Utah Cultural Groups: Difference between revisions

Knowledge of the history of the ethnic, racial, and religious groups your ancestors belonged to is important. This historical background can help you identify where your ancestors lived, when they lived there, and where they moved. This information will help you understand the types of records they might be listed in and the history of your family.

Minorities usually appear in the same records as other Utahns. Search for members of minority groups in the same records you would search for anyone else. Then look for additional records of a particular minority.

Hodson, Dean R. ''The Origin of Non-Mormon Settlements in Utah, 1847–1896''. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1971? (Family History Library film 1730829.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. This source is a dissertation about the communities of Stockton, Corinne, and Park City. Nonmembers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settled these three communities. This book gives a background of the relationships between the different religions.  

''The Peoples of Utah''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1976. (Family History Library book 979.2 F2p.) This book contains histories of many ethnic groups in Utah, including American Indians. An expert on the minority group wrote each section. An index is included.  

Brooks, Juanita. ''History of the Jews in Utah and Idaho''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1973. (Family History Library book 979 F2b.) This is an indexed book on the history of the Jewish communities in Utah. It begins in 1849 and continues to about 1961. The book includes a list of the deaths in the various congregations from 1922 to about 1954.  

Coleman, Ronald Gerald. ''A History of Blacks in Utah, 1825–1910''. 1980. Reprint, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International, 1990. (Family History Library 979.2 F2c.) This book covers differing occupations, from trappers to African-American soldiers. In the appendix, a census summary is found and a study on occupations.