Utah Valley University’s Fulton Library and Sutherland Archives staff have created a brand new exhibit entitled “Conversations in the Archives” for Utah Archives Month! Items include a letter from 1897, a two-way pager, an 8mm feel reel, and a Master Six Splicer from the ’50s! If you are in Utah County, make sure to check […]
During COVID, the Salt Lake City Library’s Day-Riverside branch worked with a generous citizen to scan and provide public access to hundreds of historic Rose Park Baseball photos and documents. The collection celebrates and archives the beloved program, as well as memorializes the coaches and players that have participated over the years. This is a […]
Come explore 50 stories from the history of Weber County to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Special Collections. Learn about the Bagley train wreck, 3 O’Clock High, the Rocky Mountain Carnival and the Friendly Club. On October 5th at 7 p.m., Dr. Pepper Glass, Associate Professor of Sociology, will discuss his book “Misplacing Ogden” in […]
The book Feed My Sheep: The Life of Alberta Henry, chronicles the life of local civil rights advocate and community leader Alberta Henry. In this virtual discussion, author Colleen Whitley will discuss her work in authoring Henry’s biography. Dr. France Davis, retired Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Betsey Welland, Senior Archivist in Special Collections, will […]
The UMFA invites you to a three-part virtual lunchtime series featuring lightning talks with University of Utah researchers working with art and archives from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts […]
Presented by Connell O’Donovan, a local professional genealogist and Queer Utah historian extraordinaire, this presentation has everything! Native American Two Spirits, Queer fur-trappers, cross-dressing Mormon pioneers, a Lesbian boarding house, […]
There are many types of societies that dedicate their resources to the preservation of materials especially helpful to genealogists. Many of these collections are unique and not available elsewhere. Explore […]
Join us for a special virtual brown bag lunch presentation! Val Holley will speak about how Senator Frank J. Cannon’s personality and worldview gradually revealed themselves–through his handwriting and grammar […]
Dr. Laurie Maffly-Kipp will present as part of the USU University Libraries’ Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture series. Maffly-Kipp’s lecture will discuss how the Church of Jesus Christ of […]
The Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation and the Utah Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society are excited to announce this year’s Day of Remembrance Celebration […]
Join us on Indigenous Peoples Day to honor and remember the histories of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone. The evening will feature a Q&A conversation with Darren Parry. Darren Parry […]
The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online, genealogical guide that helps you find ancestors from around the world. Learn how to effectively navigate and use the Wiki to find […]