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=== Utah State Library ===
=== Utah State Library ===
[https://heritage.utah.gov/library '''Utah State Library'''][[Image:Utah State Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Utah State Library in Salt Lake City]]<br>250 North, 1950 West, Suite A<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7901<br>Telephone: 801-715-6777<br>Fax: 801-715-6767<br>Internet: [http://heritage.utah.gov/library Utah State Library Division]<br><br>
[https://heritage.utah.gov/library '''Utah State Library'''][[Image:Utah State Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Utah State Library in Salt Lake City]]<br>250 North, 1950 West, Suite A<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7901<br>Telephone: 801-715-6777<br>Fax: 801-715-6767<br>Internet: [http://heritage.utah.gov/library Utah State Library Division]


:Their collection includes almost every state, county, or local history of Utah.<ref name="DB109" /> Salt Lake City, Utah, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br><br>
:Their collection includes almost every state, county, or local history of Utah.<ref name="DB109" /> Salt Lake City, Utah, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br><br>
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== Pioneer Memorial Museum  ==
== Pioneer Memorial Museum  ==


[[Image:Pioneer Memorial Museum Salt Lake City Utah.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City]]'''[[Daughters of Utah Pioneers]]'''<br>300 N Main Street<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84103<br>Telephone: 801-532-6479<br>Fax: 801-532-4436<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@isdup.org info@isdup.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.dupinternational.org/index.php Daughters of Utah Pioneers]<br><br>
[[Image:Pioneer Memorial Museum Salt Lake City Utah.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City]]'''[[Daughters of Utah Pioneers]]'''<br>300 N Main Street<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84103<br>Telephone: 801-532-6479<br>Fax: 801-532-4436<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@isdup.org info@isdup.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.dupinternational.org/index.php Daughters of Utah Pioneers]


:Houses many records pioneers brought with them including Bibles, photos, diaries, journals, and letters. Also has compiled genealogies on nearly every pioneer that arrived before 1869.<ref name="DB109" />
:Houses many records pioneers brought with them including Bibles, photos, diaries, journals, and letters. Also has compiled genealogies on nearly every pioneer that arrived before 1869.<ref name="DB109" />
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[[Image:Logan Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Logan Public Library]]
[[Image:Logan Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Logan Public Library]]
===[[Logan Public Library]]===
===[[Logan Public Library]]===
255 North Main<br>Logan, UT 84321<br>Telephone: 435-716-9120<br>Internet: [http://library.loganutah.org/ Logan Library]<br><br>
255 North Main<br>Logan, UT 84321<br>Telephone: 435-716-9120<br>Internet: [http://library.loganutah.org/ Logan Library]


:The library has received the collection from Everton Library. The Everton collection had around 80,000 genealogical volumes.<br><br>
:The library has received the collection from Everton Library. The Everton collection had around 80,000 genealogical volumes.<br><br>
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[[Image:Salt Lake City Public Library interior.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Salt Lake City Public Library]]
[[Image:Salt Lake City Public Library interior.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Salt Lake City Public Library]]
===[[Salt Lake City Public Library|Salt Lake City Public Library]]===
===[[Salt Lake City Public Library|Salt Lake City Public Library]]===
209 East 500 South Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84111<br>Telephone: 801-524-8200<br>Fax: 801-524-8289<br>Internet: [http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/ Salt Lake City Public Library]<br><br>
209 East 500 South Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84111<br>Telephone: 801-524-8200<br>Fax: 801-524-8289<br>Internet: [http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/ Salt Lake City Public Library]  


:The Salt Lake City Public Library has a good heraldry collection, and better than average Western Americana collection including books about Mormon and other ethnic pioneers. They&nbsp;participate in inter-library loan service. Their noteworthy genealogically related databases include: HeritageQuest Online, The Pioneer (Utah's online library), Utah Digital Newspapers, Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 1865-1970, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and the Biography Resource Center.
:The Salt Lake City Public Library has a good heraldry collection, and better than average Western Americana collection including books about Mormon and other ethnic pioneers. They&nbsp;participate in inter-library loan service. Their noteworthy genealogically related databases include: HeritageQuest Online, The Pioneer (Utah's online library), Utah Digital Newspapers, Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 1865-1970, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and the Biography Resource Center.<br><br>


== University Libraries  ==
== University Libraries  ==
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[[Image:Harold B Lee Library at Dusk.jpg|thumb|right|280px|BYU Harold B Lee Library in Provo]]
[[Image:Harold B Lee Library at Dusk.jpg|thumb|right|280px|BYU Harold B Lee Library in Provo]]
===BYU Lee Library===
===BYU Lee Library===
[[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library]]<br>P.O. Box 26800<br>Brigham Young University<br>Provo, UT 84602-6800<br>Telephone: 801-422-6200<br>E-mail: [http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask_email.php Ask a Librarian]<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library Internet site]<br><br>
[[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library]]<br>P.O. Box 26800<br>Brigham Young University<br>Provo, UT 84602-6800<br>Telephone: 801-422-6200<br>E-mail: [http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask_email.php Ask a Librarian]<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library Internet site]  


:An outstanding research library including county and local histories, LDS Church records, diaries, journals, periodicals, newspapers, government documents, maps, and computer databases.<br><br>
:An outstanding research library including county and local histories, LDS Church records, diaries, journals, periodicals, newspapers, government documents, maps, and computer databases.<br><br>
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[[Image:Val A Browning Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|DSU Val A Browning Library in St. George]]
[[Image:Val A Browning Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|DSU Val A Browning Library in St. George]]
===DSU Browning Library===
===DSU Browning Library===
[http://library.dixie.edu/ '''Dixie State University'''] Val A. Browning Library [http://library.dixie.edu/special_collections/index.html Special Collections]<br>225 South 700 East<br>St. George, Utah 84770<br>Tel. 435-652-7714<br>Email: [mailto:library@dixie.edu library@dixie.edu] <br><br>
[http://library.dixie.edu/ '''Dixie State University'''] Val A. Browning Library [http://library.dixie.edu/special_collections/index.html Special Collections]<br>225 South 700 East<br>St. George, Utah 84770<br>Tel. 435-652-7714<br>Email: [mailto:library@dixie.edu library@dixie.edu]


:A large manuscript collection for early Utah pioneers, and a big genealogy collection with many records about out-of-state people.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
:A large manuscript collection for early Utah pioneers, and a big genealogy collection with many records about out-of-state people.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
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[[Image:MerrillCazierLibrary.jpg|thumb|right|280px|USU Merrill-Cazier Library in Logan]]
[[Image:MerrillCazierLibrary.jpg|thumb|right|280px|USU Merrill-Cazier Library in Logan]]
===USU Merrill-Cazier Library===
===USU Merrill-Cazier Library===
[http://library.usu.edu/ '''Merrill-Cazier Library''']<br>Utah State University<br>3000 Old Main Hill<br>Logan, UT 84322<br>Telephone: 801-797-2678<br>Fax: 801-797-2880<br><br>
[http://library.usu.edu/ '''Merrill-Cazier Library''']<br>Utah State University<br>3000 Old Main Hill<br>Logan, UT 84322<br>Telephone: 801-797-2678<br>Fax: 801-797-2880


:Best western "mountain man" collection anywhere.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
:Best western "mountain man" collection anywhere.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
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[[Image:Harold B Lee Library at Dusk.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The BYU Family History Library is in the Harold B. Lee Library in Provo]]
[[Image:Harold B Lee Library at Dusk.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The BYU Family History Library is in the Harold B. Lee Library in Provo]]
===[[BYU Family History Library|BYU Family History Library]]===
===[[BYU Family History Library|BYU Family History Library]]===
Harold B. Lee Library<br>150 East 1230 North<br>&nbsp;P. O. Box 26800<br>&nbsp;Provo, UT 84602-6800<br>&nbsp;Family History Reference Desk: 801-422-6200<br>&nbsp;Family History Librarian: 801-422-7661<br>&nbsp;Fax: 801-538-1050<br>&nbsp;Internet: [http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ BYU Family History Library]<br><br>
Harold B. Lee Library<br>150 East 1230 North<br>&nbsp;P. O. Box 26800<br>&nbsp;Provo, UT 84602-6800<br>&nbsp;Family History Reference Desk: 801-422-6200<br>&nbsp;Family History Librarian: 801-422-7661<br>&nbsp;Fax: 801-538-1050<br>&nbsp;Internet: [http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ BYU Family History Library]


:An excellent research library and [[Family History Center]] with genealogical material from the United States and all over the world, including immigration sources.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
:An excellent research library and [[Family History Center]] with genealogical material from the United States and all over the world, including immigration sources.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
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[[Image:Logan Utah Family History Center.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Logan Utah Family History Center]]
[[Image:Logan Utah Family History Center.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Logan Utah Family History Center]]
===[[Logan Utah Family History Center]]===
===[[Logan Utah Family History Center]]===
50 North Main<br>Logan, Utah 84323<br>Reception Desk: 435-755-5594<br><br>
50 North Main<br>Logan, Utah 84323<br>Reception Desk: 435-755-5594


:Unique early Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sources about ranching, settlers, cattlemen, farmers, trails, and railroads.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
:Unique early Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sources about ranching, settlers, cattlemen, farmers, trails, and railroads.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>
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