MIDVALE WAS HOME TO A VIBRANT SOUTH SLAV COMMUNITY Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer, August 1995 As early as 1890 Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes began arriving in the Midvale-Murray area seeking work in the smelters. Many of them came to stay after the turn of the century, in part because of poor agricultural conditions in the Old Country and labor …
The Fall of Skliris, “Czar of the Greeks”
THE FALL OF LEONIDAS SKLIRIS, “CZAR OF THE GREEKS” Jeffrey D. Nichols History Blazer, December 1996 The lure of jobs in the American West drew thousands of immigrants in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many came from Greece, convinced by the promises of Leonidas G. Skliris, a Salt Lake City-based labor agent who became known as “the Czar of …
Beobachter Helped German Immigrants
DER BEOBACHTER HELPED GERMAN IMMIGRANTS ACCULTURATE IN UTAH Jeffrey D. Nichols History Blazer, March 1995 German Americans have long constituted one of the largest ethnic populations in the United States. Immigrants from the various German states flooded into America, especially during the 1830s-1850s. Substantial numbers stayed in eastern cities, while others went to the Midwest to farm or trade, creating …
Mining and the Immigrants
Thomas G. Alexander Utah, The Right Place The influx of emigrants with diverse cultures cut against the tight grain of community needed for successful union organization. In 1880, for instance, nearly half of the workers at Bingham were emigrants, principally from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and Canada—all but a small percentage were northern European. Cornish “Cousin Jacks” dominated the British …
Japanese Farmers in Sanpete County
JAPANESE FARMERS INTRODUCED NEW CASH CROPS IN SANPETE John S. H. Smith History Blazer, August 1995 Japanese began settling in Utah just before 1900. Although many chose Utah’s cities in which to make a living, they made their major contribution to the state’s development in rural areas. Box Elder, Weber, and Salt Lake counties drew the largest number of Japanese. …
German Heroes Immigrate to Utah
Kent Powell History Blazer, February 1996 During the 1950s nearly 4,500 Germans left their war-torn country and immigrated to Utah. Most were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and nearly all had family members or knew former missionaries in Utah who helped arrange for a place to stay and work once they arrived. All who left …
Ethnic Cultures. Selected Bibliography
African American Bringhurst, Newell G. “An Ambiguous Decision: The Implementation of Mormon Priesthood Denial for the Black Man — A Reexamination,” UHQ 46 (1975): 45-64. Clark, Michael J. U.S. Army Pioneers: Black Soldiers in Nineteenth-Century Utah. Salt Lake City, 1981. ________. “Improbable Ambassadors: Black Soldiers at Fort Douglas, 1869-99,” UHQ (1978): 282-301. Coleman, Ronald G. “The Buffalo Soldiers: Guardians of …
The Peoples of Utah, Introduction
Helen Zeese Papanikolas based on The Peoples of Utah, 1976 (updated by Phil Notarianni) Utah has long ceased being an agrarian society of a “peculiar people.” Although still predominately Mormon, many cultures have contributed to its unique essence in this lost domain of the Indians. Only a few Spanish priests in 1776 and, later, explorers and trappers had briefly entered …
Brigham Young’s Favorite Wife
http://www.sltrib.com Hal Schindler Published: 07/30/1995 Category: Features Page: J1 As forceful and dominant a figure as was Brigham Young, when it came to marriage he was as vulnerable as the next man. Some husbands are forever henpecked–others are assuredly lords of the manor; Brigham, it seems, was some of both. As an exponent of polygamy, the Mormon prophet had more …
Spanish Doubloons & Mormon Gold / Mormon Coins Supplant the Bartering System
http://www.sltrib.com Hal Schindler Published: 03/26/1995 Category: Features Page: J1 With 10,000 or so Mormons populating the Great Salt Lake Valley and neighboring settlements by summer of 1849 and with more on the road, the need for some sort of hard cash in the economy was acute. The barter system had worked for a while, but as more members of The …