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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