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The Research Center will be closed Monday, September 5, 2011 for Labor Day. It will open again Tuesday, September 6, 2011 with new hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., including Fridays from this point forward.

The Research Center for the Utah State Archives and Utah State History will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. It will open as usual Tuesday, May 31 at 8:30 a.m. Read about military records available for research.

The Research Center for the Utah State Archives and Utah State History will be closed Monday, February 21, 2011 for Presidents’ Day. It will open as usual Tuesday, February 22 at 8:30 a.m.

The Research Center for the Utah State Archives and Utah State History will be closed Monday, January 17, 2011 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It will re-open Tuesday, January 18 at 8:30 a.m. Don’t forget about all the online research opportunities like death certificates, birth certificates, legislative bills, learning how to use marriage records or court records and everything

The Research Center for the Utah State Archives and Utah State History will remain open as normal Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. through the end of December. The Christmas and New Year’s holidays will each be observed on a Friday when it is usually closed. If you have been meaning to do some research and you have time off,

The Research Center for Utah State Archives and Utah State History will be closed Thursday, November 25, 2010 for Thanksgiving. It will re-open Monday, November 29, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

The Research Center for Utah State Archives and Utah State History will be closed Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for staff training. Normal hours will resume Thursday, September 30 at 8:30 a.m.

The Research Center for the Utah State Archives and Utah State History will be closed Monday, September 6, 2010 for Labor Day. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, September 7 at 8:30 a.m.

The Research Center will be closed Monday, July 5, 2010  for Independence Day. Normal hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5: 30 p.m. will resume Tuesday, July 6, 2010. As Pioneer Day (July 24) falls on a Saturday, the Research Center will not be closing in observance. State offices that are normally open on Fridays will be closed Friday, July 23,

Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving! The Utah State Law Library provides a short history of the holiday: The first presidential proclamation about Thanksgiving was made by George Washington in 1789. He declared the 26th of November as the date of celebration. In 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed that the last Thursday in November was a national holiday. Finally, in 1941