Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving! The Research Center will be closed Thursday, November 22, 2012 for Thanksgiving. Normal hours will resume Friday, November 23, 2012.
Records Center Open House Program and RSVP!
State Records Center Ribbon Cutting and Open House Program November 29, 2012 Pre-program 1:30 pm Slide presentation Gathering in program area Ribbon Cutting Program 1:45 pm Welcome by Mark Dalton, Records Center Manager 1:48 pm Wayne Christensen, overview of building acquisition 1:51 pm Gregg Buxton, highlights of the new building 1:54 pm Patricia Smith-Mansfield, need for the new facility …
Come Celebrate with the Utah State Archives!
The Utah State Archives extends a warm invitation to local and state employees as well as the general public to join in the celebration of the new State Records Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony to be held Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 1:30pm. The ribbon cutting ceremony will include remarks given by distinguished guests Kim Hood, Department of Administrative …
Keeping the Lights On
“These are the people who helped keep the lights on. They should not be forgotten,” Robert Kirby said. Kirby was speaking to a group of archivists at a workshop for regional repositories held November 1, 2012, at the Utah State Archives. His topic was how records keepers can serve researchers in accessing records in various collections throughout the state. Kirby, …
Holiday Closure: Veterans Day
The Research Center will be closed Monday, November 12, 2012 in honor of Veterans Day. It will open again at the usual time of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Did you know the Utah State Archives has many resources on military service records? Check out these Research Guides: Service Records Discharges and Benefit Records The U.S. National Archives …
Gmail Transition: How can I preserve my email records?
On November 13, 2012, State of Utah employees will transition from GroupWise email accounts to Gmail email accounts. Every state employee is responsible for managing his or her own email account in accordance with state approved retention periods. Remember: Not all email correspondence qualify as government records. Email correspondence may be government records depending on the content. Email correspondence that …
Archives Month: Matt Basso on Men At Work
All Events for Utah Archives Month | RSVP on Facebook | Get Directions Friday, October 26 at Noon As part of Roosevelt’s New Deal program of the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided relief jobs to millions of Americans. One facet of the WPA was the hiring of men and women to document the history and folklore of America …
Archives Month: MX Moment for Utah
All Events for Utah Archives Month | RSVP on Facebook | Get Directions October 19 Noon Did you know that in the late 1970’s the Great Basin region of Nevada and Utah nearly became home to the largest human construction project on Earth? The proposed MX missile system would have not only have militarized a huge section of the American …
Archives Month: Pioneer Foodways
All Events for Utah Archives Month | RSVP on Facebook | Get Directions October 15 Noon “Plain But Wholesome: Foodways of the Mormon Pioneers” presents a groundbreaking foray into Mormon history. Brock Cheney explores the foodways of Mormon pioneers from their trek west through the arrival of the railroad and reveals new perspectives on the fascinating Mormon settlement era. Relying …
Archives Month: Avenues of Salt Lake City
All Events for Utah Archives Month | RSVP on Facebook | Get Directions Friday, October 12, 2012 12 noon Salt Lake City’s oldest residential historic district is a neighborhood known as the Avenues. During the late nineteenth century this area was home to many of the most influential citizens of Salt Lake City. Built from 1860 until 1930, it contains …