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== Quick History == | == Quick History == | ||
Seven Mormon immigrant families, lead by William Wordsworth, were sent South in the fall of 1850 to a sleepy valley tucked in among the Wasatch mountains. On Jan 19, 1855 the Legislature granted a city charter to Mountainville but because of the beautiful mountains surrounding it, Brigham Young, the Latter Day Saint Prophet, requested the name be changed to Alpine because it reminded him of the Swiss Alps. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine,_Utah Wikipedia]<br> | [[Image:Utah alpine 1923.jpg|thumb|right]] Seven Mormon immigrant families, lead by William Wordsworth, were sent South in the fall of 1850 to a sleepy valley tucked in among the Wasatch mountains. On Jan 19, 1855 the Legislature granted a city charter to Mountainville but because of the beautiful mountains surrounding it, Brigham Young, the Latter Day Saint Prophet, requested the name be changed to Alpine because it reminded him of the Swiss Alps. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine,_Utah Wikipedia]<br> | ||
=== Time Line === | === Time Line === | ||
[[Image:Utah alpine school monument.jpg|thumb|right]] | |||
*1850 September- Seven families settled in Mountainville and begin to build cabins. Most lived in dugouts or wagons the first winter. Census taker records 29 people living there. | *1850 September- Seven families settled in Mountainville and begin to build cabins. Most lived in dugouts or wagons the first winter. Census taker records 29 people living there. | ||
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*1930 Purple Church finished to replace Rock Church | *1930 Purple Church finished to replace Rock Church | ||
=== Vital Records === | |||
Many experts recommend starting your research with the death records first. A first thought might be to begin instead with birth records, but the death record is the most recent record. It may be more likely to be available to you. Death records are kept in the state where your ancestor died, not where they were buried. However these records can provide a burial location. Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person's birth, spouse, and parents. Some researchers look first for death records because there are often death records for persons who have no birth or marriage records. | Many experts recommend starting your research with the death records first. A first thought might be to begin instead with birth records, but the death record is the most recent record. It may be more likely to be available to you. Death records are kept in the state where your ancestor died, not where they were buried. However these records can provide a burial location. Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person's birth, spouse, and parents. Some researchers look first for death records because there are often death records for persons who have no birth or marriage records. | ||
*Utah Death Certificates Index 1904-1956- A free internet access to the death cerificates can be viewed at [https://www.familysearch.org/ Family History Library Catalog]. | *Utah Death Certificates Index 1904-1956- A free internet access to the death cerificates can be viewed at [https://www.familysearch.org/ Family History Library Catalog]. | ||
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* Utah Census | * Utah Census | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Utah_Census Census] | [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Utah_Census Census]<br> | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
Alpine Yesterdays: a history of Alpine, Utah County, Utah, 1850-1980 Author: Wild, Jennie A 1908, (Main Author) Publications: Salt Lake City, Utah: Blaine Hudson Printing, 1982 Call Number 979.224/A2 H2w FHL US/Can Book Available. Film FHL US/CAN Fische Film # 6111021<br> | Alpine Yesterdays: a history of Alpine, Utah County, Utah, 1850-1980 Author: Wild, Jennie A 1908, (Main Author) Publications: Salt Lake City, Utah: Blaine Hudson Printing, 1982 Call Number 979.224/A2 H2w FHL US/Can Book Available. Film FHL US/CAN Fische Film # 6111021<br> | ||
==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
Alpine City Cemetery<br>200 E. 350 N.<br>Alpine, Utah, 84004 | [[Image:Utah alpine cemetery children monument.jpg|thumb|right]] Alpine City Cemetery<br>200 E. 350 N.<br>Alpine, Utah, 84004 | ||
*[http://www.utahgravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=117 Utah Gravestone Photo Project] Hundreds of names and photos of headstones. | *[http://www.utahgravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=117 Utah Gravestone Photo Project] Hundreds of names and photos of headstones. | ||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77132&CScnty=2798& Findagrave.com] | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77132&CScnty=2798& Findagrave.com] | ||
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=107719 BillionGraves] | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=107719 BillionGraves] | ||
*[http://alpinecity.sitespl.us/sites/alpinecity/uploads/files/62_cemetery_booklet.pdf Alpine Cemetery Information Booklet] | |||
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=== Maps === | |||
*[http://alpinecity.sitespl.us/engineer-public-works Alpine City Maps] | |||
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=== Newspapers === | |||
*[http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspapers] | |||
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ LOC Chronicling America Utah Newspapers] | |||
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==== Church History and Records ==== | ==== Church History and Records ==== | ||
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*Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | *Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
Early records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Utah County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at the Family History Library at Brigham Young University. <br> | Early records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Utah County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at the Family History Library at Brigham Young University. <br> | ||
#Alpine Stake | #Alpine Stake | ||