Mormon History Association (MHA)

Kirkland, OH

The 59th Annual Mormon History Association conference will take place on June 13-16, 2024 in Kirtland, Ohio. The theme, “Conversions, Aversion, and Reversion: Mormon Identity from Ohio to Utah,” invites scholars to think about the ways Restorationists constructed their identity in their interaction with people,...

The Book of Bauer Reading & Signing with Stephen Lottridge at Ken Sanders Rare Books

Ken Sanders Rare Books 209 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah

Proudly presented by Ken Sanders Rare Books, The Utah Humanities Council, and The University of Utah Press. Join us in welcoming Stephen S Lottridge for a discussion and signing of The Book of Bauer: Stories from a Forgotten Town. Saturday, Aug. 24 | 6-8 PM...

Free

John Whitmer Historical Association (JWHA)

St. George, UT

Join 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.

Gary E. Machlis on Sustainability for the Forgotten

J. Willard Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium 295 S 1500 E, Salt Lake City, Utah

Due 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, Utah

The 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, MO

The 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, Utah

Guest 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 States

Jody 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 Event

The 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...

Free

Betsy Howell – Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the Pacific Northwest

Village Books and Paper Dreams 1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA, United States

Join 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...

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