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Assignment One and Two
=Salt Lake City=

History
Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by a group of Mormon pioneers. (Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)The pioneers, led by Brigham Young, were the first non-Indians to settle permanently in the Salt Lake Valley. The founding group numbered 148, consisting of 143 men, three women, and two children.

Church Records

 * Family History Library 35 N. West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 Phone: 801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830


 * Church History Library 15 East North Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-1600 Phone: (801) 240-2272

Cemeteries
The Salt Lake City Cemetery is located at 200 "N" Street.

Other cemeteries:
 * B'nai Israel Cemetery, Salt Lake City
 * Brigham Young Family Memorial Cemetery
 * Fort Douglas Cemetery
 * Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery

Newspapers

 * Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1850–1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (Family History Library .) Published weekly.


 * Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1866–1905. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1960–1961. (Family History Library .) Published semi-weekly.


 * Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1867–1961. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955–1961. (On 437 Family History Library .) Copies of the Church News are included. Published daily.


 * The Salt Lake Tribune can be searched from 1871 to 1899 online here. The issues from September 1991 to the present are also online.

Libraries and Museums

 * The Family History Library is located in Salt Lake County and is the largest repository of family history records in the world.


 * The Salt Lake City Library system offers free access to Heritage Quest Online

Societies

 * Salt Lake Film Society
 * Salt Lake Astronomical Society
 * Utah State Historical Society
 * Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City

City Directories

 * 1869 - Sloan, Edward Lennox. The Salt Lake City Directory and Business Guide, for 1869. Salt Lake City, Utah: E.L. Sloan, 1869. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1874 - Sloan, Edward L. Gazetteer of Utah, and Salt Lake City Directory. Salt Lake City, Utah: "Salt Lake Herald" Publishing Company, 1874. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1879-1880 - Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer &amp; Co. by J.C. Graham &amp; Co., 1879. Digital versions at Don's List - free; Internet Archive - free.


 * 1883-1884 - Graham, J.C. et al. The Utah Directory, for 1883-84: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in Salt Lake City: And a Complete Business Directory of Every City and Town in Utah: Together with a Compendium of General Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: J.C. Graham &amp; Co., 1883. Digital versions at Don's List - free; Internet Archive - free.