Weber Historical Society Lecture Series

The Weber Historical Society offers an array of lectures that cover topics from across the globe and around the state.

We are changing where we hold the Weber Historical Society Lecture Series. Lindquist Hall is located on the northwest corner of the WSU Ogden campus.

All lectures are free and open to the public.
Lindquist Hall room 101 7PM

Fall 2023

Blue baseball hat from cover of bookSeptember 11, Monday 7PM
Joseph Smith's Temple Endowment

Dr. Michael Hubbard MacKay

Is Joseph Smith’s Vision (D&C 76) also the history of the temple endowment?  Careful documentary research and careful analysis of early Joseph Smith documents and scripture identify multiple endowments across Smith’s life.

We have changed where we hold the Weber Historical Society Lecture Series.  Lindquist Hall is located on the northwest corner of the WSU Ogden campus. 
 

Profile pic of Dr. Erin BushOctober 9, Monday 7PM
Ice Age Mammoth Hunters

Dr. Madeline Mackie

More than 12,500 years ago, hunters butchered a Columbian Mammoth at the La Prele site in Wyoming.  Archaeologists have found animal remains, ivory, bone needles, and a large ocher stain, helping us understand diet, mobility, cooperation, and social organization in the far past.

We have changed where we hold the Weber Historical Society Lecture Series.  Lindquist Hall is located on the northwest corner of the WSU Ogden campus. 

Book cover for The Religion-Supported State, a drawing of a churchNovember 13, Monday 7PM
Chinese Migrants and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

Christopher Merritt

The builders of the transcontinental railroad in the 19th century needed cheap and numerous laborers.  Chinese workers were used by the Central Pacific Railroad and left an indelible mark on our world today.

We have changed where we hold the Weber Historical Society Lecture Series.  Lindquist Hall is located on the northwest corner of the WSU Ogden campus.
 


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