A commitment to
keeping history alive.
The Cache Valley Historical Society (CVHS) is the oldest local chapter of the Utah State Historical Society. CVHS began in 1951 and some of it’s early members included Joel E. Ricks, Leonard Arrington, George Ellsworth, J. Duncan Brite, and Merlin Hovey. The organization is unique in the West in that it includes an area involving two states.
Our Monthly Lectures
- June 2026 LectureOur final lecture of our 2025-2026 series is on Wednesday, June 10, at 7pm at the Logan Library (285 N Main)! “Ezra Taft Benson and his Cache Valley Roots” by Patrick Mason. In many ways, Ezra Taft Benson, who called himself a “conservative conservative,” anticipated many of the developments and debates within modern American conservatism. How did… Read more: June 2026 Lecture
2026 Calendar
- January 14 – The Logan Tabernacle: Preserving for the Future by Emily Utt *NOTE Location: Logan Tabernacle, 50 North Main*
- February 11 -From Shoebox to Showcase: Organizing and Preserving a Personal Archive at Home by Braydon Wright and Sarah Berry
- March 11 – History of the Bear Lake Valley and its Connection to Cache Valley by the Bear Lake Historical Society
- April 8 – USU Scholarship winners – The History of the Intermountain Indian School by Ashlyn Erickson & The Story of Vernacular Polygamist Architecture in Cache Valley by Aurora Durfee
- May 13 – From Oslo to Idaho: Settling Cache Valley by Devan Jensen
- May 16 – Tribute to Kenneth Godfrey, 1:30-3:00pm
- June 10 – Ezra Taft Benson and his Cache Valley Roots by Patrick Mason
- September 9 – TBD
- September TBD – Cache Valley Historic Home Tour, 10am-4pm
- October 14 -Fur Traders and Trappers of Cache Valley with Richard Saunders
- October TBD – Scholarship applications are due
- November 4 or 18 – TBD
More information on each lecture will be added very soon.
Lectures take place on the second Wednesday of the month at 7pm at the Logan Library (285 N Main), unless otherwise noted.