brigham young academy

In 1875, Karl G. Maeser spoke of a hill in Utah Valley, one covered with “temples of learning.” Today, Brigham Young University stands on that famed hill in Provo, Utah.

Karl G. Maeser was born in Miesen, Germany, in 1828. He later attended the prestigious Kreuzschule, a highly respected preparatory school that prepared students to attend a university. Attending a university would have significantly elevated Maeser’s social standing, but he decided instead to attend a teacher’s college in the nearby town of Dresden.

BYU announces the opening of evolution exhibit in the Bean Life Science Museum in March 2019. (Gabriel Mayberry)

BYU tears down and upgrades the buildings on campus throughout time. The Witdsoe building was the most recent building to be torn down. (Maddi Driggs)

BY 1908, the baseball rivalry between BYU and Utah was firmly entrenched. (Photo courtesy of BYU Lee Library University Archives; UAP 2)