The West Jordan Historical Museum news

 The West Jordan Historical Museum has been very busy these last few months. In July, the museum played host to the Leather’s Children’s Playground kick off fundraiser which was a luau. It was a rousing success and a fun place to be that night. August continued the trend as the museum grounds were used to celebrate the wedding of Taina Matheson and Paul A. Price.  It was a beautiful reception with chickens clucking in the background. If you have a wedding coming up and are looking for a place to hold your reception, give us a call.

 Awhile back, Lee Watkins from Comfort Control installed our furnace and kept us warm during the winter. Lee returned in August and installed our whole house air conditioning unit. We now have relief from the heat and our artifacts have climate control all year round. If anyone is in need of quality heating and air conditioning repair or installation, give Lee a call at 562-9483. We appreciate his help and support.

 The Son’s of the Utah Pioneers (SUP) recently held their meeting and dinner at the West Jordan Historical Museum. We have just become the custodians’ of the SUP full size handcart which is now on exhibit by our barn.

 August was a busy month as two separate Cub Scout groups took the tour and enjoyed all the artifacts including the chickens. We also had a group of LDS Missionaries come who donated their time and labor to help spiff up the museum house and repair a fence. We thank them for the great service they rendered. We just signed off on an Eagle Scout project that yielded us two beautiful saddle stands to help display our saddles. Coming soon are Eagle projects that will add a flag pole and a sign for the front of the museum.

 There is still some dust blowing around the museum from construction on 78^th south and the renovation of the West Jordan Main Park as the new ring road under construction. Currently you can enter the museum from 78^th south and drive through to the back for parking. We are normally open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays but it would be good to call ahead. 

 The museum is looking for old photographs of the Sugar Factory and the sugar beet fields in West Jordan.  Does anyone have any old tools used at the Sugar Factory? We are looking for residents who once worked at the Sugar Factory so we can arrange an oral interview of their experience. We are also looking for old farm tools used to plant and harvest the sugar beets. That includes beet toppers, horse drawn seeders and beet pullers. We are currently putting this special collection together with the desire of putting it on display at a renovated West Jordan Sugar Factory sometime in the future.   

 If anyone happens to have an extra 8’ A-frame ladder or a 12’ extension ladder, we could sure use them. We have many on-going service projects and it would be nice to have a couple of our own ladders so volunteers do not always need to bring their equipment.  We are a non-profit organization and appreciate the help and donations that come our way.

 We thank all the volunteers and friends of the West Jordan Historical Museum and Society. We welcome those who are interested in being part of our museum board or would like to serve on committees and help preserve our West Jordan heritage. Please call Linda Dalley at 568-2629 or 403-9030.