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This blog post was originally written and published by Ogden City staff based on their research in Ogden City records. It is republished here with permission from Ogden City. When Mayor William Glasmann nominated Dr. Anna F. Ries as City Physician and Quarantine Officer in January 1910, the appointment quickly became one of the most publicly debated municipal appointments in

Have you ever noticed just how different handwriting is between generations? Your parents wrote for different purposes than you do, and their parents did too. Different systems and forms of writing have fallen in and out of favor for hundreds of years, a trend which continues to this day, as many schools phase out cursive entirely. Because of this constant

During the last month, we’ve written and updated the following inventories of historical records: Provo (Utah). City Recorder Municipal election files, 2013-2019 State Hospital Annual reports, 1886-1968 State Hospital Provo Papers, 1957-1976 The following records were accessioned and may be accessed through our Reference Room:  Provo (Utah). Finance Department Audit reports, 1952-2015 Grand County (Utah). County Sheriff Administrative files, 1927-1945

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 select a historical topic connected to an annual theme, then conduct primary and secondary research using sources from libraries, archives, museums, and other historical repositories. Final projects are presented as exhibits, documentaries, performances, papers, or websites. In honor of

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the ones created and updated during the last month: Division of Finance Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, 2025 Heber City (Utah) Administrative records, 1903-1933 Heber City (Utah) Proof of publication of ordinances, 1920-1951 Spanish Fork (Utah) Codified ordinances, 1885-1893 Heber City (Utah) Financial records, 1930-1968 Spanish Fork (Utah) Administrative

The earliest records of a community often live in formats that require patience to use. They are carefully handwritten, rich in detail, but difficult to search or navigate. In the case of Spring City, that story begins quite literally with the opening of its council diary in January 1871, when the city council first met to appoint officers, draft ordinances,

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during March 2026: District Court (Third District : Tooele County) Civil case files, 1896-1971 Canyons School District (Utah). Mount Jordan Middle School Attendance registers, 1954-1963 Jordan School District (Utah) Sandy Junior High School attendance registers, 1953-1954 The following records were accessioned and may be

In 1880, the women of the Ogden 4th Ward Relief Society petitioned the Ogden City council to provide them with an acre of land for them to begin “engaging in the business of silk cultures”. The acreage to be used for cultivating mulberry trees, the essential food for silkworms. Further research suggests that the women of Ogden, like many other

The following series inventories were updated by our archivists: Provo (Utah). City Council Ordinances and resolutions State Library Division Annual reports The following records were accessioned and may be accessed through our Reference Room:  State Library Division Annual reports, 1940-2003

While working on older birth certificates, I happened to notice an unusual residence of both parents in one from 1923: “Kambove Katanga Kongo Belgian Africa.” Normally, I’d expect parents to reside in the same place as the birth of the child. However, Mack Donald Sullivan, the son of Eugene and Lora Sullivan, was born in Salt Lake City on August