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In 1852 the Utah Territorial Legislature provided that the Probate Court should have jurisdiction not only in estate and guardianship matters, but original jurisdiction in civil, criminal, and chancery cases. The Probate Court could act as an appellant court to the Justice of the Peace Courts in the County, and decisions made in the Probate Court could be appealed to

The Utah State Digital Archives contains collections from records of enduring value online and is free to the public! It leverages mass digitization and partnerships to meet patron needs and maintain archival context and original order. With worldwide online access, you have the ability to do research from anywhere while the Utah State Archives efficiently fulfills its mission “to provide

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during July 2022: Inventory of City lot filing records from Provo (Utah). Mayor, 1868-1873 Inventory of City Council meeting materials and agenda packets from Taylorsville (Utah), 1995-2022 In addition, the following were updated: Inventory of Birth certificates from Office of Vital Records and Statistics,

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during June 2022: Inventory of Minutes of the Board of Adjustment from Provo (Utah), 1926-1934 Inventory of Revised Ordinances from Provo (Utah). City Council, 1877-2022 Inventory of City Council meeting minutes from Taylorsville (Utah), 2010-2013 Inventory of Newspaper clippings from Taylorsville (Utah), 2011-2016 In

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during May 2022: Inventory of Slide collection from Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. State Historic Preservation office., ca. 1962-1985 Inventory of Annual reports from Provo (Utah). Mayor, 1936-2022 In addition, the following were updated: Inventory of Land Use & Development Management Commission minutes

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during April 2022: Inventory of Administrative records from Clarkston (Utah), 1933-1983 Inventory of Bond records from Clarkston (Utah), 1942-1967 Inventory of Cemetery records from Clarkston (Utah), 1891-2022 Inventory of Financial records from Clarkston (Utah), 1941-1984 Inventory of Land Use & Development Management Commission minutes

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during March 2022: Inventory of Council minutes from Clarkston (Utah), 1901-1925, 1938-1941, 1986-2019 Inventory of Prisoner card name index from State Prison, 1896-2002 In addition, the following were updated: Inventory of Alien enemy registration forms from Davis County (Utah). County Sheriff, 1940-1945 Inventory of

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during February 2022: Inventory of Historic map collections from Division of State History, 1921-1969. Inventory of Program records of First Lady Jeanette Herbert from Governor Herbert, 2010-2020. Inventory of Land ownership plat records from School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, 1896-2010. Inventory of Source

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during January 2022: Inventory of Audit reports from Beaver County School District (Utah), 1948-2022 Inventory of Library accession books from Beaver County School District (Utah), 1905-1969. Inventory of Cemetery deeds from Heber City (Utah), 1915-1986 Inventory of Cemetery receipts from Heber City (Utah), 1915-1957.

Though only with the Utah State Archives in a part-time position for just over two years, Maren Peterson contributed to numerous projects and multiple programs in that time. Maren joined us with experience in historical records and indexing from Brigham Young University in October 2019. As she moves onto another job, we wanted to recognize and share with you some of the