Carter Airport Historical Marker Unveiling May 2
The public is invited to the unveiling of the Carter Airport historical marker unveiling on May 2, at 10 a.m., at 600 East and Airport Drive. The airport and its founders, Vern and Jessie Carter, will be honored.
Ray Carter, son of the Carters, will speak and share memories of his groundbreaking parents. Beyond their impact in Lehi, Vern and Jessie helped shape aviation training across Utah and are honored as a couple in the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame.
Chick-fil-A is sponsoring the event with sandwiches and an appearance by KSL’s Chopper 5 is expected.
The Lehi Historical Marker Program is made possible by a generous donation and support from the John David and Danaca Hadfield family of HADCO Construction and the Lehi City PARC Program. We also thank STRATA Networks and SIRQ Construction for supporting the program this year.
For more information, call 801-768-1570.
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Upcoming Events
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Carter Airport Historical Marker Unveiling
Sat., May 2, 10 a.m.
600 East and Airport DriveRay Carter, son of Carter Airport founders Vern and Jessie Carter, will speak as well as Lehi City Council member, Michelle Stallings. Beyond their impact in Lehi, Vern and Jessie helped shape aviation training across Utah and are honored together in the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame as Jessie ran the ground school while Vern taught in the skies. The event will conclude with Chick-fil-A sandwiches and an appearance by KSL’s Chopper 5.
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Lehi Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Historical Marker Unveiling
Sat., May 16, at 10 a.m.
200 N. Center St.Built in 1905 by residents, the magnificent white tabernacle served as the heart of the community through the first half of the 20th century. The program will feature memories as well as remarks from LDS Church historian Brian Warburton. The Lehi Silver Band and Lehi Community Choir will perform in honor of the music that was played at the building’s dedication.
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How Lehi became Lehi
Wed., June 3, at 7 p.m.
153 N. 100 EastThe tabernacle stood as a testament to spirituality, culture and civic life from 1905-1962. The edifice was funded by the Lehi community and constructed under the direction of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The white pressed brick building was a majestic sight with a soaring 112-foot tower and seating for 1,200 people.
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Our Mission
The purpose of the Lehi Historical Society and Archives is to collect, obtain, record, preserve, protect, educate and promote the history of Lehi and its peoples and to document Lehi’s impact on the American West yesterday, today and forever.
FAQs
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Visit our "Lehi Resources" section here!
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Donations can be made through Venmo at @LehiArchives, in person at the Archives or send a check to Lehi Historical Society 99 W. Main St. STE 100 Lehi, UT 84043
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The Lehi Historical Society loves its volunteers. Volunteers are invited to do anything from assign numbers to files to write photo descriptions to organize collections. Volunteer hours are from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, at 99 W. Main St. STE 100 Lehi, UT. Please contact the historical society in person or at 801-768-1570 or lehihistory@gmail.com to learn more.
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Our online library system does not currently allow for high resolutions photos. Hi-res photos are available by request for a small fee. Contact the historical society at lehihistory@gmail.com for more information.
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If you have a video of people, places or events in Lehi that you think we would appreciate, we want it! For more information, please contact us at 801-768-1570 or lehihistory@gmail.com.
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We have physical copies of most items in our collections.
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All archive items are located at the Lehi Historical Society at 99 W. Main St. STE 100 Lehi, UT 84043
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The Lehi Historical Society increases its collections every week as those who appreciate Lehi history donate scrapbooks, ledgers, documents, photographs, yearbooks, family histories, uniforms, programs and the like. Many donations come after a loved one has died and the family does not know what to do with their treasures. Historic items are also found at the workplace, church, club, school and so forth. Such items are also frequently donated. Historical Society members also seek out items to preserve.
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Historical Society members, interns and service missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints work together to obtain, organize, record, properly house and create finding aids for our collections. They also create metadata and scan and upload photos to our public portal. In these processes, all items are recorded in our collections management system, which creates an online library where the public can browse what we have and find items and collections by keyword.
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The Lehi Historical Society strives to preserve all items to archive standards, namely with archive boxes and bins. These materials provide protection from moisture, dust, sunlight and rodents. The historical society has won three major grants to provide such materials. In 2019, the society won funding from the Utah State Records and Advisory Board to digitize and house its newspaper collection in archive boxes. In 2022, Lehi’s PARC Program funded library shelving for our books, and in 2023, PARC funded two computers, 47 archive boxes and two archive map bins. These funds help to ensure all preservation efforts made today will be beneficial for many years to come.