Cache Valley Historical Society

Join us on IN-PERSON on Saturday, October 9, at 7pm The Desert Shall Blossom As The Rose NOTE the unusual date to partner with the Smithfield Historical Society and Smithfield's Founders' Week Celebration! Stay tuned for our entire program of events for our 2021-2022 lecture series!: Programs are subject to change during the year as needed. The Soc... iety takes a pause in programs in July and August. The Cache Valley Historical Society (CVHS) is the oldest local chapter of the Utah State Historical Society. The CVHS began in 1951 and some of it's early members included Joel E. Ricks, Leonard Arrington, George Ellsworth, J. Duncan Brite, and Merlin Hovey. The organization is unique in the West in that it includes an area involving two states. Note the location & date change! Join Cache Valley Historical Society as we partner with the Smithfield Historical Society for a historical overview of Smithfield's water story. Smithfield Irrigation Company and Smithfield Historical Society Past President Jeff Gittins will lead an engaging discussion about the history of water use in northern Cache Valley. This event accompanies H2O Today, a traveling Smithsonian exhibition touring Utah in partnership with Utah Humanities and the Bear River Heritage Area. The tour is part of Think Water Utah, a statewide collaboration and conversation on the critical topic of water presented by Utah Humanities and its partners. H2O Today is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. It was adapted from an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History (New York) and the Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul), in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center (Cleveland), Field Museum (Chicago), Instituto Sangari (Sao Paulo), National Museum of Australia (Canberra), Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto), San Diego Natural History Museum, and Science Centre Singapore. For more information, see www.utahhumanities.org The Smithfield Historical Society has also organized an accompanying exhibition. ...Read More