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Utah Stories from the Beehive Archive

By: Utah Humanities
  • Summary

  • Tune in for a two-minute look at some of the most pivotal — and peculiar — events in Utah history! With all of the history and none of the dust, the Beehive Archive is a fun way to catch up on Utah’s past.
    © 2024 Utah Humanities
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Episodes
  • Sacred Healing: Traveling Midwives in Early Rural Utah
    Apr 22 2024

    Frontier life in late-nineteenth century Utah was rough. Today, many rural Utahns still struggle with access to medical care, but once upon a time midwives traveled throughout rural Utah, providing healthcare services to those in isolated areas.

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    4 mins
  • The Jeffersonian Ideal: A Misfit for Utah
    Apr 15 2024

    When the United States was was created in the late 1700s, Thomas Jefferson had a vision of a nation built by individual family farmers. Here in Utah – we love farmers. But did we really live up to Jefferson’s ideal?

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    4 mins
  • Roadside Motels
    Apr 8 2024

    Motels dotted Utah’s highways throughout the twentieth century, beckoning motorists to pull off the road and spend their tourist dollars in rural towns. Now that hotel chains dominate accommodation options, what happened to these locally owned motels?

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    4 mins

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