Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Uintah County Chapter Biographies(Ms
468)
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Uintah County Chapter Biographies were
collected by this chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) for the
centennial history of the Uinta Basin, Builders of Uintah (1947)
though some of the files were collected afterwards. Present are both
family and individual histories, as well as other histories that discuss
the origins of local buildings, the development of area businesses (such
as freighting and ranching), population groups (including the Ute
Indians), the pre-Mormon history of Ashley Valley, the establishment of
the LDS Church, social groups, and the development of local DUP chapters.
The histories contained in the files document the settlement of Uintah
Valley, Utah, which contains the towns of Vernal and Jensen, Utah, as well
as many smaller communities, such as Maeser, Naples, Glines, Taft,
Lapoint, and Ashley. The histories cover the period from the earliest
settlement of the Uintah Valley in 1877, to 1947, although some are as
recent as 1984. Also present are are transcriptions of oral histories,
family histories, news clippings, and other documents. An indexed
register is available.