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Friends of Herriman and students unveil 'Humans of Herriman' oral-history project
Summary
Friends of Herriman and high-school students described a grant-funded oral-history project that produced 'Humans of Herriman' (61 interviews, 300+ transcript pages), with free copies to be available via friendsofherriman.org; the nonprofit recapped 2025 events including the Juniper Canyon bike jump park and volunteer metrics.
Friends of Herriman presented a 2025 recap to the Herriman City Council on Jan. 28 and previewed a student-led oral-history book, 'Humans of Herriman,' funded in part by grants from the Utah Historical Society and Utah Humanities.
Alexander Hill described the project’s origins and community scope. ‘‘We created a project and it's made possible by our awesome high schoolers from DECA,’’ Hill said, noting the students trained interviewers and collected stories reflecting diversity across ages and backgrounds. Student presenters Sadie and Kennedy described training 37 high-school students, using local outreach to collect 61 interviews, and archiving the transcripts with the Utah Historical Society.
John Cozier, recently named chair of Friends of Herriman, recapped 2025 programming including concerts, trail events, sensory nights by the Arts Council, the opening of the Juniper Canyon bike jump park, and the formation of a volunteer club with roughly 150 registered volunteers. Cozier said Friends of Herriman reported more than 25,000 volunteer hours across 38 events.
The book will be published and distributed free to the public as grant funding allows; residents may request copies at friendsofherriman.org. Council members thanked volunteers and noted the nonprofit’s work has grown through partnerships and grants. The council did not take formal action on this presentation other than expressions of appreciation.
What’s next: Friends of Herriman will publish the book and make copies available via their website; staff and council will continue collaboration on community events.
