![]() ![]() Salt Lake County Recorder, Mining Abstracts Index Book A, Series RC-041.Īlong with the digitized records being available,a descriptive guide for the mining records series has been created and is accessible on our website.įor additional research in to mining in Salt Lake County, check out the additional records held by the Salt Lake County Recorder’s office. Some of the indexes are only accessible through the name of the mining claim. Salt Lake County Recorder, Index to Mining Deed Record Book Q, Series RC-044. Now you can search many of Salt Lake County’s mining records to your heart’s content, looking for that mining claim, writing your history book, or trying to find that ancestor who claimed to have a mineral vein that made them rich! An example of an index arranged by owner name. The conclusion found a large gap in the free access to mining records online across the state of Utah. A complete overview, including determining preservation needs and research value, was conducted. The USHRAB assists public and private non-profits, as well as non-Federal government entities throughout the State of Utah in the preservation and use of historical records.Ī huge thank you to USHRAB and the NHPRC at the National Archives for this wonderful opportunity!ĭo you have an ancestor that was involved in mining? Do you enjoy rock hounding? Are you part of the Utah Abandoned Mines group on Facebook? Then you’ll love this! The Salt Lake County Archives has posted its mining records on our website!Staff spent several weeks digitizing the ledgers for various mining records so that there would be public access to the documents. The USHRAB’s grant program is funded by a State Board Programming Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) at the National Archives. The minutes outline the business mode, ethics, philosophies, and decisions of the county.” They document, record, and describe the structural, economic, and social foundations and development of Utah as a territory, Salt Lake as a county, and the early cities only a few years after the arrival of the Mormon Pioneers. “Virtually any person living in, or any activity taking place in, unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County (up to and including the incorporation of municipalities) was affected by the actions of the county commission and is reflected in the minutes. The Commission Minutes are an invaluable resource for both researchers in the history of Salt Lake County, the state of Utah, and the Western United States for genealogists researching their families in the county and for county agencies needing information about decisions made by the county prior to 1973. The minutes that are typewritten will also have OCR applied, enabling users to search by any keyword within the pages. The digital records will then be available online in the near future. Salt Lake County Archives was awarded $2,240.00 to digitize Salt Lake County Commission Minutes from 1852-1972. The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB), administered by the Utah Division of Archives and Records Service, has announced that the Salt Lake County Archives is a recipient of its Spring 2021 grant funding to preserve and provide access to Utah’s history. Includes some Pioneer Plat Maps, 1852-1892. Salt Lake County Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, 1944-2019. ![]() Now searchable and viewable online through last names beginning with “R.” Salt Lake County Land Title Certificates, 1851-1895 (bulk 1870s). ![]() Administrative records supporting the process leading to the granting of Land Title Certificates (see below). Salt Lake County Land Claim Record Books, 1871-1894. The corresponding Civil and Criminal Court Case Files will be uploaded as they are digitized. Salt Lake County Civil and Criminal Court Docket Books and Minute Books, 1852-1887. New records series that are now available on our Digital Archives page include: Image from Salt Lake County Civil and Criminal Court Minute Books, 1852-1887. ![]()
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