Who We Are

Bringing Historic and Landscape Preservation Together

First convened in June,1997, the Grafton Heritage Partnership Project (Partnership) is a volunteer non-profit organization governed by a Board of Trustees selected from participating organizations and families. The Partnership unites the interests of federal, state, local governments, private landowners and community groups to effectively work toward preserving Grafton as an historic site.

The Partnership’s purpose is to preserve and enhance the outstanding historical, agricultural, scenic, riparian, and cultural values of the Grafton historic townsite for the benefit of present and future generations.

A statement by John Ruskin (1819-1900) a founder of the National Trust made more than a century ago says it best about what we are trying to do at Grafton.

…”and if we do our job well, it is possible that our children will say, see they did this for us; they saw the beauty of the landscape and worth of these buildings, they protected and nurtured them and they passed them on to us”.…..

Grafton Heritage Partnership Project Board of

Trustees include:

Executive Director, Reuben Wadsworth
Jane Whalen, President; realtor, conservationist
Jack Burns, Vice President was a founding member of Grafton Heritage Partnership; retired Zion National Park
Therese Feinauer, Treasurer, was a founding member of the Grafton Heritage Partnership Project, Rockville resident
Shirley Ballard- Grafton Land owner; Rockville resident
Jim Harland, Rockville resident
Ron Morris- Descendant of Grafton, historical researcher
Anne Stanworth, Grafton descendant, retired Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Jim Coleman, Grafton descendant
Michael McBride, Rockville resident
Sherri Rybkiewicz, Rockville resident
Layney Delange, Rockville resident
Pam Leach, resident of Rockville
Merrill Riggs, descendant

Donors:

George and Delores Dore’ Eccles Foundation
Katherine W. Dumke and Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation
Dr. Ezekiel R. and Edna Wattis Dumke Foundation
Simmons Family Foundation
R. Harold Burton Foundation
OC Tanner Company
Utah Division of State History
National Trust of Historic Preservation
Utah Department of Agriculture
Utah Quality Growth Commission
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
River restoration to remove non native plants: National Resources Conservation Service; US Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands; Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Awards