Archives News

Our Reference Services have a brand-new look! After two decades of sharing a research room with State History at the Rio Grande, we have moved our services into the Archives building! If you’re looking for government-created records from Utah, we have you covered! You can reach our Reference Archivists using our new email address: archivesreference@utah.gov. In addition to providing reference

On Saturday, July 28th, we held our inaugural family history workshop. We had some great presentations, and people were able to use our Research Center throughout the day. We know not everyone has time on a Saturday to come down to the Archives. As part of our workshop, we recorded the presenters so we can provide continued access to their

One of our most popular online features is our name indexes. We know you love them (especially the death certificates) so we want to make searching them easier for you. Some of our improvements are still in development, but starting today we will be beta testing a brand new interface for users. Hopefully, you will find this more powerful and configurable

We understand that tracking down records to prove family stories is not always easy. To help with that effort, we are holding our first ever family history workshop: Finding Your Family in the Records.

We understand that tracking down records to prove family stories is not always easy. To help with that effort, we are holding our first ever family history workshop: Finding Your Family in the Records.

We understand that tracking down records to prove family stories is not always easy. To help with that effort, we are holding our first ever family history workshop: Finding Your Family in the Records.

The Research Center is closed Monday, February 19, 2018 for Presidents DAy. We will open again at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

The Research Center is closed Monday, January 15, 2018 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will open again at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2018.

The Research Center is closed Monday, December 25 for Christmas Day. We will open again at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, December 26, 2017.

The Research Center is closed Thursday, November 23 for Thanksgiving. We will open again at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 24, 2017.