The Utah State Archives will observe Utah Archives Month throughout October
with weekly events each Wednesday at noon. Classes geared to community
and family historians will be offered each week. The statewide theme for 2009
is “Connecting With the Human Experience.”
Janina Chilton, State Hospital historian, will examine the history of the State
Hospital on October 7.
Laurie Bryant, retired paleontologist and citizen historian, will present “Away
from the Smoke and Dust: A Century on Salt Lake City’s East Bench,” a
slideshow and talk on the history of the 15th & 15th neighborhood, on October
14.
Alan Barnett, lead reference archivist at the Utah State Archives, will discuss
the growth and development of Sugar House, including a history of the
territorial prison, on October 21.
“Wake the Dead,” a popular class on family history sources and research in
Utah, will be presented by Tony Castro, reference archivist at the Utah State
Archives, on October 28. A tour of the research center is included.
All events will be held in the Courtyard Meeting Room in the State Archives
Building, 346 S. Rio Grande Street (455 West), Salt Lake City. An exhibit of
capitol artifacts is on display in the lobby of the Archives building. The display
includes notable artifacts, such as a capitol dome light, original office
furnishings, historic photographs, design submission competition entries,
program of competition booklets, a piece of granite, and commemorative items.
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