The Utah State Archives will observe Archives Month in October with a series of free research classes on Tuesdays from noon to 1:00 p.m. Classes are held in the training room on the second floor of the archives building and class size is limited to 20 people. For information or reservations, please contact the Utah State Archives Research Center at 538-3013 or send email to archivesresearch@utah.gov.

The October "Research at Noon" class schedule follows:

Tuesday, Oct. 7: "Naturalization Records at the Utah State Archives" (Glen Fairclough). This seminar covers the procedural requirements to become a United States citizen before and after the process was standardized in 1906 by the federal government. Included will be a discussion of the records created for various categories of individuals and where surviving records may be located.

Tuesday, Oct. 14: "What is Probate? The Process and the Records" (Rosemary Cundiff). A look at the various types of probate records with emphasis on settling estates and the various court records created in the process. While Archives holdings are primarily for Salt Lake County, the types of records held by the courts throughout the state are similar.

Tuesday, Oct. 21: "Keeping Informed Then and Now: Using State and Local Publications" (Gina Strack). Governmental agencies at the state, county, district, and municipal levels all publish a variety of reports. These can provide a particularly useful summary of topics and concise starting point for historical researchers. This seminar will provide an overview of government publications held by the Archives.

Tuesday, Oct. 28: "Utah Military Records: Territorial Militia through World War I" (Michael Church). The military seminar will focus on the records held by the Archives regarding the participation of Utahns in the territorial militia, the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection, the Mexican Border Campaign, and World War I. While more recent military records are still private, those from WWI and before are now available for public access and historical research.

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