Park City Museum

Preserving Utah’s Cemeteries lecture given by Amy Barry
2025-05-21 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver)
Park City Museum will host a lecture called Preserving Utah’s Cemeteries given by Amy Barry on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 5-6 p.m. held at the Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. More information can be found at www.parkcityhistory.org.
Utah’s first cemetery was established in Salt Lake City in 1847. As the population spread throughout the state so did the need for burial grounds. Most Utah communities still maintain their cemeteries that date back to the mid to late 1800s.
The efforts to preserve those cemeteries has focused on repairing the historic stones. Well- meaning people attempted to repair these older stones but had no knowledge of proper methods and products. It wasn’t until the last 20 years that we can benefit from scientific research that studied effects of different products and chemicals on the stone. We now can utilize this knowledge in efforts to preserve our historic headstones. These stones have many stories to tell.
Amy Barry manages the Utah Cemeteries Program within the State Historic Preservation Office. In this position she oversees Cemetery Preservation efforts, administers a grant for cemeteries, manages a database of burials of over 700,000 records and maintains a map of cemeteries and burial sites throughout the state. Amy is driven by preserving our past. Amy conducts workshops with the public and cemetery personnel to teach proper methods for cleaning, resetting and repairs. Amy also has a lab/workshop in the SHPO office where she tackles more difficult restorations on stones for cemeteries throughout the state. Restoration work adheres to preservation guidelines and techniques. The cemeteries program manager has been leading preservation of headstones within Utah since 2019. Her work has given her an excuse to spend a lot of time in cemeteries and she enjoys talking about preservation with anyone that will listen.
In her personal life Amy has been a strong advocate for community. She served on the Sugar House Community Council for 9 years, founded the Sugar House Farmers Market, chaired on the Salt Lake City Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry and Trails Advisory Board and currently serves on the Salt Lake City Planning Commission. She has a MS from the University of Montana in Environmental Studies and another MS from the University of Utah in Political Science & Public Administration. Amy has published in the Association of Gravestone Studies quarterly publication and presented at the American Institute for Conservation conference.

Glenwood Cemetery Tour
2025-06-24 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-03 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-08 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-10 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-15 10:30 - 12:00 and 10 more dates
Glenwood Cemetery Tours 2025
Park City Museum will be giving tours of the Historic Glenwood Cemetery located at the end of Silver King Drive on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. from June 24th to September 11th. We have also added two Saturday dates this year including July 19th and August 9th from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and three evenings including Monday, July 7th, Wednesday, July 23rd, and Thursday, August 21st all starting at 6 p.m.
Discover the history of the Cemetery and those residents who are buried there. Please register for a tour at www.parkcityhistory.org. Tours will be $15 per person. Please meet at Glenwood Cemetery by the gate, bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes. Parking will be on Silver King Drive near the Cemetery. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Knispel education@parkcityhistory.org or call 435-574-9554.

Glenwood Cemetery Tours
2025-08-05 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-07 10:30 - 12:00
Park City Museum will be giving tours of the Historic Glenwood Cemetery located at the end of Silver King Drive on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. from June 24th to September 11th. We have also added two Saturday dates this year including July 19th and August 9th from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and three evenings including Monday, July 7th, Wednesday, July 23rd, and Thursday, August 21st all starting at 6 p.m.
Discover the history of the Cemetery and those residents who are buried there. Please register for a tour at www.parkcityhistory.org. Tours will be $15 per person. Please meet at Glenwood Cemetery by the gate, bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes. Parking will be on Silver King Drive near the Cemetery. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Knispel education@parkcityhistory.org or call 435-574-9554.

Glenwood Cemetery Tour
2025-08-14 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-21 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-28 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-09 10:30 - 12:00 and 1 more date
