The Pioneer Relic Home in Mt. Pleasant was once the home of William Seely, a prominent citizen, Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, first mayor of Mt. Pleasant, and leader in Sanpete County. In this, one of the first homes to be built outside of the Mt. Pleasant Fort, William Seely resided with his wife, Charlotte, and their nine children. It also has been reported that the final treaty that ended the Black Hawk War between the Ute Indians and the Mormon settlers was signed Saturday, September 7, 1872 at the entrance of the home. Around 1950 the Mt. Pleasant Historical Association acquired the home for use as a museum.

The Pioneer Relic Home museum was moved to its current location at 150 S. State St., Mt. Pleasant, and here numerous histories and genealogies of the original pioneers as well their descendants are documented. Over the years a wealth of information contained in the Relic Home was assembled by Co-Director Tudy Standlee. She has compiled a history of Mt. Pleasant’s historic homes and their ownership since the beginning of Mt. Pleasant in 1859.

The Relic Home has volumes of records with pictures of the original pioneer homes and has documents tracing ownership of the homes and properties throughout the generations. Many Mt. Pleasant homes currently stand on land that was once the site of a pioneer home, and indeed many remnants of these pioneer homes can still be found in town. Here at the Relic Home Mt. Pleasant residents can find the history of their own property along with fascinating photographs of a bygone era.

Also, within the walls of the Relic Home, hundreds of well preserved books, china, textiles, furniture, artifacts and articles of clothing are on display, taking visitors back in time. Family histories, cemetery maps and other historical volumes document the life of the original pioneers and their families.

An ongoing restoration to the Pioneer Relic Home has been possible thanks to funding from the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA) and local donors. The restoration project is part of an ongoing process that has spanned at least 10 years. Currently the exterior of the home is fully restored and this summer the two log cabins which are located on the Heritage Home site are getting new chinking.

The Pioneer Relic Home is run by the Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Historical Society which was formed in 1909. That was fifty years after the settlement of Mt. Pleasant. Today the society is hopeful that a new generation of Mt. Pleasants’ pioneer descendants and newcomers to the area alike, will continue the tradition of stewardship, and preserve the history of Mt. Pleasant by volunteering at the Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Relic Home to keep history alive.

The Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Relic Home is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and is located at 150 S. State St., Mt. Pleasant, Utah.