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Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during August: Davis County (Utah). County Surveyor Miscellaneous map collection Davis County (Utah). County Surveyor Road plans The following series inventories were updated during August 2025 by our archivists: Board of Education. Office of Education Utah Conference on Higher Education reports Board of Education.

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during July 2025: Capitol Preservation Board Capitol cornerstone time capsule contents Lieutenant Governor Annual reports Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Class schedules Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Course catalogs The following series inventories were updated during July 2025 by our archivists: Davis County (Utah).

Birth certificates issued by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics in 1912 are now indexed online! The name index is a collaborative effort of volunteers and staff of the Utah State Archives, and includes the child’s full name, parents’ full names, date of birth, sex and county. Access the Utah Birth Certificate Index to search names and view

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during : Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Academic calendars The following series inventories were updated during June 2025 by our archivists: Attorney General’s Office Publications Ben Lomond Cemetery Maintenance District (Utah) Interment Record Board of Education School directories Box Elder County (Utah). County Clerk

The following series inventories were updated during May 2025 by our archivists: Beaver (Utah) Cemetery financial records Beaver (Utah) Interment register Beaver County (Utah). County Commission Minutes Bureau of Immigration, Labor and Statistics Reports Castle Dale (Utah) Cemetery records Centerfield (Utah) Sexton’s Record Grantsville (Utah) Council minutes Legislature Laws of Utah Legislature. House of Representatives Journals Legislature. Senate Journals Lieutenant

Every April, students in grades 4–12 from across Utah take part in Utah History Day, part of the larger National History Day (NHD) competition. Participants choose a historical topic related to an annual theme, then conduct primary and secondary research using sources from libraries, archives, and museums. Final projects are presented as an exhibit, documentary, performance, paper, or website. The

“It is increasingly important for citizens of the United States to have their birth certificates. The recent requirement of a birth certificate for entrance into defense training and defense industries, civil service jobs and many types of work in private industry, has created a vast demand for information as to where and how to secure one’s birth certificate.” Earl H.

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records, their context, and what is available to research. The following series inventories were updated by our archivists: Department of Human Services. Division of Youth Corrections. Mill Creek Youth Center Inmate card file Office of Vital Records and Statistics Birth certificates Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death certificates Tooele County

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. The following series inventories were updated during March 2025 by our archivists: Attorney General’s Office Opinion digest Board of Education. Office of Education. Division of Pupil Personnel and Guidance Services Guidance monograph Board of Education. Office of Education. School Finance Section Budgeting, accounting, and auditing handbooks Board of Pardons and

While Utah is known for its spectacular natural bridges, our thousands of man-made bridges are not as noteworthy. No Golden Gate Bridge, no Brooklyn Bridge, and no London Bridge. Most Utah bridges do their jobs without much show, carrying traffic over roads, rivers, creeks, washes, and canyons, without travelers even being aware of what they’ve crossed over. Nevertheless, over the