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| ===Introduction=== | | ===Introduction=== |
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| ===Mining records=== | | ===Mining records=== |
| Utah mining activities began very early after the first settlement in 1847. There are extensive mining records in the [http://archives.utah.gov/ Utah Department of Administrative Services, Division of Archives & Records Service]. Do a search for mining records; there are over 1200 records. You should search mining records if you see from a U.S. Census record that your ancestor worked as a miner. | | Utah mining activities began very early after the first settlement in 1847. There are extensive mining records in the [http://archives.utah.gov/ Utah Department of Administrative Services, Division of Archives & Records Service]. Do a search for mining records; there are over 1200 records. You should search mining records if you see from a U.S. Census record that your ancestor worked as a miner. |
| | ====Online Resources==== |
| | *'''1900-1919''' [https://collections.lib.utah.edu/search?facet_setname_s=uum_kmr Kinnecott Miner Records, Personal Records of Employment] at University of Utah Digital Library <br> |
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| Search in [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $$ for Utah and mining records in the Card Catalog. | | Search in Ancestry $$ for Utah and mining records in the Card Catalog. |
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| [http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Park+Record The Park Record from 1881 to 1970]. The Park Mining Record began publication February 8, 1880. The name was shortened to The Park Record in 1884. | | [http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Park+Record The Park Record from 1881 to 1970]. The Park Mining Record began publication February 8, 1880. The name was shortened to The Park Record in 1884. |
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| Search in the U.S. National Archives for Mines and Mining. See [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/070.html Records of the U.S. Bureau of Mines]. | | Search in the U.S. National Archives for Mines and Mining. See [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/070.html Records of the U.S. Bureau of Mines]. |
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| See also the Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines, [https://library.mines.edu/institutional-repository/ Historic Mines and Mining Companies]. This website has links to additional Utah sources for mining information. | | See also the Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines, [https://libguides.mines.edu/MiningHistoryArchive Mining History Archives]. |
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| ===Business formation records=== | | ===Business formation records=== |
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| ===Railroads=== | | ===Railroads=== |
| The first [http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/transcontinental.htm transcontinental railroad] went through Utah and beginning in March of 1969 and in some cases before that time, many of the people in Utah Territory were hired by the railroads. The railroads have continued as a major source of employment for people in Utah since that time. It is only logical to search railroad employment records for information about your ancestors, especially if the U.S. Census records show that they worked for the railroad. Also check the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Library Catalog] for further records. | | The first [http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/transcontinental.htm transcontinental railroad] went through Utah and beginning in March of 1969 and in some cases before that time, many of the people in Utah Territory were hired by the railroads. The railroads have continued as a major source of employment for people in Utah since that time. It is only logical to search railroad employment records for information about your ancestors, especially if the U.S. Census records show that they worked for the railroad. Also check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Library Catalog] for further records. |
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| *[http://cprr.org/Museum/Mormon.html Mormon Railroad Workers-Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum] | | *[http://cprr.org/Museum/Mormon.html Mormon Railroad Workers-Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum] |
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| Medical and dental office records are similar to any other private business records. They may be found in businesses that have been in operation for a long period of time and, in some cases, could have been passed from one business to another. | | Medical and dental office records are similar to any other private business records. They may be found in businesses that have been in operation for a long period of time and, in some cases, could have been passed from one business to another. |
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| | *'''1894-1905''' {{RecordSearch|4379237|Utah, Salt Lake County, Register of Qualified Dentists, 1894-1905}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Salt Lake County, Register of Qualified Dentists, 1894-1905|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images |
| *[https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html;jsessionid=bd9e96fee14e96d5db57685c9729 Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Professional License] | | *[https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html;jsessionid=bd9e96fee14e96d5db57685c9729 Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Professional License] |
| *[http://dopl.utah.gov/ Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing] | | *[http://dopl.utah.gov/ Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing] |
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| *[[Utah Directories]] | | *[[Utah Directories]] |
| *[http://recordspedia.com/Utah/Public-Records Utah Public Records] | | *[http://recordspedia.com/Utah/Public-Records Utah Public Records] |
| *[http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/index.jsp Salt Lake Public Library] | | *[https://services.slcpl.org/ Salt Lake Public Library] |
| *[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society] | | *[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society] |
| *[http://www.lib.utah.edu/ Marriott Library of the University of Utah] | | *[http://www.lib.utah.edu/ Marriott Library of the University of Utah] |
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| [[Category:United States Business Records]][[Category:Utah, United States]] | | [[Category:Utah Business and Occupations]][[Category:Utah, United States]] |