By Kevin Fayles, Assistant Director of Operations Since 1952, we have had an unbroken streak of 67 annual Utah State Historical Society conferences. To put …
Exploring the History and Archaeology of the Great Salt Lake’s Gunnison Island
by Arie Leefang, Archaeology Records Manager Among the collection of Great Salt Lake Islands, perhaps there is none more prized to visit than the elusive …
Certified Local Government Program—Spring City CLG Grant Project
By Alena Franco, CLG Coordinator The Certified Local Government (CLG) program is designed to promote historic preservation at the local level. This is a federal …
Chinese Railroad Workers Teacher’s Workshop
By Chris Merritt, Ph.D., Utah Division of State History and Erin Huber, Visual Artist, West Lake STEM Junior High The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of …
Where are the women’s voices? How I found the mother lode.
By Rhonda Lauritzen, independent biographer and author. In the spring of 2017, I had no idea the journey ahead when I answered a call from …
Point A to B
by Katie Barber Katie excelled during her internship with State History, so we hired her for the summer. How often do you think about where …
From the Mountains of Spain to the Mountains of Utah
By Holly George On a normal afternoon in April 2017, Daniel Jones, a friend from the bus who worked at the Division of Corporations and …
Great Things in Store
By Taya Wallace Taya did such a great job during her internship that we hired her for the summer. In the fall she will begin …
How Did I Get Here? – Follow the Historical Markers
By Christina Epperson, GIS Analyst, Utah Division of State History It’s mid-July as I write this blog post and the temperature forecast for the next …
Remembering One of Salt Lake City’s Forgotten: Louis A. Bertrand
By Laurie J. Bryant, Independent Historian [On July 2nd, at the Salt Lake City Cemetery, we unveiled a monument for 55 individuals who died at …
Kick-Off “Utah History Happenings” for Utahns of All Ages
By Kevin Fayles, Assistant Director of Operations, Utah Division of State History I am not a professional historian, but I have loved history for most …