WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
CALENDAR OF PAST EVENTS
(for the year 2025)
PAST EVENTS
Jump to endMonday, 1/6/2025, Noon - 1:00 pm
Legacy Lecture Series
Kurt Ivie will speak on Water Issues in Washington County.
On the main floor of the St. George Tabernacle
18 S. Main Street, St. George UT 84770
This event is free and the public is invited.
For the announcement, click here. If more information is needed,
call Marilyn Lamoreaux at (435)705-0605.
Thursday, 1/9/2025, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Lecture at the St. George Branch Library
"Washington County: Then and Now" by Trevor Cox.
See photographs, hear stories, and learn about Utah Tech's
"Then and Now: Written Memories Project"
Free and all are welcome to attend.
Downstairs in Community Room A at the St. George Library,
88 West 100 South, St George UT 84770
For the flyer, click here. For more information, call the library at (435)301-7580.
Saturday, 1/18/2025, 10:00 am
Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) 3rd Weekend Event
"Pistols of the West" presented by Robert Singleton.
At the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) McQuarrie Memorial Museum
145 North 100 East, St. George UT 84770
This event is free and the public is invited.
For the flyer, click here. If more information is needed,
see https://dupstgeorge.org or call the Museum at (435)628-7274.
Saturday, 1/27/2025, 10:00 am
Silver Reef Museum Cosmopolitan Event
"Arts to Zion".
For more information, call the museum at (435)879-2254.
Wednesday, 1/29/2025; 10:00 am - Noon
Washington County Historical Society Annual Meeting of Members
All WCHS members are invited. An election will be held for 5 vacant Board seats.
In the basement of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) McQuarrie Memorial Museum
145 North 100 East, St. George UT 84770
For the election procedures, click here.
For the proposed bylaws to be approved, click here.
Monday, 2/3/2025, Noon - 1:00 pm
Legacy Lecture Series
Archaeologist Diana Hawks will present "An Archaeologist's Personal Insights
into the Ancestral Puebloan Abandonment of Southern Utah".
On the main floor of the St. George Tabernacle
18 S. Main Street, St. George UT 84770
This event is free and the public is invited.
For the announcement, click here. If more information is needed,
call Marilyn Lamoreaux at (435)705-0605.
Tuesday, 2/4/2025, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Heritage Cove Lecture Series
"Constructing the Hurricane Canal and Homesteading Smith Mesa"
by Reuben Wadsworth.
This lecture will be held in the Boeing Auditorium (Room 121) in the Udvar-Hazy Building
at Utah Tech University. For a campus map, click here.
The Udvar-Hazy Building (UHB) is just north of 900 East & 400 South.
This event is free and the public is invited.
For the flyer, click here.
To watch it via Zoom, click here. Meeting ID: 892 4715 1063
If more information is needed, e-mail Trevor Cox at trevor.cox@utahtech.edu
or call (435)879-4552.
Tuesday, 2/11/2025, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Heritage Cove Lecture Series
"Where Two Streams Meet: Personal Stories from the History of St. George"
by Lymnan Hafen.
This lecture will be held in the Boeing Auditorium (Room 121) in the Udvar-Hazy Building
at Utah Tech University. For a campus map, click here.
The Udvar-Hazy Building (UHB) is just north of 900 East & 400 South.
This event is free and the public is invited. For the flyer, click here.
If more information is needed, e-mail Trevor Cox at
trevor.cox@utahtech.edu or call (435)879-4552.
Saturday, 2/15/2025, 10:00 am
Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) 3rd Weekend Event
"New Castle Reclamation Project - Rescheduled" presented by Jerry Atkin.
At the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) McQuarrie Memorial Museum
145 North 100 East, St. George UT 84770
This event is free and the public is invited.
For the flyer, click here. If more information is needed,
see https://dupstgeorge.org or call the Museum at (435)628-7274.
Tuesday, 2/18/2025, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Heritage Cove Lecture Series
"A Crisis of Trust and the Birth of an Underground Newspaper at Dixie College,
1069-1970" by Loren Webb.
This lecture will be held in the Boeing Auditorium (Room 121) in the Udvar-Hazy Building
at Utah Tech University. For a campus map, click here.
The Udvar-Hazy Building (UHB) is just north of 900 East & 400 South.
This event is free and the public is invited. For the flyer, click here.
If more information is needed, e-mail Trevor Cox at
trevor.cox@utahtech.edu or call (435)879-4552.
Saturday, 2/22/2025, 10:00 am & 1:00 pm
Silver Reef Museum Cosmopolitan Event
"Stories from the Arizona Strip" by Milt Hokanson and Greg Goodall.
Two of the best story tellers in the region will swap lies and other tall tales
about life on the Arizona Strip.
Note: The 10:00 am session is full. It will be repeated at 1:00 pm.
Reservations are suggested. See the information at the bottom of the flyer.
For the flyer, click here. For more information, call the museum at (435)879-2254.
Tuesday, 2/25/2025, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Heritage Cove Lecture Series
"History of the Shivwitz Band of Paiutes" by Shanandoah Anderson
This lecture will be held in the Boeing Auditorium (Room 121) in the Udvar-Hazy Building
at Utah Tech University. For a campus map, click here.
The Udvar-Hazy Building (UHB) is just north of 900 East & 400 South.
This event is free and the public is invited. For the flyer, click here.
If more information is needed, e-mail Trevor Cox at
trevor.cox@utahtech.edu or call (435)879-4552.
Wednesday, 2/26/2025, 10:00 am - Noon
Washington County Historical Society Community Meeting
This monthly meeting is for WCHS officers & directors, members, and any others with
an interest in Washington County history. It is an opportunity to hear about what is going
on with the WCHS and to exchange ideas with others having similar interests.
Meet in the basement of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) McQuarrie Memorial
Museum, 145 North 100 East, St. George UT 84770.
For more information, check the website at https://wchsutah.org, e-mail info@wchsutah.org,
or call and leave a message at (435)275-7409.
Monday, 3/3/2025, Noon - 1:00 pm
Legacy Lecture Series
Tim Martin will be the speaker.
On the main floor of the St. George Tabernacle
18 S. Main Street, St. George UT 84770
This event is free and the public is invited.
For the announcement, click here. If more information is needed,
call Marilyn Lamoreaux at (435)705-0605.
Saturday, 3/15/2025, 10:00 am
Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) 3rd Weekend Event
"The Mormon Battalion: Tunes Along Their Trails"
presented by Kevin & Denny Watts Henson.
At the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) McQuarrie Memorial Museum
145 North 100 East, St. George UT 84770
This event is free and the public is invited.
For the flyer, click here. If more information is needed,
see https://dupstgeorge.org or call the Museum at (435)628-7274.
Saturday, 3/22/2025, 10:00 am
Silver Reef Museum Cosmopolitan Event
"The Geological History of Arches National Park and Surrounding Regions"
by Marc Deshowitz.
For more information, call the museum at (435)879-2254.