This post is the first in a 3-part series on the Salt Lake County Probate Case Files. The probate case files in Salt Lake County are some of the oldest records at the Utah State Archives. Since the initial pioneer settlement was concentrated within the boundaries of Salt Lake County, prominent names are easy to find within these estates, such …
Legislative Publications Updated
A number of records related to legislative research have been updated with new issues, supplements, and volumes from 2017. To better understand the process of legislative research and where to access records, start with one of our research guides such as Legislative Intent and History or Legislative Records Overview. The Utah Code Unannotated is the complete set of codified law …
For the Record: Lilly E. Gray
Among the obelisks, monuments, and statues of the Salt Lake City Cemetery is a rather unusual headstone inscription: “Lilly E. Gray / June 6, 1881 – November 14, 1958 / Victim of the Beast 666.” The plot on the far northeastern side of the cemetery attracts visitors from all over, many on guided tours of the ghostly and paranormal. But …
New Finding Aids at the Archives: September 2017
A list of new finding aids describing historical records from the Utah State Archives for September 2017.
New Finding Aids at the Archives: August 2017
A list of new inventories of historical records from the Utah State Archives.
Newly Processed: June-July 2017
The following list includes record series that were processed at the Utah State Archives during the month of June-July 2017.
Looking back on the Labor Commission
Guest post by Archives and Records Service volunteer Dani Newton. I came to volunteer at the Utah State Archives and Records Service through a class I took this semester at Salt Lake Community College. We were required to spend a few hours every week at an archives and help with any projects. I also had to pick my own research …
Newly Processed: May 2017
The following list includes record series that were processed at the Utah State Archives during the month of May 2017.
Newly Processed: April 2017
The following list includes record series that were processed at the Utah State Archives during the month of April 2017.
Newly Processed: March 2017
The following list includes record series that were processed at the Utah State Archives during the month of March 2017.