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It was just ten years ago today that a gunman opened fire at the Family History Library here in Salt Lake City, killing two people and wounding four others before being shot to death by police.
In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many newspapers from the 1880s & 1890s. Seventeen states and one Canadian province is represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I Continue reading New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE.com
Ninety-five letters, written by a soldier, Joseph C. Clark, have been found in a metal box, unearthed from a closet in a Pennsylvania home. It seems that Clark traveled by stagecoach to Camp Floyd for the so-called Mormon Rebellion. He Continue reading Camp Floyd Letters Open a Window into 1860 Utah
I figure as long as we can make fun of ourselves, and laugh… and then laugh some more… we’re going to be okay. Renee posted the “Utah Census Form” on her blog this evening. I absolutely loved it. It’s been Continue reading Renee’s Utah Census Form
As you folks know, I’m a big fan of digital documents, books, and periodicals online. This last week I finally bought a NewspaperARCHIVE.com subscription. I’ve already found numerous papers that have items about both my family, as well as Patty’s. Continue reading New Online Digital Newspapers at NewspaperARCHIVE – 1
The following is from the Utah Genealogical Association website. The Institute is always one of the best annual learning situations that genealogists have available to them in the U.S. I thought I’d pass on the 2010 topics. The 2010 Salt Continue reading The 2010 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
The following News Release was written by American Chemical Society staff: SALT LAKE CITY, March 25, 2009 – In the 1630s, the Fry family came to the New World with more than just dreams of prosperity and freedom — they Continue reading Genetic Data From the 1630s Saves Lives
Sam Weller’s Bookstore is preparing to close it’s venerable old bookstore on Main Street in Salt Lake City. For those of us who love books, this is just another sign that we’re way out of tune with the rest of Continue reading Sam Weller’s Bookstore to Close at its Salt Lake City Main Street Location
The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society 1925 Report – Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society, Forty-fourth Annual Report, for the year ending June thirtieth, 1925. Includes lists of the Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection
The following data is new this month at Footnote.com: Civil War Union Soldier Service Records: Mississippi Missouri Utah Territory Dakota Territory Danish West Indies – Slavery and Emancipation (1672-1917) Military Intelligence Division – Negro Subversion (1917-1941) Secretary of the Interior Continue reading New At Footnote.com
The following new Databases have recently been added to the many other “small databases” located at Family Tree Connection. I highly recommend the Family Tree Connection website, as it’s one of the few places where new “small databases” are consistently Continue reading New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection
According to plans released October 3, 2006, downtown Salt Lake City is about to turn back the clock – and at the same time, vault into the future. Instead of massive blocks just south of Temple Square, it is proposed Continue reading Nearly 20 Acres of Downtown Salt Lake to Come Down
According to a short article in the July 27, 2006 Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake County, Utah Death records 1847-1949, and births as early as 1890 have been digitized and will be online in about a year. “…Salt Lake County Continue reading Salt Lake County, Utah, Vital Records Documents to Go Online in About a Year