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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)


CALENDAR OF UPCOMING HISTORY EVENTS

IN OR NEAR WASHINGTON COUNTY
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SPECIFIC EVENTS

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.
    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
    "When Women Ran Fifth Ave Book" presented by Julie Satow.
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 information, 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
Silver Reef Museum Cosmopolitan Event
    "Stories from the Arizona Strip" by Milt Hokanson and Greg Goodall.
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.

Saturday,   3/15/2025,   10:00 am
Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) 3rd Weekend Event
    "Mormon Battalion: Tunes Along Their Trails" presented by Kevin 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 information, 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.

Wednesday,   3/26/2025,   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.

Friday,   4/11/2025,   ?:00 pm
41st ?? Annual Juanita Brooks Lecture
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In the Dunford Auditorium at Utah Tech University. For a campus map, click here.
For the flyer, click here.
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Friday,   4/18/2025,   10:00 am
Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) 3rd Weekend Event
    "History of the Sheepherders thru Stories and Songs" presented by Clive Rommy.
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 information, see https://dupstgeorge.org or call the Museum at (435)628-7274.

Wednesday,   4/30/2025,   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.

Saturday,   5/17/2025,   10:00 am
Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) 3rd Weekend Event
    "Volcano History in our Area" presented by Jeff Axel.
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 information, see https://dupstgeorge.org or call the Museum at (435)628-7274.

Wednesday,   5/28/2025,   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.

Wednesday,   6/25/2025,   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.

Wednesday,   7/30/2025,   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.

Wednesday,   8/27/2025,   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.

Wednesday,   9/24/2025,   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.

Wednesday,   10/29/2025,   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.

Wednesday,   12/3/2025,   10:00 am - Noon     *** NOTE THE SPECIAL DATE ***
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.
Note: The last Wednesday of November is the day before Thanksgiving, so this meeting
    was rescheduled for the following Wednesday.
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.