http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/ Logan Library - Logan History News and Announcement en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 19:11:44 GMT Tue, 14 May 2013 18:17:10 GMT CF Blogger by DayDream Inc http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jason.cornelius@loganutah.org jason.cornelius@loganutah.org http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=6A9A63AA-0138-8F49-87C8317F94AD3C44 In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.In commemoration of this, we remember the officers of the law who have died while serving the citizens of Cache Valley and elsewhere. The following is a list of those that I'm aware of in the Valley:Willard R. Dahle, Logan City Police Department, died May 4, 1929.Deputy Alma P. Sorenson, Cache County Sheriff's Office, August 27, 1959.Officer Edwin L. Edwards, Logan City Police Department, August 27, 1959.Lieutenant James R. Merrill, Cache County Sheriff's Office, January 5, 1974.Deputy Charles H. Dickey, Jr., Cache County Sheriff's Office, March 18, 1984.See the following sources:"Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Website". State of Utah: accessed May 2013.Kirby, Robert. End of Watch: Utah's Murdered Police Officers, 1858-2003. SLC, Utah: University of Utah Press, 2004.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian History Tidbits Tue, 14 May 2013 18:17:10 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=6A9A63AA-0138-8F49-87C8317F94AD3C44 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=68A69F1D-A295-B34E-CC50A03A41E99D84 We would like to announce our new status as an affiliate library with the Family History Library in Salt Lake. Try out this service by ordering a microfilm for use in the Virginia Hanson Special Collections.You may also set up a private research consultation and utilize my genealogy degree and over 20 years of experience in genealogy and local history!As always, please feel free to come in and speak to us or contact me.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian Announcements / News Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:54:34 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=68A69F1D-A295-B34E-CC50A03A41E99D84 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=61E87AB7-C380-E075-DA87242EF36E6DC4 The staff of the Logan Library as well as volunteers and interns of the library have been working to update our digital collections. The following ongoing projects are underway:Historic Newspapers Collection - Digital images of local historic newspapers. Historic Photo Collection- A collection of historic photographs in our collection related to Logan and Cache County. History Index Search - A cumulative index of many of the local history books in our collection.If you would like to become part of this volunteer effort, please fill out the online form or contact me for more information.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian Announcements / News Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:53:16 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=61E87AB7-C380-E075-DA87242EF36E6DC4 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=3A568858-D79B-6444-8D97ECD79CCD6905 Some users of our website may notice that we have a number of small digital projects going. The staff of the Virginia Hanson Special Collections will continue to add content to our digital collections. However, as we've proceeded we've realized that we really need to change the online interface.Starting yesterday, you will begin to see some gradual changes that will make our digital content more usable. In the short term, some of the content may not be available as we make the changes. Please be patient with us!As always, please feel free to come in and speak to us or contact me.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian Announcements / News Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=3A568858-D79B-6444-8D97ECD79CCD6905 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=70593681-D2A2-497F-19E97B7C4B45259F As I was recently sharing our collection of local history books with a patron of the library, she made me aware of a new history of Mendon and Petersboro. I then began to hunt for a copy of this book for our special collections.Written by Rodney Sorensen, perhaps the finest historian of that corner of Cache Valley, the book is extremely well done. It's filled with wonderful history, including photographs and personal tidbits for various past residents of Mendon. The book is well written and crafted and should be a useful to researchers well into the future.If you would like to see the book, come on into the Logan Library! The materials in the Virginia Hanson Special Collections are available for anyone to use here in the library, regardless of residency.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian New Materials Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:02:39 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=70593681-D2A2-497F-19E97B7C4B45259F http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=C97DA9A4-C7CD-3920-6032DF0CB37395D5 This week I received several questions about the Sego Milk Products Company, a company of tremendous local significance during the early twentieth century. Finding answers to these questions has led me to better understand how the dairy industry impacted Cache Valley.Dairy manufacturing business ventures in Cache Valley go back to 1870's. However, as dairy productions and marketing became more specialized and the market grew, companies created solely for these purposes were created. By the 1890 creameries were common throughout Cache Valley, but many were trying to discover a use for the rising surplus of milk production in the valley. One solution was found by the Utah Condensed Milk Company when in 1903 they build the first condensed milk factory in Utah, producing what they called "Sego Milk".By 1925 the Sego Milk Products Company had become the largest dairy processor in the intermountain territory and was acquired by Pet Milk Company. Over time Sego Milk became part of what has become Pet Incorporated, a major international food producing company with a variety of products it produces.Sources of interest:Bell, Martin L. "A Portrait of Progress: A buisiness history of Pet Milk Company from 1885 to 1960". St. Louis, Missouri: Pet Milk Co., 1962.Peterson, F. Ross. "A history of Cache County". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1997.Ricks, Joel E. "The History of a Valley: Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho". Logan, Utah: Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian History Tidbits Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:53:02 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=C97DA9A4-C7CD-3920-6032DF0CB37395D5 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=1B7165DD-0E83-47C4-35226FB1596C6821 The Logan Library Special Collections has begun collecting annuals for Brigham Young College: the Crimson which was in publication from 1904-1926. A short explanation of the history of this institution will place the publication in the context of local history.Brigham Young College operated from 1877 to 1926. "At first a normal school primarily preparing elementary teachers (1877-1894), it then inaugurated college courses and for fifteen years granted bachelors' degrees (1894-1909). During its final period (1910-1926), the school operated as a high school and junior college." Although highly successful and educating over 40,000 students during the forty-nine years of its operation, the school succumbed to changes in the educational climate and the growth of public schools throughout Utah.(Garr)The library has long been collecting Logan High School's Amphion and now has a collection only missing a few volumes. A natural extension of this collection is to collect the annual for it's near relative, Brigham Young College. The library has been acquiring the annuals through donation and online auctions.See the following sources:"Guide to Brigham Young College Records, 1877-1926". Utah State University: accessed July 2012.Ludlow, Daniel H.. Encylopedia of Mormonism. Macmillan, 1992. pp. 219-220.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian New Materials Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:25:15 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=1B7165DD-0E83-47C4-35226FB1596C6821 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=D9B4B9F9-AE80-3407-FA2B18045ADD2A77 Thanks to tremendous volunteer effort, the library has now launched our Logan History Index. This is an effort to create a single, searchable index to our library of Cache Valley histories. To date, we have entered a total of 42,791 index entries!Many local histories contain information unknown to researchers. There are also several important local histories that do not have an index in the book. Our indexing effort will allow users to search a variety of books at once, instantly pointing out previously unknown sources of important information.Come and try out the new index to find previously unknown bits of information on the history of the area!~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian Announcements / News Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:20:52 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=D9B4B9F9-AE80-3407-FA2B18045ADD2A77 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=8C655C56-D968-BF18-3DBB4EF426939BC8 Nolan P. Olsen was likely the finest historian of the Logan LDS Temple. For many years patrons of the Logan Library have enjoyed listening to a talk by Mr. Olsen on the Logan Temple. However, the recording was circulated on cassette and slowly became worn out over time.Not long ago library staff tried to purchase new copies of this recording on compact disc but found that it had not been released in this format. We were able to track down members of Mr. Olsen's family and received permission to copy the recording onto compact disk.We now have, as far we can tell, the only copies of this recording in a digital format. Check our catalog to find the recording and check it out to listen to it in your homes.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian New Materials Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:50:43 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=8C655C56-D968-BF18-3DBB4EF426939BC8 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=20ED4F22-D807-4877-D548C74678C18EE1 This week a Logan City employee showed me an antique bond she had purchased. Printed in January 1913 for the Logan Rapid Transit Company, this is a beautiful piece of pre-World War I locomotive and local history.Founded in January of 1910 by several prominent business men including David Eccles, the Logan Rapid Transit Company established a trolley car that went from the train depot (now Cafe Sabor) east to Main Street, north to 4th North and from there up to College Hill. By 1912 the route had been extended to stretch north to Smithfield and south to Providence. In 1914 a additional track was laid westward to Box Elder County where it connected with other tracks that had already been laid. In the days of slow and tedious horse and buggy travel, one could travel to Salt Lake in only 5 hours!By the mid-1920's the train system began to suffer when it came into competition with automobiles. By 1926, some of electric rail lines had already been discontinued. Although it hung on for a couple of more decades, the last of the electric rail lines was abandoned in March of 1947.[Select Bond 1, Bond 2, and Bond 3 to see scanned images of the Rapid Transit Company bond.]Jason, Special Collections Librarian History Tidbits Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:55:23 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=20ED4F22-D807-4877-D548C74678C18EE1 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=1CB33DDE-C201-8886-A21B7D7AA3D0AE3C The library Special Collections has begun a new project. Assisted by volunteers, we will soon be launching a keyword searchable cumulative index of various local history books in our collection. This index will be placed on our webpage and allow us or patrons from home to search the indexes of dozens of books instantly. This effort will be ongoing and include even various sources that have previously not had an index.If you would like to become part of this volunteer effort, please fill out the online form or contact me for more information.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian Announcements / News Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:07:31 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=1CB33DDE-C201-8886-A21B7D7AA3D0AE3C http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=6F2C378D-0F87-D5D7-0981F674C80AC73E Recently an editorial in the Herald Journal revealed the existence of the Cache-American Newspaper which ran during the 1930's and 1940's here in Logan. As was reported, the Logan Library has the newspaper on microfilm for patrons to use. What was not mentioned was that there have been a number of newspaper titles in Logan over the years.Check out the list of titles below:The Logan Leader (1879-1882)The Utah Journal (1882-1889)The Logan Journal (1889-1891)The Journal (1892-1931)The Herald Journal (1931-current)The Cache American (1931-1949)The Cache Valley Daily Herald (1928-1931)The Logan Republican (1902-1924)There likely were other titles which ran for a short time. Many of the titles listed above are available in the library on microfilm.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian History Tidbits Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:02:15 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=6F2C378D-0F87-D5D7-0981F674C80AC73E http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=DA111416-BDEE-98B3-B4120AA6CD147941 Patrons of the library often ask us how they can research the history of their home or building. There are many historical records which could be useful to answer this question. We now have a wonderful new research guide that can walk you through the process and help you find out everything you would like to know about your residence.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian Announcements / News Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:43:15 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=DA111416-BDEE-98B3-B4120AA6CD147941 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=922928AC-F96D-CFCB-8B98D85E4E8AA5E2 Local historian, Larry D. Christiansen has recently published an online article on the history of the Logan Fire Department during the 1880's and 90's. It details the gradual development of the department as it struggled to protect Logan with only a volunteer organization. The article also explains how the city acquired better fire suppression equipment during that period of time. Read his article to better understand the history of the department in the 19th century.The fire department didn't become a paid or professional department until 1917. It has worked since that time to protect the lives and property of our city. Check out its website for current facts about the Logan Fire Department.Sources of interest:"Annual Reports" Logan Fire Department: 1917-2003."Fire Logs" Logan Fire Department: 1917-1967.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian History Tidbits Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:51:33 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=922928AC-F96D-CFCB-8B98D85E4E8AA5E2 http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=7EFAA285-F81E-3CDA-B5FAE053C72E64FD Soon the halls of Logan High School will be flooded with students to begin yet another school year. This will be the 94th year of operation for the school, a fact likely unknown to many of its returning students.The school was established in 1917, and with the closing of Brigham Young College in 1926, the school soon moved to its present location into the old college buildings. Although some of these buildings are now gone, there are many stories that can be told about the various corners, hallways, and classrooms where so much has happened through the years.The library has a treasured one-of-a-kind resource for anyone interested in researching some of these stories. Tucked into the Logan History Room is our collection of Logan High yearbooks which go back to 1924 with only a few years missing. Come and reminisce of times past or research the teenage life of a past relative!See the following sources:"The Amphion". Logan High School: 1924-.Peterson, F Ross. A History of Cache County. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah State Historical Society, 1997. pp. 212-213. Ricks, Joel E., ed. The History of a Valley, Cache Valley Utah-Idaho. Logan, UT: Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956. pp. 342-343.~ Jason, Special Collections Librarian History Tidbits Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:47:14 GMT http://library.loganutah.org/archives/histblog/display_blog.cfm?bid=7EFAA285-F81E-3CDA-B5FAE053C72E64FD