Utah County

March 2012

March Regular Meeting Thursday March 15th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Provo City Library Rm 308 or 309, 550 North University Ave, Provo, Utah

Our speaker next week will be Deb Harris from the Office of Public Archaeology at BYU. This presentation will give the group a taste of what has been happening at the site of the original Provo Tabernacle, and remind everyone to hurry and visit the excavation before it ends at the end of March!

Presenter Deb Harris, Office of Public Archaeology, BYU

The Original Provo Tabernacle was dedicated in August 1867 and served as an important church meeting house in Provo for many years, until it was razed in 1919. Following the announcement that the current Provo Tabernacle building would be restored to become an LDS temple, the BYU Office of Public Archaeology was asked to conduct archaeological excavations of the original tabernacle. These have focused on exposure of foundation walls, structural features, architectural details and artifacts within the building. The presentation will provide an overview of the archaeological investigation to date.

While visiting the Tabernacle grounds, make a day of it and visit the Museum of Peoples and Cultures at 700 North and 100 East just off University Avenue. The Utah Valley exhibit is ending this month.