Museum Patronage, The Key Component!

As many years as I have worked at The Prehistoric Museum, it still thrills me to look at the guest book and see the range of global visitors we have.

Last week we had visitors from Germany (among so many other places). The group from Germany left varying comments from, "first time visit and already hooked" to "our 8th visit and look forward to it more each time".

I love to see the vast array of visitors in a fairly close proximity to us. Places like California, Montana, Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and our very own town, but when I see France, Alaska, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand, and England written in the book, it puts into perspective for me how wonderful it is to have global visitors coming to see us as well. These folks didn't just happen across us on a whim or an outing. They planned us as a part of their vacation and I love it!

I wanted to say a public thanks to all of our visitors, whether they are from our home town, or across the world. You are a huge part of what makes us great and without your patronage we could not thrive.

We hope you continue to come to see us and we hope that you know we strive to keep the museum up to date and fresh, making each of your visits a new experience.

You are one of the best things about The Prehistoric Museum

The Prehistoric Museum Welcomes New Archaeologist

Newly hired Archaeologist Dr. Timothy Riley has arrived at The Prehistoric Museum, USU Eastern, and is ready to literally dig in.

The long awaited arrival of an archaeologist for the museum has come to an end. It is with great enthusiasm that the museum welcomes Dr. Riley as the newest member of The Prehistoric Museum team.

Dr. Riley comes to us from Texas A&M University where he was an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology.  Upon his arrival, he has hit the ground running with an array of projects that have been waiting for just the right person to tackle them.

This fits in perfectly with the pace that Dr. Carpenter, Museum Director and Paleontologist, has kept the museum running at since he came to the museum nearly two years ago. Keeping the museum fresh and new has been a primary goal of Dr. Carpenter and he has been incredibly successful in his endeavors.

When asked how he feels about the archaeology position being filled, Dr. Carpenter said, “Dr. Riley brings a well-established reputation in archaeology and we are lucky to have him. I look forward to seeing some cutting-edge archaeology done at the Prehistoric Museum.” It seems to be a unanimous conclusion that this recent event will be a grand adventure for all.

The museum looks forward to seeing the exciting new things waiting just over the horizon for archaeology and the museum.

The Prehistoric Museum, USU Eastern Knows What's Shakin'

The Prehistoric Museum has unveiled a new display that shows the location of earthquakes around the world.  The exhibit shows in near real time, where earthquakes have occurred. The Museum gets updated information hourly from IRIS, the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, and displays it on a global map. The map shows the location and strength, or magnitude of earthquakes for the past 2 weeks.

Recently there has been much emphasis on earthquakes in our region. This year, Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert declared April 3rd - 9th to be Earthquake Preparedness Week. Much was learned from the earthquake drills and reenactments and much can be learned from this incredibly informative exhibit.

This exhibit is located in the upper level of the Hall of Paleontology. Stop by the museum and check out this impressive new addition to The Prehistoric Museum. 155 East Main Street - Price, Utah – Open 9 am - 5 pm Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday Adults $5.00, children 2-12 $2.00 children under 2 free or $15.00 for a family.