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The Utah State Archives is excited to welcome Lonny Pehrson as the new Director of the Government Records Office! In this role, Lonny will oversee the daily operations of the Government Records Office, adjudicate GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act) appeals hearings, supervise the Government Records Ombudsman and staff, and serve as a key resource on records access and

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

Summer is here—and so is our newest cohort of talented interns! They kicked off the season with a tour of the Utah State Archives building, met our staff, and dove into their projects with guidance from their individual advisors. Get to know them and the exciting work they’ll be doing this summer: Austen Bergstrom is currently pursuing a master’s degree

Earlier this year, the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) continued its support for professional development through its Professional Development Micro-Grant Program. This grant offers up to $500 for Utah Utah students, volunteers, early career professionals, and full-time employees in the cultural heritage field to participate in archives-related opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and courses—and it’s available year-round. Three

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.

The Utah Division of Archives and Records Service is proud to announce that Dr. Genesie Miller, Executive Secretary and Archivist for the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB), has been awarded the 2025 Innovator Award from the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists (CIMA). CIMA is a professional organization that brings together archivists, conservators, historians, and records professionals from across the

This blog post was written by Nora Beebe, a spring 2025 intern at the Utah State Archives and Records Services. Nora Beebe, a senior in Event Design & Experience Management at the University of North Texas, joined us this past spring as a remote intern. As our Crowdsourcing Project Management Intern, she worked on a variety of projects—updating our FromThePage

After more than three decades of service, the State Records Committee (SRC) is coming to a close. Established in 1992 when Governor Norm Bangerter signed the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) into law, the SRC has played a vital role in interpreting GRAMA and shaping access to government records in Utah. The Formation of the Committee (1992) The