Scott Bartholomew had no idea the Logan Tabernacle had a secret room for hiding polygamists. That is, until he researched the tabernacle and produced a video for the Cache Valley Historical Society this summer.
Bartholomew is one of three students who was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the historical society in May. He is student to earn his doctorate at Utah State University, which is where he originally heard about the scholarship.
“My adviser saw that I had a background in videography, and she pointed it out to me as something I should try,” he said.
All of the money for the scholarships is raised from the historic home tours in Cache Valley, which the historical society helps with. Bernice McCowin, who has chaired the tours for the past eight years, said the historical society does the scholarship because it helps students conduct their own research.
“It only goes to students who are researching local history. Their research needs to be local,” McCowin said. “We’ve had no trouble finding students.”
Most of the buildings featured in the historic homes tours are in the historic district in Logan. The six homes are almost all about 100 years old. Additionally, McCowin said there is usually a “bonus” building thrown in the mix.
“In the past few years we’ve shown homes in Cache Valley as far north as Lewiston and as far south as Paradise, and also west to Wellsville,” she said.
As part of a gallery walk being held by artists in the community, the historical society will show several historic homes on Dec. 11. They will donate $1,000 of their proceeds to the American West Heritage Center, but a portion of the funds they raise will go toward the scholarships for student researchers at USU.
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