Fairfield, Utah Historical Society

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The Fairfield Utah Historical Society ...

Guide to Fairfield, Utah County, Utah ancestry, family history and genealogy, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Benefits

 * Members of the Friends of Camp Floyd society receive unlimited access to the Camp Floyd/Stage Coach Inn State Park museums including the historic school house and holiday activities.
 * Non-members have access to the website and activities on a pay per person basis.

History of the society

 * Fairfield Utah is best known as the host town of Johnston's Army from 1858 to 1861. The town was called Frogtown during the Army occupation by 3,500 troops. Frogtown was a boom town similar to those found in mining towns complete with saloons, hotels and painted ladies. After the Army left at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 only 18 families remained.
 * The Friends of Camp Floyd is a non-profit support organization for the Camp Floyd Stage Coach Inn State Park. The "Friends" support the military and civilian living history events on holiday weekends during the summer. During the winter the Friends acts as the Fairfield Historical Society which focuses on Family History of the soldiers, civilian settlers and camp followers during the 1858-1861.

Society Officers

 * Michael C. Helmantoler, President
 * Bradford R. Gurney, Vice President
 * Margaret C. Buttars. Secretary/ Treasurer
 * Russell Felt, Chairman
 * Pam Carson, DUP Liason
 * Chuck Mood, Military Liason

Society Projects

 * We have collected a 100 article archive that is housed in the Lehi City Historical Archive in Lehi.
 * Many of these articles will be available on our website Friends of Camp Floyd.

Current Projects

 * Building the web site, fundraising for historical walking tour and funding youth scholarships.

FamilySearch Wiki Projects

 * Building out Utah County page with towns

FamilySearch Wiki Page Adoptions

 * Fairfield Utah

Past Projects

 * Civil War Sandbox

Blog

 * Membership blog Research Blog

Facebook page

 * Friends of Camp Floyd

Publications
2015 Booklet series


 * Camp Floyd Utah Soldiers Poetry - Haws
 * History of Fairfield Utah - Hanson
 * Frogtown Establishments - Haws
 * Pony Express and Overland Stage at Camp Floyd - Felt
 * First Families of Fairfield Utah - Carson
 * Dobie Town Utah Characters - Helmantoler
 * Camp Floyd Utah Military Biographies - Mood

The above titles are scheduled to be published in 2015 and available for purchase at the Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn State Park Commisary/Museum and on theFriends of Camp Floyd web site

Newsletters

 * We use Google Plus for our monthly newsletter. You can request an invitation to our circle,

Collections

 * Record collections or papers to which your society has access
 * How these records can help researchers
 * Where the record is located (online, on site, at nearby repositories)
 * How to access it from a distance
 * Indexes for records about this area
 * Where the index is located (online, book, or on site)
 * Other photographs and articles appear on our Friends of Camp Floyd Facebook, Twitterand  media sites.
 * Signs for stops in a historic Fairfield / Frogtown / Camp Floyd walking tour are being created and will be in a tour book of showing where families lived and businesses operated during the days of Camp Floyd.

Events

 * The main events are the living history demonstrations of military and civilian life, We plan walking tours  of Historic Fairfield, and computer workshops at the Eagle Mountain Family History Center,

Society Meetings

 * The first Thursday of the month at the Lehi City Historical Archives at 2151 North Pointe Meadow Drive Lehi, Utah 84043. Members also may participate a live teleconference via Google Hangout

Workshops

 * Members will be notified of Google Hangout presentations online or meetings at the Lehi City Historical Archives on using the Camp Floyd Archives for historical research on Fairfield Utah.

Board Meetings

 * The first Thursday of the month Lehi City Historical Archives at 2151 North Pointe Meadow Drive Lehi, Utah 84043. Members may participate via Google Hangout

Training Meetings

 * Memorial Day and Labor Day living history enactments at the Stage Coach Inn
 * Docents

Frequently Asked Questions

 * Q. What are the directions to the society?
 * A.The museum is in the Commissary building at the Camp Floyd State Park at 18035 W. 1540 N. Fairfield, UT 84013


 * Q. What are the society's hours of operation?
 * A.The Friends of Camp Floyd Fairfield Historical Society Archive is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from Noon to 5 PM in the 2151 North Point Meadow Drive in the old Satellite Library Building. For members by special appointment @ 801-857-8120 and talking with John Haws LehiHistory@gmail.com