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A few months ago, Heidi received a patron request for an adoption record. Within this adoption was a clue leading her to the records of the Children’s Aid Society. Let’s see what she found! In 1909, the Utah Legislature passed a law to protect “Dependent, Neglected, and Ill-treated Children” (Laws of Utah 1909.) By creating the Children’s Aid Society (Society),

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during August 2022: Inventory of Administrative records from Castle Dale (Utah), 1909-1978 Inventory of Cemetery records from Centerville (Utah), 1898- Inventory of Financial records from Centerville (Utah), 1915-1978 Inventory of General plan from Enoch (Utah), 2012- Inventory of Zoning and land use applications from

What Happened The Mountain Meadows Massacre occurred in September 1857 in a highland valley roughly 35 miles southwest of Cedar City. The Baker-Fancher emigrant party, traveling through Utah on their way from Arkansas to California, was attacked by members of the local Iron County Militia and purportedly some local Paiute Indians. The emigrants fought back and a five day siege ensued. On the

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

This blog post was written by Randell Hoffman, a 2022 summer intern at the Utah State Archives and Records Service. They are working on their Master of Archives and Records Administration degree at the San José State University School of Information. They focus particularly on community archives and community involvement in archival processes, as well as Utah’s LGBTQIA+ history.  Who

This blog post was written by Nery Alcivar-Estrella, a 2022 summer intern at the Utah State Archives and Records Service. She is working on her Master of Library and Information Science degree at the San José State University School of Information and is particularly interested in the intersection of librarianship and archival work. In this blog post, I examine records

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

There is a particular sense of connection to our history when we see a practice from the past that has lived on into the present, continuing to fulfill a function, but carrying with it a sense of continuity and a memory of where we have come from. When Archive staff members Heidi Steed and Alan Barnett recently visited Provo City