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Utah History Happenings Blog

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “History Main Blog”

Q&A with J. Michael Hunter on Bees and Beekeeping

Editors’ note: J. Michael Hunter’s article “Laying the Foundation for Utah’s Beekeeping Success” appears in the summer 2020 issue of Utah Historical Quarterly. In this …

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Milestones: Utah’s History of Equal Access Rights for People with (Dis)abilities

By T. Michelle Tucker, Utah State History Volunteer On July 26, 2020, our nation remembers the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed …

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“Race Riot” Fears in Salt Lake City: September 1965

By Christopher James Blythe In September 1965, many people in northern Utah were convinced that the NAACP had planned a “riot” for the following month’s …

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Some of My Favorite Photographs

By Doug Misner, Research & Collections Manager The Utah Division of State History has over a million photographs in our holdings with almost 300,000 digitized …

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The Diminishing Pando Clone: History and Forest Management

By Jedediah Rogers It’s rare that a grove of aspen trees enjoys world renown, but this is the case for a stand known as the …

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A Little Tale of One City: The Salisbury Building and the Lens of Clifton Bray and the Salt Lake Telegram

By Greg Walz, Research Center Manager How might one analyze older photographs of Utah — downtown Salt Lake City in particular — to gain some …

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Utah’s Universal Heritage

Savanna Agardy, Utah SHPO Compliance Archaeologist World heritage is defined as cultural or natural heritage that has outstanding universal value. Universal value in heritage essentially …

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Disease & Healthcare in Utah History: A Resource Guide

By Shavauna Munster & Holly George When considering the history of illness, signpost pandemics such as the Justinianic plague, black death, and Spanish influenza often …

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Celebrate Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month with us!

Welcome to May, and welcome to Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month! This year we’re hosting online events perfect for history-lovers of all stripes! Is archaeology …

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Utah’s Biggest Earthquake In History: And You Don’t Even Probably Know About It!

By Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D., State Historic Preservation Officer With trembles strong enough to shake “the dignity out of all judicial procedures,” [i] at Salt …

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Preserving Textiles: A Glimpse into Collections Care

By Sabrina Sanders, Artifacts Collections Manager The collections held by the Utah Division of State History are as diverse as the stories of a State …

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This Is the Place for Us: Somali Settlement in the Salt Lake Valley

By Haden Griggs             The This Is the Place monument in Salt Lake City commemorates and evokes the struggle nineteenth-century Latter-day Saints faced in settling …

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