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Utah Division of State History: I Love History
Get to know a few of the many people who have come and gone through Utah. This website provides learning resources relating to people, places, events in time, primary documents, and government for anyone interested in Utah's past.
Read Works
Read Works: Secrets of Survival: The Ancient Utah Juniper by Mimi Jorling
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage explains how the Utah Juniper has adapted to the harsh desert climate and maintain an average lifespan of 400-750 years. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetics Science Learning Center: learn.genetics: Clone Zone
Interactive time line on the history of cloning over the last one hundred years. Includes detailed explanations and short animations.
University of Utah
University of Utah: History of Psychology: More on Logic
Brief overview of the definitions of 'inductive' versus 'deductive' reasoning.
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Utah Lighthouse Ministry: Bancroft's History of Utah: The Utah War
A chapter from Bancroft's history of Utah, published in 1899, on the Utah War from 1857-1858.
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Utah Lighthouse Ministry: Bancroft's History of Utah: Mountain Meadows Massacre
A chapter from Bancroft's history of Utah, published in 1899, about the Mountain Meadow Massacre.
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Utah Online Services: Rss Workshop
A well-regarded introduction to publishing RSS feeds, from the state of Utah Online Services division. In this workshop, you'll learn how to create, validate, parse, publish, and syndicate your own RSS news channel. The emphasis is on...
Utah State University
Utah State University: Lichens
A great report on the the structure, function and general natural history of lichens.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Lesson Plan: Martha Hughes Cannon
Lesson plan on Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in U.S. history.
University of California
The History Project: Ideas and Strategies of the Woman Suffrage Movement
Although the campaign for Woman Suffrage in the United States began with the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, six decades later the leaders of the movement could claim victories in only four, sparsely-populated Western states, Colorado,...
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr History Museum: Nelsons' Pictorial Guide Books: Central Pacific Railroad
Contains Nelson's pictorial guide-books, a fascinating look at the journey on the Central Pacific Railroad from Utah to California, including time schedules and descriptions of scenery.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr History Museum: Chinese Laborers and Construction of the Central Pacific
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many primary source documents included as well as supplemental direct quotes in...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Utah State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Utah including early explorers, Native Americans, the Mormons, and becoming a state.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Dinosaurs of Utah
Learn why Utah is known as a prime location for the discovery of dinosaur fossils and why, in 1988 the Allosaurus was named Utah's official state fossil.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Christian Science in Utah
This resource provides a discussion of the Christian Science Church in Utah. Some discussion of church beliefs is included.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Civilian Conservation Corps
This resource discusses specifically the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the state of Utah.
PBS
Pbs: The Path to Utah Statehood
A series of four good articles on why Utah was not allowed to become a state until it outlawed the Mormon practice of polygamy in 1890. The articles also contain primary source documents.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: May 10: Jefferson Davis & "Wedding of the Rails"
Library of Congress presents primary source documents, essays, photos and maps of historical events on May 10th including a ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah for the meeting of the Union Pacific and Central railways and the capture of...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Jedediah S. Smith
This resource provides a biography about Jedediah Smith, centering primarily around his explorations of the West in the 19th century.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Approaches to Art History: Art 1010
Art 1010 is a short series of fun (and funny) animations created for the Utah System of Higher Education that introduce the history of Western art. We have some from this collection - I found 5 and there may be more.
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Tales of Pearl Harbor Heroics
From the man who led the evacuation of USS Arizona to the fighter pilot who took to the skies in his pajamas, learn the stories of eight of the many servicemen who distinguished themselves on one of the darkest days in American military...
50 States
50 States: Utah (Ut)
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Utah. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Brigham Young
This resource provides information about Bringham Young.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr Photographic History Museum: Utah's Role in the Pacific Railroad
A chapter from John J. Stewart's "The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike" about Utah and the transcontinental railroad.