Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Genevieve Raine Curtis Park
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 17, 2025
1. Genevieve Raine Curtis Park Marker
Inscription.
Genevieve Raine Curtis Park. . Genevieve Raine Curtis, a long-time champion of education, was born in 1879 and died in 1968. After obtaining her teaching certificate in 1896, Genevieve Curtis organized and taught kindergarten in her mother's basement. In the early 1900s, she and her husband Alexander opened a coal company in Sugar House, where she kept the books and weighed the coal while her husband loaded and delivered it. She continued to work in the education field, as well, organizing and serving as President of the Irving PTA from 1933 to 1935. She served as President of the Salt Lake City PTA in 1936. Genevieve Curtis was the first woman to be elected to the Salt Lake City School Board of which she was a member from 1941 to 1955. She was named Utah Mother of the Year in 1957 and elected to the Utah Hall of Fame by the Salt Lake Council of Women in 1958. She and her husband were the parents of ten children. The Genevieve Paine Curtis Park is located at the site of the former Curtis Elementary School, which had also been named after her.
Genevieve Raine Curtis, a long-time champion of education, was born in 1879 and died in 1968. After obtaining her teaching certificate in 1896, Genevieve Curtis organized and taught kindergarten in her mother's basement. In the early 1900s, she and her husband Alexander opened a coal company in Sugar House, where she kept the books and weighed the coal while her husband loaded and delivered it. She continued to work in the education field, as well, organizing and serving as President of the Irving PTA from 1933 to 1935. She served as President of the Salt Lake City PTA in 1936. Genevieve Curtis was the first woman to be elected to the Salt Lake City School Board of which she was a member from 1941 to 1955. She was named Utah Mother of the Year in 1957 and elected to the Utah Hall of Fame by the Salt Lake Council of Women in 1958. She and her husband were the parents of ten children. The Genevieve Paine Curtis Park is located at the site of the former Curtis Elementary School, which had also been named after her.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 40° 44.312′ N,
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111° 49.648′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It can be reached from S 2000 East. The marker is located in Curtis Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1421 S 2000 East, Salt Lake City UT, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front and in Greater Salt Lake. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
