Heritage Associates Open House

Heritage Associates is located in Salt Lake City

W. Dee Halverson of Heritage Associates recommends that his clients use their history. Taking his own advice, Dee celebrated the 25th anniversary of his public history company with an open house.

Dee and Marty, ready to party.

It was an event for the history books! Displays of his work were arranged on tables and bookshelves. The associates themselves were amazed at the variety of stories they've told!

Second floor of the historic Judge Building

Historic photos of places—Las Vegas, Nevada to Bzianka, Poland—companies, such as Bonneville Corporation, Yesco, and Ireland Bank, and other clients (Stephen Bechtel, Fraser Bullock, Lou Callister and Rod Brady to name a few) decorated the walls. Original architectural plans for the LDS Conference Center, Trolley Square and the Armstrong Mansion were also on display.

(Help yourself to refreshments!)

Dee's inspiration board

Because Dee does on-site work (archive management, organization and oral interviews) or original research, many of his long-time clients have never seen his office. It was fun to guide them through his collection of artifacts and point out pieces on his bulletin boards.

Old friends

In twenty-five years, Heritage Associates has produced over fifty major books and twenty booklets, plus museum displays, plaques and other historical accounts. The open house was a giant show and tell.

British LDS Historical Sites, Preston England

The real fun, however, was celebrating with friends who knew Dee back in the day.

Before he was an historical artifact himself!

Want to celebrate your life's history?

Contact W. Dee Halverson

wdh@heritageassociates.com

Open house photos by Marta

Dee's photo by Christie

Celebrating 25 Years!

Booklet designed by Amy Robinson

Heritage Associates is in the memory business, and this year we're celebrating our own! With roots in York, England, our company opened its doors in Utah in 1986.

Heritage Associates Office

Located in Salt Lake City just three blocks from the world famous LDS Family History Library, Heritage Associates also affiliates with Ancestry.com for genealogy expertise. Clients range from individuals to international corporations, with a unique final product to meet specific requirements.

Collectibles

W. Dee Halverson has twenty five years experience in writing corporate and public histories. Research on location for family history is a specialty, as is legal research for imperative historic details.

Dee and his associates

History books sometimes seem too dull to grab regular people by the lapel. What differentiates Halverson is his conviction that history is personal. Dates and places in history books are important only when personalities jump out of the pages and make themselves memorable.

Books by W. Dee Halverson

For twenty five years, Dee has been telling good stories!
Celebrate with us.
Tell your story!

Just Released!

Dream Big: The Dan Huish Story

Heritage Associates' newest biography is the story of a small-town boy with a big dream that came true.

Dee Halverson conducted fifty-five oral interviews, including an interview with the founder of Costco, Jim Sinegal, to piece together the history of Huish Chemical. In-depth corporate research covered facilities in Bowling Green, KY; Dyersburg, TN; Houston, TX; Salt Lake City, Utah. Dee accurately portrays the explosive growth of a company that started with five employees, shipping fifty boxes of product a month, to 3,000 employees shipping six million boxes of product a month.

Even more important, those closest to Dan shared personal memories of what he's like as a son, brother, husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, friend and employer. Privately published, this book is illustrated with photographs, articles and memorabilia and will be a treasure for coming generations.

Heimat: The Story of a Family

Heritage Associate's most recent history is a narrative of the Mika, Przybyla, Wojton, Ross and Metzger and Jens families.

Research trips to Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and France uncovered lost details of seven generations. This beautifully illustrated book tells stories of migration from small country villages to the imperial capital city of Vienna in the 1890's. The families survive events surrounding the collapse of the Hapsburg Empire after World War I, the rise and fall of the Third Reich and the post World War II occupation of Austria by the Soviet Red Army. Cousins still living in those countries, and friends from long ago produced photos, maps and memories of everyday life during those times.

Privately published for family members.

Does your family have a story that needs to be told?
Heritage Associates is in the memory business!

Graphic Designers: Dan Huish cover by Marta Dansie; Heimat cover by Amy Robinson

Heritage Associates: Clients and Projects

HERITAGE ASSOCIATES, LLC has done project for the following clients:

Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. / The Bechtel Group
Beneficial Life Insurance Company
Bonneville International Corporation
Dr. Rodney H. Brady
British LDS Historic Sites
Browning Arms Museum
D. Fraser Bullock, Salt Lake Olympic Committee
Louis H. Callister Biography
Stephen Mack Covey Biography
Thomas D. Dee II Biography
E.R. “Zeke” Dumke Family History
C.R. England & Sons Trucking
Robert H. Garff Biography
Royal Garff Biography
Geneva Steel Archive Collection
Miles Goodyear Cabin Restoration
Harris / Hite Family History
Intermountain Health Care History
Ireland Bank Corporation
Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough LLP
Keenan Family History
KSL Radio & Television
Rabbi Samuel Koch Family
LDS Conference Center
Edmund Littlefield Family History
Arch L. Madsen
Midway: Portrait of a Town
Mika / Przybyla / Ross Family History
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stephen L Richards Biography
Salt Lake City & County Building Restoration
Silver Creek Valley & The Town That Once Was
Roy & Elizabeth Simmons
St. Mark’s Hospital History
Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart
Summit County History of Sheep Ranching, Logging & Coal Mining
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
M. Walker Wallace Family History
William Madison Wall
Wallsburg: A Valley of Dreams
Wattis Family History
Wheeler Machinery Company
Robert W. Barker Biography
R.C. Willey Home Furnishings
Young Electric Sign Company History
Dan Huish Biography
Tom Mullin Biography

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The LDS Conference Center

The LDS Conference Center 2nd Edition

Heritage Associates originally published The LDS Conference Center in 2000 to correspond with the opening and dedication of the building. W.Dee Halverson compiled dozens of interviews with the major players who conceived, designed, built and finished the majestic edifice in record time.

The story is told using personal experiences, magnificent photographs, and structural information unavailable elsewhere. In fact, the text of the book forms the basis of the narrative given by over 900 volunteer guides who lead thousands of tours every year in Salt Lake City.

The first 10,000 books sold rapidly and The LDS Conference Center has been out-of-print for several years. Due to high demand, Dee has prepared a second edition, with additional information and photographs in an updated format. This book is going to print immediately and will be available to the general public soon.

"The book is one-of-a-kind. I'm asked about it wherever I go, and am pleased to offer it again as a tribute to the vision of President Gordon B. Hinckley and all those who were part of the creation of the LDS Conference Center," said Dee Halverson.

Often Dee's projects are researched and written for specific clients. This book was prepared for everyone who believes (or wants to believe) in miracles.