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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. | 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. | ||
*[http://www.familychronicle.com/RailroadRecords.html Railroad Records] | *[http://www.familychronicle.com/RailroadRecords.html Railroad Records] | ||
*[http://utahrails.net/index.php UtahRails.net] Information about the history of railroading in Utah, along with other information about Utah's history, including railroad-related industrial and business history. | *[http://utahrails.net/index.php UtahRails.net] Information about the history of railroading in Utah, along with other information about Utah's history, including railroad-related industrial and business history. | ||
*[http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/Working-on-the-Railroad Railroad Worker Records] | *[http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/Working-on-the-Railroad Railroad Worker Records] | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/spring/railroad-records-1.html Riding the Rails Up Paper Mountain: Researching Railroad Records in the National Archives] | |||
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/guide/railroad-employees.html Locating Railroad Employee Records] | |||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sponholz/railroad.html The Great Search-Finding Railroad Employment Records] | |||
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===Shipping and other transportation records=== | ===Shipping and other transportation records=== | ||