2399272&hl=recipe

10/19/2026

In our latest blog post, Women’s History Initiative team member Megan Weiss shares the history of Jessie Ellen Welsh Carter (1910–1994), a Utah aviation pioneer who played a foundational role in establishing early aviation along Utah's Wasatch Front. ✈️

She managed multiple airfields — including Utah Central, Carter Sky Ranch, and Lehi Airport — and helped train WWII military pilots. A licensed pilot and former Utah chair of the Ninety-Nines, she was inducted into the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame and is commemorated by a historical marker in Lehi.

Read the full history on our blog at https://history.utah.gov/blog/jessie-carter/

10/16/2026

Want to learn how to use oral history interviews beyond the archive? This 1.5-hour free virtual training will demonstrate how to use oral history interviews in local history projects and public programming. Participants will also learn how to treat oral history as a vital primary source.

Join us on Thursday, October 22, at 12 p.m.

Register here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/localhistoryservices/event/ohtrainingoct2026/.

10/16/2026

Oral history grant applications are open! Receive up to $3,000 to support your oral history project. Draft applications are due the 1st of November, 2026.

This collaborative effort between Utah Humanities and the Utah Historical Society provides funding for projects that collect and transcribe oral history interviews and make the content available to Utah communities through public programming. Recordings and transcripts from these grant-funded projects will be added to the Utah Historical Society’s Collection.

For more information and to apply, visit: https://utahhumanities.org/programs/special-projects/grants/oral-history-grants

10/14/2026

The Utah Historical Society's Local History Services invites you to submit an application for the We Are Utah program. This co-curation and professional development opportunity allows local history organizations to tell their local stories at the Museum of Utah. Selected partners will receive hands-on mentorship, professional development, and financial support to develop an exhibit featured in the Museum of Utah. Applications are due November 6, 2026.

Submit your application here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbjjFOpAgtlue5IPnC_GtQRj46yG0mretIAIKjilUHo-IqRw/viewform

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