In 1877, Utah’s Territorial Governor George W. Emery (1875-1880) declared that year’s Thanksgiving to be on November 29th. This proclamation highlights two prominent features of the early Thanksgiving celebrations.
The History of the Utah Training School Exhibit
The Utah State Archives is excited to host the new History of the Utah Training School exhibit created by the Utah State Developmental Center. The exhibit will be in the Archives lobby from November 15, 2018 through January 7, 2019.
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.
Do the Hills in Utah have eyes?
In 1993, a Canadian, Mr. Bob Nixon, was camping in our fair state and took some time to stop at Newspaper Rock. He took a few photographs, possibly solved a mystery, and sent a letter to our Division of Parks and Recreation with his theories. I figure he tells the story best:
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 …
New Finding Aids at the Archives: September 2018
A list of new finding aids describing historical records from the Utah State Archives for September 2018.
New Finding Aids at the Archives: August 2018
A list of new finding aids describing historical records from the Utah State Archives for August 2018.