John Whitmer Historical Association (JWHA)
St. George, UTJoin Acquisitions Editor Jedediah Rogers Sept 12-15 at the John Whitmer Historical Association’s annual conference in St. George, Utah Dixie Conference Center. More information to come.
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Gary E. Machlis on Sustainability for the Forgotten
J. Willard Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium 295 S 1500 E, Salt Lake City, UtahDue to the hurricane Helene, we've regrettably had to cancel this event. We hope to be able to host Gary Machlis in the future. Please watch our webpage for further details. If you'd like to purchase the book, use the discount code MACHLIS25 for 25%...
Free
Stories from the Arches with Jeff Nichols
Salt Lake City Public Library 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UtahThe extraordinary landscape of what we now call Arches National Park thrills millions of visitors every year. But people have also lived and worked in the area since long before it was a park. Jeff Nichols shares stories from the Arches, featured in the new...
Free
Western History Association (WHA)
Kansas City, MOThe 64th Annual WHA Conference will be hosted at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center from October 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday). The 2024 conference will be held concurrently with the Southern Historical Association. The 2024 WHA President is Kelly Lytle Hernández, a professor of History, African American Studies,...
Agha Shahid Ali Prize Reading
Finch Lane Art Gallery 54 Finch Lane, Salt Lake City, UtahGuest Writers Series presents Sara Ellen Fowler, author of Two Signatures and Winner of Agha Shahid Ali Prize and Joan Naviyuk Kane, author of Ex Machina.
Free
Jody Olsen: Hope, Purpose, and Service in Times of Change
Hinkley Caucus Room 260 Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesJody Olsen, author of A Million Miles: My Peace Corp Journey will be speaking at the Hinckley Institute Forum on Hope, Purpose, and Service in Times of Change. Dr. Josephine (Jody) Olsen, PhD, served as the 20th Director of the Peace Corps between March, 2018 –...
A Wallace Stegner Center Green Bag
S.J. Quinney College of Law and Virtual EventThe American West has long been seen as a place of rugged landscapes presenting endless opportunities. But the land is more fragile and resources more finite than popular perceptions admit. We are presenting a volume of essays, A Watershed Moment, that explores tensions between a culture of economic...
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Betsy Howell – Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the Pacific Northwest
Village Books and Paper Dreams 1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA, United StatesJoin Village Books and North Cascades Institute in the last Nature of Writing event of 2024 with Betsy Howell as talks about her new book Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the Pacific Northwest! Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Betsy Howell spent her childhood...
$5
Steven Simms – First Peoples of Great Salt Lake
Joseph F. Smith Building (BYU) 1100 Campus Drive, Provo, UT, United StatesSteven Simms (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Utah State University) First Peoples of Great Salt Lake: A Cultural Landscape from Nevada to Wyoming B192 JFSB Education in Zion Auditorium
Faith and the Fight: France Davis
J. Willard Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium 295 S 1500 E, Salt Lake City, UtahOne of the most foundational roles that civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. served in was as a religious leader. He first served as pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and then later became co-pastor, along with his father, of...
PLA’s Annual Convention and Trade Show
Westgate Las Vegas 3000 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesThe annual Convention and Trade Show (PLA) is the premier gathering for leaders in the public lands sector to network, gain essential tools, and explore products that enhance the visitor experience and support conservation, preservation, and enrichment efforts.
Amy Tanner Thiriot – Slavery in Zion
Joseph F. Smith Building (BYU) 1100 Campus Drive, Provo, UT, United StatesB192 JFSB (Education in Zion Auditorium)