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Independence Day is just around the corner, and Utah Valley will feature several activities for Utahns looking for an evening or weekend of entertainment.

Martha Hughes Cannon, renowned as the nation's first female state senator, is making history once again as she becomes the first woman from Utah to be honored in the Hall of Statues in Washington, D.C.

Lynne Jackson, Dred Scott's great-great-granddaughter and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, joined Brigham Young's descendants for a dinner in her honor on March 1 at This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City.

Winter months in Utah offer many celebrations from a variety of cultures and religions. From concerts to presentations to markets and more, here are some of the public events happening along the Wasatch Front throughout December and January.

President M. Russell Ballard, acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated a new Pioneer Children’s Memorial at This is the Place Heritage Park on July 20. The memorial was built as a tribute to the hundreds of pioneer children who died crossing the plains.