Brigham Young Probate Case File

Brigham Young Probate Case File

The first governor of the Utah Territory and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) died August 29, 1877. At the time, the church practiced an arrangement wherein the president held property and real estate as "trustee-in-trust." This allowed Young to direct and...

    John D. Lee Case File

    John D. Lee Case File

    All transcription of the John D. Lee case files are DONE. Please don't join expecting any more works to be added. Explore the Subjects tab to see all the names and places getting linked from within documents. Case files document criminal cases as they proceed through the court system and...

      Salt Lake City (Utah) Tax Rolls

      Salt Lake City (Utah) Tax Rolls

      Project Forum: There's a new feature for a forum just for this project. Click on the tab at the top to view all individual Page Notes, plus some general discussion. These volumes record the assessment of real and personal property. They were used for taxing purposes. Individual city...

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        Salt Lake County (Utah) Civil Case Indexes

        Salt Lake County (Utah) Civil Case Indexes

        The Civil Case Indexes record the names of plaintiffs and defendants involved in civil actions and provide assigned case numbers, facilitating clerical management of and access to the civil case files. We are transcribing the original books kept by the court clerk to provide a complete name...

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          Sevier County (Utah) Declarations of Intention

          Sevier County (Utah) Declarations of Intention

          These volumes from the Sixth District Court in Sevier County, Utah contain declarations of intentions to become United States citizens in which an applicant vows to later become a U.S. citizen and to renounce his current citizenship.

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            Spring City (Utah) Council Minutes

            Spring City (Utah) Council Minutes

            The city council minute books were created as the official record of the city council meetings. Typical entries contain information about budgeting and finance; city ordinances; business and professional licensing procedures; department activities; and improvements in public service such as...

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              The State of Utah vs. Joe Hill

              The State of Utah vs. Joe Hill

              Born in 1879 in Gavle, Sweden, Joseph Hillstrom (also known as Joe Hill) immigrated to the United States in 1902, and worked in a variety of jobs including laborer, miner, lumberman, and longshoreman. The often brutal working conditions he witnessed led him to join the Industrial Workers of the...

              Utah Birth Certificates

              Utah Birth Certificates

              These are the permanent legal records of a live birth in the State of Utah since 1905. Birth certificates become open to public access 100 years after the date of birth and need to be indexed to search by name. See this collection page for more information.

                Utah Death Certificates

                Utah Death Certificates

                A death certificate is the permanent legal record of an individual's death. Each death certificate includes the decedent's full name, date of death, county where death occurred, decedent's race and gender, place and date of birth, marital status, occupation, permanent residence, place and date...

                  Utah Women Suffrage

                  Utah Women Suffrage

                  Various documents and records from the Utah State Archives and Records Service related to the suffrage of women in the Utah Territory and State of Utah. See also an online exhibit for "Suffrage and Stories of Utah Women" and blog posts featuring women's stories throughout 2020.