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Local chapter of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers finds strength in learning about ancestors

By Emma Butler Price
March 12, 2024 12:00 AM
Each of the women in theDaughters ofUtah Pioneersis a descendant of pioneers who came across the plains to Utah.
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Video of the Day: RootsTech attendees explore their family trees

By Jaecie Stilovich
March 04, 2024 12:00 AM
RootsTech, an annual genealogical event in Salt Lake City, ran from Thursday, Feb. 29 to Saturday, March 2. Event sponsor FamilySearch showed the Salt Palace Convention Center ahead of guest’s arrival. The world’s largest genealogy conference invites guests to dive into family history through classes, lectures and more.
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Campus Events

Director Jennifer Ortiz highlights diversity in Utah during lecture to BYU students

By Trevor Myers
September 23, 2022 12:00 AM
Jennifer Ortiz, Director of the Utah Division of State History, gave a speech in the Harold B. Lee Library on Sept. 22 as part of the Fernando R. Gomez Latino Lecture Series.
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Metro

Day of the Dead Celebration

By Universe Contributor
November 05, 2018 12:00 AM
This is the second annual event at Riverwoods.
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Campus

BYU Cambodian Oral History Project connects generations

By Emma Benson
August 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Three generations of Cambodians pose for a photo: interviewee Him Hen with his daughter, Him Sophea and his grandchild. The family is part of the Cambodian Oral History Project. (Matt Boyd)
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BYU students discuss Memorial Day

By Kate Blood Ferguson
May 25, 2017 12:00 AM
Memorial Day is a national holiday meant to honor those that have died in military service, but many BYU students also use it as a day to remember ancestors and family members who have passed away.
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Local

Wills of millions of Americans now available online

September 03, 2015 12:00 AM
This undated public document from Massachusetts probate records provided by ancestry.com, shows a portion of Paul Revere's will. A three-year digitization project by the genealogical research firm will make available online, starting Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, wills and probate records of about 100 million Americans from the Colonial era to the beginning of the 21st century. (Massachusetts Probate Records/ancestry.com via AP)
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