Weber County Heritage Foundation

Weber County Heritage Foundation An all volunteer nonprofit est in 1978 to preserve and share Weber County's unique heritage

For more than 40 years, the Weber County Heritage Foundation volunteers and contributors have helped preserve some of Northern Utah's treasured public places. We offer lectures & tours during the year as well as several free self-guided pamphlets and audio tours on a variety of subjects. We are proud of some of the community restoration projects we've led in recent years:
Ogden Cemetery Doughboy m

emorial statue
Ogden Lime Kiln Restoration
Egyptian theater. Ogden City Cemetery World War I Monument, Gold Star Drive
Utah Architectural Database donation
Union Station facade
Fort markers and historical signs throughout the county
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum donation
Ogden High School restoration donations

07/25/2026
This is Abigail Smith Abbot Brown. Her husband died in 1843 while preparing to go on his second mission. He left her wit...
07/25/2026

This is Abigail Smith Abbot Brown.
Her husband died in 1843 while preparing to go on his second mission. He left her with a brood of children to support, so she did what she had to do and migrated here in 1849. She married Captain James Brown Jr in and was one of his many wives. In 1850 he married her beloved eldest daughter and she left him.

She never mentions him at all in her self written biography, so I dont think she was upset.

She was one of the first people in Utah to make cheese. She made cheese and butter to support herself and her children.
She traveled her with her 8 children ans supported them with cheese!

Happy pioneer day!

Be careful with fireworks. In 1904 Daniel Shupe, of the Shupe-Williams Candy Company helped plan and organize a big even...
07/04/2026

Be careful with fireworks.

In 1904 Daniel Shupe, of the Shupe-Williams Candy Company helped plan and organize a big event at Glenwood Park (now Lorin Farr Park).
He ordered huge fireworks. A huge crowd came to watch. They all gathered around as the fireworks were lit.
But something went wrong and the mortar exploded. Daniel was killed, along with a young woman who had just gotten engaged. A boy lost his hand.

We have come a long way in 122 years but this tragedy marred our city celebrations for quite a while.
Celebrate safely but celebrate for sure! It's what he would have wanted.

One of the most beautiful and peaceful places you can be right now is Ft. Buenaventura.
06/27/2026

One of the most beautiful and peaceful places you can be right now is Ft. Buenaventura.

06/27/2026

Mountain men in the fort!

06/27/2026
06/27/2026

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2580 Jefferson Avenue
Ogden, UT
84401

Telephone

+18018760077

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