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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> | |||
Search in [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $$ for Utah and mining records in the Card Catalog. | Search in [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $$ for Utah and mining records in the Card Catalog. | ||