We Want to Hear Your Work Story!
Help collect and share #UtahWorks stories!
- Join the conversation at our Utah Works! Facebook Group.
- Be part of Utah Works, a new series of short stories - told in participants' own words - about the way we work in Utah. The series airs weekly on Utah Public Radio.
- Add your story to the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street's Stories from Main Street website.
Explore Other Stories!
- Listen to a new #UtahWorks story each week on The Beehive Archive. Tune in on KCPW and Utah Public Radio, or stream the whole collection at our Utah Stories from the Beehive Archive website.
- The Way Utah Worked essay by Matthew Basso, a publication produced in partnership with the Utah Division of State History.
- Explore the National Archives collection associated with The Way We Worked.
Books, Films, and Resources for Educators!
- Reading Lists for Adults, Young Adults, and Children
- Film List
- Teacher Resources (Teacher's Guide, Lesson Plan Grades 5-8, Lesson Plan Grades 9-12)
- Docent Guide
- The Way We Worked Exhibition Script in English and Spanish
Find More Utah Work Stories Online
Utah has amazing work stories! Visit the Utah Division of State History's publications and collections to search through the Utah Historical Quarterly archives, as well as dozens of other local resources. Here are some great places to start!
- “Early Day Timber Cutting Along the Upper Bear River,” by L.J. Colton, Utah Historical Quarterly 35, no. 3. July 1967, pp. 202-208.
- “The Structure and Nature of Labor Unions in Utah, An Historical Perspective, 1890-1920,” by Sheelwant B. Pawar, Utah Historical Quarterly 35, no. 3. July 1967, pp. 238-255.
- “Utah’s First Convict Labor Camp,” by Virgil Caleb Pierce, Utah Historical Quarterly 42, no. 3. Summer 1974, pp. 245- 257
- “Labor Spies in Utah during the Early Twentieth Century,” by Dawn Rette Brimhall and Sandra Dawn Brimhall, Utah Historical Quarterly 81, no. 1. November 2013, pp. 25-46.