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Research · Archives
Research your house.
A starter kit of archives, databases, and public records for piecing together the story of a Yalecrest home and the people who lived there.
"Finding Your House Roots"
Lecture by Bim Oliver — May 11, 2023
Research Resources
About the House
- SL City Building Permit Cards — Click "Sign In" to access
- SL City Building Permit Registers
- Tax Photos — Salt Lake County Assessor
- Historical Photos — Marriott Library Digital Collections (digital materials only)
- State Historic Preservation Office HUB — Historic Utah Buildings
- Building Files — Marriott Library Digital Collections
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps — Marriott Library
- Utah's Historic Architecture 1847–1940
Historical Newspapers:
- Utah Digital Newspapers
- Chronicling America — Library of Congress
- HeritageQuest Online (library card required)
- Salt Lake Tribune News Archive
- newspaperarchive.com or newspapers.com (subscriptions)
About the Occupants
- Legal Description — SL County Assessor
- Title Abstracts — Salt Lake County Recorder
- City Directories via HeritageQuest (library card required)
- US Census via HeritageQuest (library card required)
- Historical Photos — Marriott Library Digital Collections
Historical Newspapers:
- Utah Digital Newspapers
- Chronicling America — Library of Congress
- HeritageQuest Online (library card required)
- Salt Lake Tribune News Archive
- newspaperarchive.com or newspapers.com (subscriptions)
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