Historic Preservation
Explore all episodes, stories, people, and quotes related to historic preservation.
Stories (5)
Paige Albrecht
Buying the 1899 Brick Home — Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
When the house next door — a 1899 brick building — went up for sale and out-of-state investors were likely to demolish it for duplexes, Paige and her husband bought it. 'If we want to preserve old Lehi, we have to put our money where our mouth is.' Weekends refinishing floors and repointing brick is the price of that commitment.
Lara Bangerter
The Handcart Rocking Chair — Pioneer Legacy in Physical Form
A community member recently donated to the Lehi Historical Society a rocking chair made from the wood of a pioneer handcart — a physical, touchable connection between the people who crossed the plains and those who live in Lehi today.
Paige Albrecht
Buying the 1899 Brick Home — Preserving Old Lehi with Personal Sacrifice
When a 1899 brick home next door to Paige's downtown Lehi house went on the market and she learned out-of-state investors planned to demolish it for duplexes, she and her husband bought it. "If you want to control what happens on a piece of property, the very best way is to own it yourself." Mystery jars in the crawl space included.
People (2)
Lara Bangerter
Manager, Lehi Historical Society & Archives
Lara Bangerter is the manager of the Lehi Historical Society & Archives, where she has spent over seven years preserving, organizing, and sharing the history of Lehi, Utah. A journalist by training, she joined the Society shortly after its founder passed away and has built it into a living archive of 7,000+ personal files, thousands of photographs, and one-of-a-kind community artifacts.
Paige Albrecht
Lehi City Council Member, Attorney, Community Advocate
Paige Albrecht is a Lehi City Council member, attorney, and passionate advocate for public service, historic preservation, and community building. A military family background that took her from Hawaii to Montana to Connecticut gave her a deep desire to give her own children a true hometown — which she found in Lehi, where she has lived for over 22 years.
Quotes (6)
"If you want to control what happens on a piece of property, the very best way is to own it yourself."
Paige Albrecht
Choosing a Hometown — Paige Albrecht
"We make people happy every day with what we've got."
Lara Bangerter
Keeping the Memory of Lehi Alive — Lara Bangerter on the Lehi Historical Society
"We collect, preserve, organize, protect, and share anything and everything Lehi."
Lara Bangerter
Keeping the Memory of Lehi Alive — Lara Bangerter on the Lehi Historical Society
"If you understand how people have behaved before, it can inspire you to behave similarly."
Lara Bangerter
Keeping the Memory of Lehi Alive — Lara Bangerter on the Lehi Historical Society
"We're a window into Lehi's past."
Lara Bangerter
Keeping the Memory of Lehi Alive — Lara Bangerter on the Lehi Historical Society
"Every life should be documented."
Lara Bangerter
Keeping the Memory of Lehi Alive — Lara Bangerter on the Lehi Historical Society
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Paige Albrecht
The Handcart Rocking Chair — Pioneer Legacy in Physical Form
Lara Bangerter
Buying the 1899 Brick Home — Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Paige Albrecht
Related Quotes
(4)"If you want to control what happens on a piece of property, the very best way is to own it yourself."
— Paige Albrecht
"We collect, preserve, organize, protect, and share anything and everything Lehi."
— Lara Bangerter
"If you understand how people have behaved before, it can inspire you to behave similarly."
— Lara Bangerter
"Every life should be documented."
— Lara Bangerter