Mormon Life - Provo Tabernacle tag

Provo Tabernacle excavation: Work completed!

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:06:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: This article has pictures of many of the artifacts found during the excavation. They found some neat stuff! The work is completed. Excavation of the original Provo Tabernacle at the site of the new Provo City Center Temple has been finished. A team of BYU archaeologists in conjunction with the Church History and Temple Departments have been hard at work since the beginning of the year. They have uncovered the foundation of the original Provo Tabernacle dedicated in 1867, a water well and many pioneer artifacts.

"The building was integral to the pioneer origins and early history of Utah County," said Rich Talbot, director of the Office of Public Archaeology (OPA) at BYU.

'Old Tabernacle' excavation at Provo temple site called a once-in-a-lifetime experience

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:09:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

The Provo Tabernacle was one of the first landmarks Lindsay Johansson fell in love with when she came to Brigham Young University as a student.

On Friday she worked in an archaeological dig in the shadow of the tabernacle and reflected on how a tragedy became an opportunity for her, other students and ultimately, for the city of Provo, which has unearthed a significant piece of its history.

The tragedy was the fire that gutted the tabernacle in December 2010. A redemptive high came six months ago when LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson announced to the church in its October general conference that the burned-out shell would be rebuilt as a temple.

LDS Church giving original tabernacle foundation stones to Provo

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:48:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

The LDS Church will give foundation stones from the original Provo Tabernacle to the city now that archaeological work on the site is wrapping up Saturday.

The site, next to the tabernacle building that burned more than a year ago and will be rebuilt as a temple, has been in the hands of an archaeology team from Brigham Young University. The team has been excavating and documenting the foundation of the original tabernacle, which was also known as the "Old Meetinghouse."

Research under way on original Tabernacle in Provo

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

As the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prepares to build a temple out of the burnt shell of the Provo Tabernacle efforts are underway to preserve Provo history.

Perhaps few people realize a smaller structure was built in 1867, just north of where the Provo Tabernacle stands today. The only physical reminder of the edifice is a monument erected in 1959 by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.