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 …
GRAMA has been updated!
GRAMA has been updated and posted on the Archives website. Typically, the State Legislature makes minor changes to GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act) during each annual session. This year a major overhaul of the law, which was passed and then repealed, put GRAMA in the news. A working group is currently reevaluating the law and will propose changes. …
Newly Processed: May 2011
All public records at the Utah State Archives are accessible through the Research Center. However, once processed the records are easier to use with proper storage and fuller descriptions, including online series inventories. The following list includes record series that were processed during the month of May 2011: Ogden (Utah). City Recorder Birth register, 1890-1905. Sevier County School District (Utah) …
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
In January 2012, the Utah Genealogical Association is presenting the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy: The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy prides itself on providing the top tier in genealogical education. Each year we bring in the best educators in the field to provide the best genealogy educational experience available. View our Brochure The Utah State Archives will be a …
Holiday Closure
The Research Center for the Utah State Archives and Utah State History will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. It will open as usual Tuesday, May 31 at 8:30 a.m. Read about military records available for research.
Friends of the Utah State Archives
During the 2011 Utah State Legislative session, a bill was passed that gave the Utah State Archives the ability to establish a Friends of the Archives fund. Effective May 10, 2011, the Friends of the Utah State Archives can accept contributions and donations to be used for projects that go above and beyond the Utah State Archives mission to assist …
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 …
Summer Training Events with the Utah State Archives
To Register, click here. June 9, 2011– Salt Lake City, UT Law Enforcement Training 9:00 a.m. to noon. **Training will be held in the Rio Grande Building** July 7, 2011– Salt Lake City, UT Records Management I & II 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. August 4, 2011– Salt Lake City, UT Records Access I & II 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 …
Recap: Electronic Records Conference 4/28/2011
****UPDATE**** A new presentation has been posted ****UPDATE**** Thank you again, to all of our presenters and participants, our event was a success because of your participation. The following presentations have been made available by the presenters (We will continue to add presentations as we receive them).: “The UDOT Transportation Blog” by Catherine Higgins, Utah Department of Transportation “Migration: Keeping …