This section lists the societies of Utah, giving details about each one and what resources and publications they offer.
Statewide and Regional Societies
County and Other Societies
Statewide and Regional Societies
Utah Genealogical Association
The society is a non-profit making, educational association organised on 25 September 1971 and chartered on 1 December 1971.
If you are directly descended from someone who was living in Utah prior to it becoming a State in 1896 you are able to obtain a First Families of Utah Certificate from the Society on payment of a fee.
The association has several different Chapters, which incorporate:
- Bridgerland
- Cedar City
- Jordan River
- Mormon Trails
- Ogden Regional
- Snake River Valley
- South Davis
Their publications include ‘Crossroads’, their official quarterly publication, and the UGA Newsletter.
Surnames currently being researched by members is accessible on their site, along with a list of links to other sites you may find of use. Some of these sites relate to England and Wales.
Website:
https://ugagenealogy.org/
County and Other Societies
Carbon County Historical Society
The association was organised in 1977, its aim being to preserve the history, photographs and memories of people who lived in the area. Table of Contents for their Journals is on the site, which include:
- 1883-1983 Centennial Year of the D&RG Railroad
- 1980 Historical Writing Contest
- Carbon Co. Children
- Early Beginnings
- Price’s Early Settlement
Some databases and indexes are accessible, including:
- Birth Records
- Cemetery Records
- Census Indexes
- Death Records
- High School Yearbooks Indexes
- Historical Society Journals
- Mine Accidents
- Obituaries
- Probate Records 1896-1925
- Residents Who Served in World War I
- Scofield Death Certificates Index 1921-1937
- World War I Draft Registration Card Index
- World War II Dead and Missing
Indexes to some books are also accessible, which incorporate:
- 1915 Businesses Report
- Ancestors and Descendants of William Smith & Maud Thompson
- Bring Me Men To Match My Mountains: A History of Sunnyside, Utah
- Carbon County: A History: Compiled by Interested Carbonites
- Castle Country: A History of Carbon Co.
- Centennial Echos from Carbon County
- History of the Scofield Mine Disaster
- Japanese people in Carbon Co.
- Wally Baldwin Indexes
Other indexes to books are also accessible.
It is possible to purchase Carbon High School Yearbooks for 1937-1941 from the association.
Website:
http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/cchs.html
Morgan County Historical Society
Many archives are accessible, which include Brief Histories and Historical Information for Topics related to the area, including:
- Businesses
- Celebrations
- Co. Government
- Education
- Pioneers
- Prominent Residents
- Religion
- Transportation
Archives held by the society also include:
- Census Returns
- Commission Meeting Minutes 1862-2002
- Journals of Charles Turner who was an Early Pioneer Resident of Morgan
- Morgan City Corporation Minutes 1868-1986
- Motor Vehicle Registers 1909-1915
- Newspapers
- Photographs
- School District Meeting Minutes 1880-1908
Some publications are available for sale, which comprise:
- Baseball in Morgan County – The Early Years
- Morgan Co. School Buildings
- Pioneering Morgan Co.
Website:
http://www.morganhistoricalsociety.com/
Park City Historical Society – Park City Museum
The association was incorporated in 1981 and originally had 15 members.
Its aims are to research and record the history of Park City and to preserve this history and sites of historical significance.
The Historical Society merged with the Museum Board to make Park City Museum a permanent feature.
The Museum has approximately 30000 photographs which are accessible in the Hal Compton Research Library.
The Library also has many other archives, which incorporate:
- Artefacts
- Births 1892-1897
- Books
- Cemetery Indexes
- Deaths 1892-1975
- Family Histories
- Geologic Maps 1950-1960
- High School Yearbooks
- Historic Property Indexes and Tax Photos from the late 1930s
- History of Summit County – David Hampshire, Martha S. Bradley and Allen Roberts
- Home and Business Building Histories
Archives also comprise:
- Images
- Maps
- Mining Histories
- National Historic Register Index
- Oral Histories
- Personal Papers
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
- Ski Area Maps
- Topographical Map 1998-1999
- The Trail of the Leprechaun – William McPhee
- Utah Historical Quarterly
Some databases are also available through other sites, which comprise:
- Park Record Newspaper 1881-2016
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
- Salt Lake Tribune Photography Collection
- Western States Marriages
Website:
http://www.parkcityhistory.org
Payson Historical Society
The association was established in 1989, its aims being to collect and preserve historical items relating to the history of Payson City, to support local legislation regarding the protection of historic properties, and to maintain a system to survey and inventory historic properties.
An Index of Burials in Payson City Cemetery from 1853-2008 is also accessible.
Website:
http://paysonhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/
Star Valley Historical Society
The Society was chartered on 23 April 1983, its aim being to collect, preserve and exhibit items of historical significance to the area.
They have partnered with the Cokesville Historical Society (Cokeville) and the Lincoln County Historical Society (Kemmerer) to develop their website and will be hereafter known as Lincoln County Historical Societies.
Numerous databases are accessible, which incorporate:
- Afton Heritage Hall of Fame: A Groop of People who made significant contributions to the welfare of Star Valley
- Calendars
- Digital Headstone Images
- Early Lincoln Co. Marriages 1870-1944
- Federal Census Returns
- Obituaries from 1901
- Maps
- Naturalisation Records
- Obituaries
- Oral Histories
- Photograph Collection
- Pioneer Families
- Sexton Records
- Star Valley Pioneer/Star Valley Independent Newspapers 1901-1922
- Star Valley Pioneer Names extracted from Cemetery Records
- Town and Community Histories
- Written Histories
In addition, Categorical Collections are also accessible, which include Commerce, Communications, Energy, Finance, Medicine, Military and Transportation.