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Heritage
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APPEAL FOR INFORMATION
Do you have photos, home movies, memories, documents,
art or, brochures programs relating to the
International Peace Gardens? The Peace Gardens
International Academy is bringing together all such
materials to form a collective history of the Peace
Gardens for our interactive website, books and
brochures, multimedia lectures, and our anticipated
reading room. Your participation in the history
project might also give needed clues to
authentically restore some earlier gardens to their
original state. Submit written information
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History
The International
Peace Gardens, located on the bank of the Jordan River in Salt Lake
City, was founded as a citizenship project and as a lesson in peace
and understanding between nations. The endeavor is evidence that
people from many lands can unite in building a monument to peace.
Part of Utah history,
the garden was conceived in 1939 and dedicated in 1952, the
International Peace Gardens has welcomed tens of thousands of
travelers from every corner of the globe, including exchange
partners from Salt Lake's several Sister Cities. The project was
brought to fruition by Utah citizen Mrs. Otto (Ruey)
Wiesley, working with the Salt Lake City Superintendent of Parks,
the mayor, and the Salt Lake Council of Women. Today the garden
remains under the direction of the Salt Lake Council of Women Past
Presidents Council. Each participating
Utah-based nation group is allotted a plot in which to create a
garden with native plantings and garden architecture and statues of
world peace leaders typical of the homeland and its culture. The
Peace Gardens currently represents the cultural diversity of
twenty-six nations and encourages pleasant wandering and meditation
by visitors. To learn more about the history of the gardens, click
on "history."
An initial timeline
is provided of events relating to the International Peace
Gardens.
Folklore
Coming soon......
Interviews are
currently being conducted with founders of National Gardens, Salt
Lake Council of Women, Peace Gardens curators and committee members,
Mayors, Parks Department and others.
to
submit your personal memories.
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