By Shavauna Munster & Holly George When considering the history of illness, signpost pandemics such as the Justinianic plague, black death, and Spanish influenza often …
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 …
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 …
Researching Segregation in Utah
By Christine Cooper-Rompato My forthcoming article in Utah Historical Quarterly, “Utah in the Green Book,” explores the history of hotels where African Americans could spend …
“Utah History Day on the Hill” Showcases Young Historians
By Dr. Wendy Rex-Atzet, State Coordinator, Utah History Day Each year during the legislative session, the Division of State History hosts Utah History Day on …
Industry & Immigrants in Turn-of-the-Century Utah
Holly George This week alone, I ordered stuff from China, searched the app of a certain giant retailer several times, happily opened a new package, …
Jacob Simmons: Young Utah Historian Making History
By Dr. Wendy Rex-Atzet, State Coordinator, Utah History Day Brighton High School senior Jacob Simmons has stories to tell. Since middle school he has honed …
How to Order Historic Images from Our Research Center
By Gregory Walz Research Center Manager Two photographs: one of Ezra Taft Benson taken on February 22, 1953, and one of James and Margaret Reed …
Working in the Research Center
By Valerie Jacobson, Information Specialist How often do you have a Utah History question and don’t know where to find the answer? The Research Center …
Urban Revitilization in Utah’s “Rural” Downtowns
By Steve Cornell, Historical Architect, Division of State History Let’s look at Lehi. I happen to reside here so I’m looking closely, perhaps a little …
In Search of the Spanish Trail: Santa Fe to Los Angeles, 1829-1948 – Steven K. Madsen’s Research and Photographing The Old Spanish Trail
By Lisa Barr, Museum & Historical Collections Curator As a historical collections curator for Utah Division of State History, I recently processed and arranged Steven …
What is the National Register and How do I Nominate a Building? (Part 2)
By Cory Jensen, National Register Coordinator In a previous post, I gave some background on what the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is and …