West Jordan Journal Articles

The West Jordan Historical Museum is getting closer to completion with recent help from three Eagle Scout projects and work performed by West Jordan citizens. This past month an addition to our chicken coop was completed. The service porch was painted with a second coat and is ready for the floor & baseboards to be installed. The kitchen is nearing completion with help received with the tile on the kitchen counter. The barn is almost completed and the grainy (milk house) building is currently being renovated by an Eagle Scout Project. The museum building has been spruced up with new curtains. On Tuesday June 11, Linda and Bob Dalley, representing the West Jordan Historical Museum were invited to Camp Tracy by the Boy Scouts of America as the Greater Salt Lake Council honored them and others for providing Eagle Scout hopefuls with projects to complete their requirements for Eagle Scout during the last year. We wish to thank all of those who have come and helped the museum in the last few months. You have made a difference!

  We want to start filling up our display cabinets so the museum is looking for West Jordan/Utah memorabilia to house in the museum and on the grounds. Our partial wish list includes written family histories of original West Jordan Pioneer families. Pre 1940’s tractor. Old saddle, blanket, bridles, lasso. Ten-gallon milk can(s). Cream can, milking stool & pail. Old yearbooks and artifacts/pictures from West Jordan schools. Police/fire pictures, uniforms, and artifacts. Military uniforms and pictures of the men in them from all wars. Artifacts from all churches in West Jordan. Anything from the old Silcox Shell station, the Burton gas station, the Triangle Station and any service station garage memorabilia. Any artifacts from any old West Jordan business. Hogan Dairy artifacts, calendars, bottles, milk caps, cases. Beckstead Dairy artifacts, pictures, bottles, caps. McDougal Dairy artifacts and pictures. We are looking for information on any other dairies that were in West Jordan. We are looking for artifacts from Gardner Mill. We need old photos of anything in old West Jordan. Mining artifacts including an ore car from Bingham Canyon. Pictures of the Goff store that was on Redwood Road and 78^th. Old West Jordan Post cards. Stationary, business cards, cancelled checks, calendars from any West Jordan businesses. Information, pictures, artifacts, of the silkworm or mink industry in West Jordan. Pictures, artifacts, etc of the Sugar Factory and sugar beet industry in West Jordan. Pictures, artifacts (arrowheads etc) from the Indians who lived in West Jordan. Pictures artifacts from the Wight Fort. Pictures and artifacts etc from the old Orem railroad line that ran through West Jordan. Old farm tools, anvil, windmill, pump house building, pull chain toilet. 1930’s Hoosier cabinet, pie safe and butterchurn. Supplies for canning. Spinning wheel, treadle sewing machine. Old Guns/rifles/shotguns. (Not working is great) An old Sheep camp is greatly desired as are some old wagons. We are also looking for volunteers for our committees to help run the museum.  For donations, volunteers or information concerning the museum contact Linda Dalley at 255-3116 or 941-0189.