Significant Milestones of the Topaz Museum
The restored recreation hall was dedicated on May 27, 1995.

The National Register of Historic Places, 1974 Topaz is recognized on the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation.

Restored camp building, 1995 Original camp recreation hall restored to its 1942 state in order to re-create the actual living conditions of internees. This was the first project of the committee that became the Topaz Museum Board PHOTO

2000 copies of "Price of Prejudice" donated to schools, 1998 Completed CLPEF grant to reprint and distribute copies of Leonard Arrington's book, The Price of Prejudice, to every school and library in Utah and the San Francisco Bay area. COVER PHOTO

Utah Day of Remembrance, 1998 Co-sponsored Utah's first Day of Remembrance which encourages reflection and better understanding of the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. The event, held every February 19, marks the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Roosevelt in 1942

Topaz site preserved 1999 400 acres purchased to preserve site of WWII camp. Outlines of barracks, roads and gardens are still visible in the Utah desert.

Saving America's Treasures, 1999 Topaz designated as one of America's Treasures by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Save America's Treasures is a national effort to protect "America's threatened cultural treasures, including historic structures, collections, works of art, maps and journals that document and illuminate the history and culture of the United States."

Site documentation and management plan, 2002 Contracted with SWCA, Inc Environmental Consultants Professional archeologists conducted a professional survey of the entire site and produced a document which details artifacts and other significant landscape along with recommendations for future preservation and educational use.