New banner project turns Lehi's historic district into an outdoor history gallery
Funded through a 2025 Lehi City PARC Grant, the Lehi Historical Society has installed 24 colorful banners throughout the Historic District and 11 additional banners on its Main Street headquarters. Featuring historic photographs and bold designs by Heather Newall, the banners transform downtown into an outdoor gallery that celebrates Lehi's past while encouraging residents and visitors to learn more about the people, places and events that shaped the community.
Racker Mercantile and Lehi Union Exchange Historical Marker Unveiling July 11
The public is invited to join in the Lehi Union Exchange and Racker Mercantile Historical Marker Unveiling on July 11 at 10 a.m., at the old Colonial House, now the Parker Brown Real Estate building, at 187 W. Main St.
This will be the first marker to feature two different sides. It will commemorate the very successful Lehi Union Exchange co-op that once stood on the site and helped inspire Z.C.M.I. as well as the Racker Mercantile building, which elevated the Main Street commercial district, and the many businesses the building has hosted through the years.
Lehi Historical Marker Program
Learn about Lehi’s remarkable past through 36 large historical markers being placed throughout the community!
Lehi’s Window Into the Past
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Upcoming Events
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Racker Mercantile and Lehi Union Exchange Historical Marker Unveiling
Sat., July 11, at 10 a.m.
187 W. Main St. (Parker Brown Real Estate)For the first time, we will honor two different aspects of a location with different wording on each side. We will celebrate the very successful co-op that helped inspire Z.C.M.I., Racker Mercantile which elevated the Main Street commercial district and the many businesses that have occupied the old building. We hope you will join us!
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People's Co-op
Wed., Aug 5, at 7 p.m.
151 E. State St.Founded in 1872, the People’s Co-operative Institute grew from Lehi’s cooperative spirit into the city’s largest mercantile enterprise. Formed to benefit from the opportunities brought by the Utah Southern Railroad, the business spanned several blocks and both sides of State Street. It became so successful that in 1903, it constructed an impressive 22,000-square-foot anchor building at 151 E. State St., one of Lehi’s most modern structures. Among the first buildings in Lehi with electricity, telephone service, a pneumatic tube system and concrete sidewalks, the People’s Co-op symbolized progress in a rapidly changing community.
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North Branch Meeting House Historical Marker Unveiling
Wed., Aug 26, at 7 p.m.
1190 N. 500 W.Built in 1894 near the busy rail lines of Lehi Junction, the North Branch Meeting House served a growing community of railroad workers, laborers and families living “over the creek.” Organized under Thomas R. Jones, members of the North Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints quickly raised funds to construct their own chapel after meeting in the Franklin School. In 1903, the building became the home of Lehi’s newly created Third Ward. Beyond worship services, it hosted funerals, weddings, socials and memorable local stories, including a horse ridden inside by a mischievous young man in 1898.
August 29, 2026
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August 29, 2026 ★
Lehi Heritage Day 2026
Lehi Heritage Day honors Lehi’s beautiful past as well as celebrates those making history today.
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Our Mission
The purpose of the Lehi Historical Society and Archives is to collect, obtain, record, preserve, protect, educate and promote the history of Lehi and its peoples and to document Lehi’s impact on the American West yesterday, today and forever.
FAQs
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Visit our "Lehi Resources" section here!
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Donations can be made through Venmo at @LehiArchives, in person at the Archives or send a check to Lehi Historical Society 99 W. Main St. STE 100 Lehi, UT 84043
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The Lehi Historical Society loves its volunteers. Volunteers are invited to do anything from assign numbers to files to write photo descriptions to organize collections. Volunteer hours are from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, at 99 W. Main St. STE 100 Lehi, UT. Please contact the historical society in person or at 801-768-1570 or lehihistory@gmail.com to learn more.
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Our online library system does not currently allow for high resolutions photos. Hi-res photos are available by request for a small fee. Contact the historical society at lehihistory@gmail.com for more information.
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If you have a video of people, places or events in Lehi that you think we would appreciate, we want it! For more information, please contact us at 801-768-1570 or lehihistory@gmail.com.
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We have physical copies of most items in our collections.
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All archive items are located at the Lehi Historical Society at 99 W. Main St. STE 100 Lehi, UT 84043
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The Lehi Historical Society increases its collections every week as those who appreciate Lehi history donate scrapbooks, ledgers, documents, photographs, yearbooks, family histories, uniforms, programs and the like. Many donations come after a loved one has died and the family does not know what to do with their treasures. Historic items are also found at the workplace, church, club, school and so forth. Such items are also frequently donated. Historical Society members also seek out items to preserve.
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Historical Society members, interns and service missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints work together to obtain, organize, record, properly house and create finding aids for our collections. They also create metadata and scan and upload photos to our public portal. In these processes, all items are recorded in our collections management system, which creates an online library where the public can browse what we have and find items and collections by keyword.
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The Lehi Historical Society strives to preserve all items to archive standards, namely with archive boxes and bins. These materials provide protection from moisture, dust, sunlight and rodents. The historical society has won three major grants to provide such materials. In 2019, the society won funding from the Utah State Records and Advisory Board to digitize and house its newspaper collection in archive boxes. In 2022, Lehi’s PARC Program funded library shelving for our books, and in 2023, PARC funded two computers, 47 archive boxes and two archive map bins. These funds help to ensure all preservation efforts made today will be beneficial for many years to come.