As an update to an earlier post, birth certificate images for 1909 and 1910 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 location and browse through a few dozen images in chronological order for the time being.
Governor Huntsman Schedule Online
The daily schedules of Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (2005-2009) were created to coordinate his activities and obligations efficiently. Each day’s schedule records date, times, type of activity, often with notations, names of persons or groups with whom he would be meeting, and staff involved. Governor (2005-2009 : Huntsman) Schedule
Government Reorganization
For almost as long as there has been government in Utah, there has been the desire to reorganize, optimize, streamline and generally make it better. This past week, Governor Herbert announced the Advisory Council to Optimize State Government to fulfill recent legislation. The Utah State Archives holds records to several past projects of a similar nature and has made many …
Browse Birth Certificates Online, 1906-1908
Although fully searchable name indexes are not yet available for all birth certificates, we are now able to offer digital images online that may be browsed by date and county, similar to the process when visiting the Research Center. 1906 1907 1908 1909-1911 coming soon!* Narrow results by choosing both year and county. Within a folder, certificates are chronological by …
Senate Bills: From Statehood to World War II
There are now over 40,000 images in the Senate Working Bills digital archive. The date range of 1896 thru 1947 cover half of the legislative sessions until the target end date of 1989 (1990 to the present are on le.utah.gov). In 1946 as a response to recent events, the Senate passed a resolution in a special session to honor …
Senate Bills Going Online
Finally picking up where we left off with the House of Representatives’ Bills in 2008, we are pleased to announce that the Senate Working Bills Files beginning in 1896 will be now be available online. Currently, work has been completed up through the beginning of the 1927 session (which equals just over 25% of sessions that will be part of …
Oaths of Office 2011
The oaths for Governor Herbert and Lt. Governor Bell recently sworn in January 3, 2011 are now online. State officers are required by both the federal and state constitutions to take an oath of office. The Constitution of the United States requires members of the legislature as well as all executive and judicial officers of the states to be bound …
Utah State Constitution Online
The Utah State Archives is pleased to announce that the 116-year-old Utah State Constitution is now available with a full text search on its web site. The Utah State Archives is also the custodian of the record which now may be viewed along side a typescript taken from the 1898 Revised Statutes of Utah at archives.utah.gov. The “engrossed” copy of …
Earliest Utah Birth Certificates Free Online
Birth certificates issued by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics beginning in 1905 are now online and freely available to the public. The searchable index and digital images created in partnership with FamilySearch may be accessed from archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/81443.htm. In addition to identity and proof of citizenship, the registration of births assists with monitoring public health issues and the …
Indian War Service Affidavits Online
The Indian War Service Affidavits from the Commissioner of Indian War Records is now online. In 1909 the legislature passed a law creating a Board of Commissioners of Indian War Records. Their duties were to ascertain the names of the persons who were members of any organization performing military duties during Indian wars or expeditions against the Indians during territorial …