The foundation was originally started in 1992 as the Ensign Peak Foundation, involved in the creation of
Ensign Peak Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the success of this project the organization changed to the
Mormon Historic Sites Foundation and undertook a broader mission. Their next major project was the restoration of
Kirtland, Ohio including the working towards the relocation of the main road so visitors would not have to compete with traffic in visiting the historic sites there. The new name of the organization first appeared in the
LDS Church News, about a ceremony held in 1998 to remember the
Haun's Mill Massacre, held jointly by the MHSF and the
Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation. In 2020 the organization returned to its original name, Ensign Peak Foundation, after the LDS Church discouraged use of the "Mormon" nickname. == Publications ==