Farmington Historical museum
Photo by Peter Atkisson 2025
How do everyday objects become heritage?110 North Main Street, Farmington, Utah 84025
Open Wednesday, 1-4pm or by appointment
Utah is “an urban place with a rural heart,” where most people live along the Wasatch Front yet still look to small towns as links to family heritage and values like hard work, simplicity, and caring for neighbors (Housley and Weiss 2023, 1–2). Farmington shares this mixed identity. This website looks to the Farmington Historical Museum to explore three questions: How can memory deepen research rather than settle into nostalgia? Local History
Community museums such as the Farmington Historical Museum are essential for preserving local memory, caring for the family papers, objects, and stories that public enthusiasm for local history brings forward (Wellman 1996). Working with local “amateur” historians, whose close knowledge of people and places complements professional scholarship, they create a richer, more grounded history than either could alone (Bell 1996).
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How can a small museum strengthen community belonging during regional growth?