1: Research and Records
2: Archives and Libraries
3: Vital and Census Records
4: Church and Cemetery Records
5: Emigration and Immigration
6: Military Records
7: Probate, Land and Court
8: Maps and Gazetteers
9: Newspapers
10: Get Help
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Goal 2: Learn about Utah archives and libraries.
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ALearn about Utah archives and libraries.
Summary
- Explore statewide and regional collections.
- Explore books and photos that can be helpful in your research.
- Learn about Utah archives and libraries in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Utah Archives and Libraries
Utah State Archives: Wonderful Local Sources for Genealogical Research - Learn about the Utah State Archives.
FS—10 Amazing Facts about the Utah State Archives
FL—A Visit to the Utah Archives - Watch this video for a tour of the Utah State Archives.
RT—Tour of the Utah State Archives—13:53
- Explore the Utah Dept. of Archives collection.
- Explore the Utah State History site.
- Explore the
Books We Own site for Utah genealogy publications. Volunteers may be available for lookup services. - Search for free online books on Utah research on the FamilySearch site.
- Photos: Explore historical photo resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- County Histories: Explore county and town histories.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for archives and libraries. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Edward Snow McQuarrie was buried in Utah. Use the "FS: Utah State Archives Records, 1848 -2001" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- How old was Edward when he died?
- What is the name of the cemetery where he was buried?
- What town is the cemetery located in?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Donald Earl" as the first name and "Disney" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the icon for Edward Snow McQuarrie for first two answers.
- For the cemetery city, click View Original Document.
- He was almost 74 years old.
- He was born in Decatur, Illinois.
- The cemetery is in Beaver City, Utah.
QUIKLinks
BLearn about Utah city directories.
Summary
- Explore city and county directories to find Utah ancestors.
- Discover the different types of information in directories, such as streets, churches, historical info, etc.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for city directories. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
- Learn about Utah city directories in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Utah Directories - Sites: Explore Utah city directories on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Find out more about city directories in this research guide from Ancestry.
AC—Six Things to Find—3 pgs. - Explore Utah city directories on the Ancestry site.
- Explore Utah historical directories by county.
- Explore additional links for Utah city directories records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Find resoources for Utah city and town records on the Utah Division of Archives and Records Services site.
Utah Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails
Get a printable map of counties.
Get an interactive map of counties.