50th ANNIVERSARY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
June 26, 2023
Join in a community event at Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 6:00 PM on June 26 for a celebration and look back at Frontier Homestead State Park over the last 50 years in Cedar City.
Frontier Homestead has served the community for fifty years by preserving, protecting, and sharing our community heritage. Three legacies passed down by early settlers and their descendants include agriculture, mining, and railroads/tourism, all represented by the iconic artifacts gracing the front grounds of Frontier Homestead State Park Museum. Artifacts and exhibits in the Museum tell the stories of early settlers to Utah. Throughout the year, the park provides events to involve visitors in telling these stories. Over the last 50 years, many artifacts, exhibits, and hands-on activities have been added to the museum collection to help tell the stories introduced by the legacy icons visible from Main Street. “Today, the park is known for the legacy exhibit,” says Giani Julander, park manager, “but that’s just the beginning of what we have to offer.”
The 50th-anniversary event provides an opportunity for the public to experience the park beyond the icons. As such, the event will highlight a few of the park staff’s favorite exhibits and the park events provided throughout the year. Visitors will be able to follow a self-guided tour through samples of events from Sheep to Shawl through Iron Mission Days. Park staff and volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate pioneer activities like blacksmithing and banking in a wood-fired oven. Previous park employees are invited to share their stories from working at Frontier Homestead State Park Museum.
This event also allows park staff to thank the community for their support for the last 50 years and into the future. “Most of the artifacts found at Frontier Homestead have been donated by local families,” says Katherine Ross, museum curator. “It’s really wonderful that we can share family heirlooms and family stories from our community with our visitors.” The Frontier Homestead 50th anniversary celebration will be free to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum is located at 635 North Main Street in Cedar City. The Museum presents the pioneer and early industrial history of Cedar City, Iron County, and southwest Utah. For additional information, please call (435) 586-9290.
