Lee Anderson | Lehi Historical Society and Archives Albertine “Tina” Bolliger came to Utah from Switzerland as an 8-year-old in 1886. Her father died when she was 17, leaving her to care for her mother, one sister, three brothers and a 12-acre farm. She plowed, sowed and harvested without help. When she was 21, she married William Ritter and immediately went to Point Lookout, southwest of Rush […]
Lara M. Bangerter | Lehi Historical Society and Archives In 1882, Sarah Ann Dixon Broadbent suggested to her husband, Joseph Lees Broadbent, that they build a small mercantile on theend of their adobe home. A watchmaker by trade, Joseph traveled the territory every summer to pick up broken watches and clocks needing repair and returned them in the spring. Meanwhile, Sarah sewed work clothes, and it provided a good income. With the mercantile, she could see a new and improved […]
Lara M. Bangerter | Lehi Historical Society and Archives Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part driving tour featuring the homes honored at Lehi Heritage Day on Labor Day 2022. These historic Lehi homes are more than 100 years old and were highlighted by their owners or previous owners at the Lehi Historical Society and Archives’ “100 Years […]
Lee Anderson | Lehi Historical Society and Archives On Christmas Eve, 1871, Lehi schoolteacher William Thurmond and several other men were in the new Southwest School decorating a large Christmas tree that had been brought down from Big Cottonwood Canyon. Spirits were high as they trimmed the tree, anticipating the festive party the schoolchildren would have the next day. The doors were locked to prevent anyone from entering and […]
Lehi is getting ready to mark 36 of its most famous locationswith large historic markers that will be hard to miss. “It’s just almost too good to be true,” said Lara Bangerter, director of the Lehi Historical Society and Archives and founder of the Lehi, Utah, Historical Marker Program. “Thanks to a very generous donation from the […]