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UPHA's Annual FRONTIER FEST - Friday, June 13th & Saturday, June 14th! Click each event name for more information.
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08 Feb 08
AMERICAN WEST HERITAGE CENTER VISIT
On Friday, February 1st, I had the pleasure of visiting with
Steven DeLong, Executive Director, and David Sidwell, Program Director
of the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville, Utah.
The AWHC sits on a 275-acre site that includes theJensen Living Historical Farm in the beautiful Cache Valley of Northern Utah. Their website is www.awhc.org. You simply must visit both the website and the American West Heritage Center if you are interested in historical preservation, for they are a local and national treasure and are at the vanguard of our state's efforts to preserve our pioneer roots.
The pictures included show Steve and Dave, the Welcome Center built in 2000, a few of the structures on the Jensen Living Historical Farm, and a few of the herd of bison that lives on the farm.
Steve and Dave and their dedicated team of staff and volunteers
have created
a year-round program of educational and participatory
activities that will delight
all ages. We will be partnering with the American West Heritage Center to
provide
programming to them, and to take advantage of their
educational programs to
teach us how to better interpret our past.
Two of the AWHC's upcoming programs
are of note: on Saturday,
February 23rd they present a Volunteer Orientation at
11:30 AM where
you will learn the basics of historical interpretation at a heritage
center.
Then on March 14th and 15th, the AWHC hosts the Intermountain
Living History
Re-enactors Conference. The prices are incredibly low
($12 per person, $45 per
family) to encourage family participation,
and include three light meals!
I'll see you there!
Clive
05 Feb 08
Announcing the 2nd Annual Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts Songwriting & ArtContest; closing date is May 15, 2008, with finalists presentation &
awards June 14, 2008 as part of the Frontier Fest at Gardner Village.
Songwriting grand prize is $1000 and other prizes to be announced!
Winning entries will also be featured on a multi-media album/DVD
released by UPHA's Heritage Arts Recordings.
Check the "Songwriting Contest" page on this website for details!
01 Feb 08
Progress! We have received our incorporation papers back from theState of Utah Division of Corporations and are now applying for our
501(c) (3) designation from the IRS. Many thanks to Cat Larsen for
guiding us through the process.
28 Jan 08
UPHA is collaborating with Clog America in presenting 4th gradefieldtrips to students throughout the valley at Gardner Village during
April and May to teach them pioneer-era music, dance and stories. This
educational outreach is funded by a Zoo, Arts & Parks grant from the
Utah Arts Council and by Gardner Village.
14 Jan 08
UPHA is creating an 75-minute historical musical show called "TheGhosts of Gardner Village" which will premiere during the 2nd Annual
Frontier Fest Saturday, June 14th 2008. The show will be presented at
12:00, 2:30, 5:00 and 7:30 PM that day. Five of Utah's best
songwriters, Nancy Hanson, Rob Honey, Sam Payne, Tammy Robinson, and
Clive Romney, plus a cast crew of many more, will introduce you to
stories known only to the former occupants of the cabins now located
at Gardner Village. Watch this website for previews of some of the
music!