Professional DevelopmentClosed Tues., Sept. 22, so we can attend the Utah History Summit at the new Museum of Utah.
Lehi Historical Marker Program
Learn about Lehi’s remarkable past through 36 large historical markers being placed throughout the community!
Lehi’s Window Into the Past
Upcoming Events
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Miracle of the Salvation Wheat Historical Marker Unveiling
Sat., Oct. 10, at 11 a.m.
Dry Creek Park at 1550 N. 100 WestPlease join the Lehi Historical Society in celebrating one of Lehi’s finest pioneer stories with a short program of stories and history.
In 1855, Sarah Peterson planted her wheat later and deeper than other farmers. When grasshoppers destroyed Lehi’s crops, her field had not yet sprouted. Her late harvest fed family and neighbors. When her husband returned from a mission, Sarah gave him a jar of the precious grain. Canute called it his “Salvation Wheat” and was buried with it.
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Lehi Junction Historical Marker Unveiling
Sat., Nov. 7, at 11 a.m.
754 W. 2100 N.Lehi Junction came to be in the early 1880s when the Utah Southern Railroad and Salt Lake & Western Railway converged northwest of town, linking northern Utah County to the booming Tintic Mining District to the west. The junction became a busy transfer point for ore, freight and supplies, and a thriving railroad community soon grew around the rail yard.
Come enjoy a short unveiling program to honor the community and its people that once thrived in northwest Lehi.
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William Hadfield's Christmas Delivery Historical Marker Unveiling
Sat., Dec. 5, at 11 a.m.
Location TBAWhen a package arrived late on Christmas Eve, postman William Hadfield chose to make one final delivery. As the sun set, he handed the box to the astonished parents, saying simply, “We thought it might be important enough to deliver on Christmas Eve.”
For the Fowler family, the postman’s kindness became a Christmas miracle. Their children received gifts after all, and the package brought something even more precious to the worried parents—the assurance that their son was safe and still thinking of home.
August 29, 2026
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August 29, 2026 ★
Lehi Heritage Day 2026
Join us this year in our Lehi Historical Marker Quest and win prizes. Lehi Heritage Day honors Lehi’s beautiful past as well as celebrates those making history today.
Gift Shop
Find one-of-a-kind gifts that celebrate Lehi’s past and present. All proceeds benefit our work of collecting, preserving and sharing Lehi’s history.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
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.