An infographic visualizing the last year in the Digital Archives with information on number of items, statistics on use, and notable additions.
1910 Birth Certificates Available in Online Name Index
Birth certificates issued by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics in 1910 are now online and freely available to the public. The searchable index and digital images may be accessed from the Utah Birth Certificate Index. As all birth certificates at least 100 years old are public, also browse 1911-1916 online for free. In addition to identity and …
Browse Birth Certificates Online: 1916
Birth certificate images for 1915 are now online at archives.utah.gov/digital/81443.htm. Although they are not indexed by name yet, if one knows the birth date and county it should not be difficult to locate the correct folder and browse through a few images for the time being. Free saving and printing of images is available. Birth certificates are the permanent …
Reflections on a Centenary for World War I
The Utah State Archives is wrapping up a yearslong recognition of the 100th anniversary since the end of World War I (also known as a centenary). As a repository of a number of military records, we knew there would be an opportunity to introduce them to a new audience keen to learn about the Great War. The motivation came from …
New World War I Records Online: Foreign Citations & Decorations
In 1922, the War Department forwarded a packet of translated documents to Utah’s Adjutant General. The War Department had been working to publish a book identifying all of the American soldiers who had received a foreign citation or decoration, such as the French Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) and the Polish Kryzyż Walecznych (Cross of Valor). Unfortunately, they were not able to fund such a project and were providing the pertinent records to each state with the hope that the states could publish them.
New World War I Records Online: Dead Rosters
New World War I Records Online: Dead Rosters
New World War I Records Online: Draft Board Registers
New World War I Records Online: Service Questionnaires and the story of Dora Askew, Army Nurse.
New World War I Records Online: Service Questionnaires
New World War I Records Online: Service Questionnaires and the story of Dora Askew, Army Nurse.
New World War I Records Online: National Guard 145th Field Artillery Scrapbook, 1917-1918
Archives Month is here again and this year we are focusing on the centenary anniversary of the end of the First World War. With that in mind, we will be posting weekly blogs discussing the war related records in our collections that we have digitized for you to access online. National Guard 145th Field Artillery scrapbook, 1917-1918. (Series 10339) As …
Births: Reports to Registers
The State of Utah began issuing birth certificates in 1905. Before the law was passed, local government offices used different methods to record the vital records of births and deaths in their community. In 1898, birth and death registrations were done within the offices of county clerks across the state. For births, physicians and midwives reported the births they attended …