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Articles from communities and locations around the county for a
variety of topics.
Carbon County
Castle Gate
Clear Creek
Helper
Hiawatha
Minnie Maud
Price
Scofield
Spring Canyon
Sunnyside
Winter Quarters Mine Explosion
Articles in
Sun Advocate Newspaper
- Two Careers of Public Service - Jim Robertson by Richard Shaw - Thursday, October 5, 2006
- Carbon County's home grown Music Man - Jim Dart by Richard Shaw - Thursday, August 10, 2006
- A witness to history for 100 Years - John Escandon by Tom McCourt - Thursday, April 13, 2006
- For Those Who Served - Supplement to the Sun Advocate November 2005 This supplement includes the names and photographs of Carbon County residents who served in the military.
- A Band of Brothers - Bruce, Bud, Bob, Norman and Don Pike by Tom McCourt - Thursday November 10, 2005
- A lady for 100 Years - Lucille Wilcox Wimmer by Tom McCourt - Thursday, December 8, 2005 -
- History confirms new Flu's Potential to Impact Life - Tuesday November 8, 2005 - article tells about the flu epidemic in Carbon county during 1918.
- Helper alters city role in preserving historic buildings - Thursday August 4, 2005
- A Daughter of Pioneers - Edith Cato Johnston By Tom McCourt - Thursday, March 9, 2006
- Through the sights of a gunner - Emil Simone by Breana Tucker - Thursday, June 8, 2006
Sun Advocate 120 Years Articles
During the year 2009 - 2011 the Sun Advocate newspaper has been celebrated it's 120th year celebration. Richard Shaw, the publisher of the newspaper, has written articles telling about the history of Carbon County. The links below will take you to a weekly article that tells you what was happening in Carbon County during the year. These articles will give you a year by year look at things that where happening in Carbon County through the years.
The Sun Advocate has changed their website so the links on this page no longer take you to the newspaper article. The link will take you to the Sun Advocate newspaper, then copy and paste the heading that you want to read, into their search field and the article will come up in the search results. Sorry for the inconvience.
- Newspapers start on modest scale, but expand with visionary thinking, February 26, 2009
- Unique characters play key role in Sun Advocate's history, evolution, March 5, 2009
- Paper changes quickly as it passes through first year of local publication, March 12, 2009
- Relative stability preceeded by crime and pressure, May 5, 2009
- The Sun also rises in Carbon County's early days, August 18, 2009
- Newspaper wars entertain, educate county, August 27, 2009
- News of the 1920s some of county's most important, November 25, 2009
- A 30-year change comes to the Sun Advocate, June 29, 2010
- Mid-'30s start of some things big for Carbon, July 1, 2010
- Murder over water rights highlights news in mid-'30's, July 6, 2010
- 1937 brings changes to Carbon landscape, August 5, 2010
- 1938: Paper covers opening of college, August 26, 2010
- 1938: Legendary Brack Lee tussles with liquor agents, August 31, 2010
- Mollard murder trial tops 1938 crime news, September 2, 2010
- Start of football season brings state championship memories, September 7, 2010
- New city hall construction headed 1939 news, September 16, 2010
- Sweets fire devastates town in 1939, September 21, 2010
- 1940: J. Bracken Lee begins quest for governor's office, November 2, 2010
- Labor strife made news in Carbon during Depression, November 23, 2010
- County faces draft, alien registration as war draws near, November 24, 2010
- 1940: Site work on airport begins, November 30, 2010
- 1941: Year begins with multiple mining deaths across county, December 2, 2010
- 'Day of Infamy' changes county's direction in 1941, December 7, 2010
- 1941-42: Sad notes as war, death shadow Carbon County, December 16, 2010
- 1942: From Great Depression to Greatest Generation, December 21, 2010
- 1942: War news brings pain to county, December 23, 2010
- 1942: Rationing involves home front in war, January 4, 2011
- 1942: Carbon patriotism shows in war funding, January 6, 2011
- OUR FIRST 120 YEARS, January 13, 2011
- 1943: Drager is born, Sunnyside booms, February 3, 2011
- 1943: Thefts, death, mayhem, fire and the legislature, February 8, 2011
- 1943: Life - and local news - go on as war rages, February 15, 2011
- Sad anniversary: 1924 Castle a mine Disaster, March 24, 2011
- 1944: Tragedies in combat and mines were the worst, March 29, 2011
- 1945: War winds down, but death stalks coal mines, March 31, 2011
- 1945: The shooting death of Sheriff Marion Bliss, April 5, 2011
- 1946: Postwar Carbon has high hopes, April 12, 2011
- 1947: No disasters, but changes for Carbon County, April 21, 2011
- 1948: A trifecta of state, local and national politics, April 26, 2011
- 1948: Murder, strikes and the sale of a company town, April 28, 2011
- 1949: Disasters, murder make headlines, May 3, 2011
- 1949: Labor strife dominates news, May 10, 2011
- 1950: Another war erupts overseas, labor unrest continues, May 19, 2011
- 1951: Arson, rustling and football championship, June 23, 2011
- 1952: Floods and another presidential visit, June 28, 2011
- 1953: UPandL begins Castle Gate Plant, Carbon College faces doom , 30 Jun 2011
- 1954: Carbon children are in the front lines in the war against polio , 5 July 2011
- 1955: a year of building and near building, July 12, 2011
- 1956: A year of tragec accidents in Carbon, July 14, 2011
- 1957: A year to build, demolish and change, July 21, 2011
- 1958: PRWID debated, broadcast TV irks cable firms, July 28, 2011
- 1959: County opens new high schools, August 2, 2011
- 1960: TV wars and a new Safeway, August 4, 2011
- 1961: Dinosaur Quarry begins, drought forces water restrictions, August 9, 2011
- 1962: Fire station burns, Green River gets missiles, August 11, 2011
- 1963: Dams, rumors of dams and the JFK assassination, August 16, 2011
- 1964: Inferno destroys Helper Central, river of flames in Price, August 18, 2011
- 1965: Carbon College becomes CEU, August 23, 2011
- 1966: Sun Advocate sold, Highway 6 gets new life through Price Canyon, August 25, 2011
- 1967: Indoor pool opens in Price, Vietnam hits home, Augusut 30, 2011
- 1968: Vietnam casualities mount, floods and fires hit county, September 1, 2011
- 1969: UFOs reported, man blows up 'White Lady's' ghost hangout, September 6, 2011
- 1970: Last mine in Spring Canyon closes, September 8, 2011
- 1971: UP and L breaks ground on Huntington Plant, September 13, 2011
- 1972: Murders and Carbon High dress code made news, September 15, 2011
- 1973: Murder trials begin and end, freak accident involves 5 cars, 17 people, September 22, 2011
- 1973: Oil embargo hits county hard, September 27, 2011
- 1974: Judge tosses CHS dress code, fire destroys Price school, September 29, 2011
- 1974: Region faces severe drought, bizarre chase ends in motel, October 4, 2011
- 1975: New school arises from ashes of old, October 6, 2011
- 1976: Helper Journal ends publication, arson suspected in fires, October 11, 2011
- 1977: Drought becomes critical, casino raid ignites controversy, October 13, 2011
- 1977: Coal strike gains national attention, Helper police chief faces and beats state AG charges, October 18, 2011
- 1978: Strike ends, effects linger, October 20, 2011
- 1978: Probe of county gambling widens, October 25, 2011
- 1979: Polygamist murder suspect acquitted, first computer arrives at HJHS, October 27, 2011
- 1980: Castleview dedicated, x-rated movies stir controversy, burglar 'peppered' with rock salt, Nov. 1, 2011
- 1981: Price woman survives wilderness plane crash, Nov. 3, 2011
- 1982: Population booms, fire destroys American Legion Post, gas drops to $1.17, Nov. 8, 2011
- 1983: Floods come down, BDAC goes up, Nov. 17, 2011
- 1984: Highway 6 reopens, closes, reopens, closes..., Nov. 22, 2011
- 1984:WILBERG, Nov. 24, 2011
- 1986: Chlorine leak starts year with tears, Price is 75 years old, Dec 1, 2011
- 1987: A new middle school and power plant are born, Dec. 6, 2011
- 1987: Strange events in law enforcement, Dec. 8, 2011
- 1988: City approves Wave Pool, mammoth discovered at dam site, Dec. 13, 2011
- 1989: Sheriff situation reaches critical stage, Dec. 15, 2011
- 1989: Sheriff saga continues, museum keeps mammoth, Dec. 20, 2011
- 1990: Work on ECDC begins, golf course goes for 18 holes, Dec. 22, 2011
- 1992: New jail, Peace Garden okayed, Dec. 29, 2011
- 1993: Fire destroys hangar, donors save East Carbon High, January 3, 2012
- 1994: Sunnyside mining goes bankrupt, inmates escape from county's new jail, January 5, 2012
- 1996: Flood, fire and a viral epidemic hit county, January 12, 2012
- 1997: Blizzard paralyzes county, college gets in trouble on 'student' head count, January 17, 2012
- 1998: Massive search for missing man begins, January 19, 2012
- 1999: After 70 years, Notre Dame School closes its doors, January 24, 2012
- 2000-2005: Tragedy, terror and triumph in Carbon County, January 26, 2012
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2006-2011: Crandall Canyon mine disaster, Dino-Mine park success, January 31, 2012
Articles on other servers
GenDisasters - Events that Touched Our Ancestors' Lives
MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration
Utah State Historical Society - Archives and Records Service
Other Sources
Newsletters / Blogs / Facebook
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RHO[A]D[E]S WEST - Bernie Rhoades has an electronic newsletter that is for the descendants of Thomas Foster Rhoads(Rhoades), Elizabeth Forster Rhoads, His Father Daniel Rhoads and his Father Henry Rhoads Senr and affiliated Forster, Newman, Patterson, Grimshaw, Daylor, Sheldon, Esery, House, Elder, Fanning, Powell, & Weimer (Wimmer) families. If you are interested in learning more about this newsletter please contact
Bernie Rhoades.
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Hiawatha - Wally Baldwin has a webpage that contains Hiawatha information. He has a newsletter that he sends out periodically containing information about former residents of Hiawatha. If you are interested in receiving this mailing please contact
Wally Baldwin. You can also read his Hiawatha blog on this
webpage. The blog contains lots of interesting newspaper articles and comments by old timers of Hiawatha.
Wally has also started a page on
FACEBOOK. Visit the Hiawatha FACEBOOK and get involved in the conversation and check out the photos.
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Price -
You know your from Price if... FACEBOOK. This page is posting lots of current photographs of Price & Helper.
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FACEBOOK - Greek Immigrants in Carbon County, Utah - Between 1900 and 1925 more than 350,000 Greeks emigrated to America. Many men found work in the mines of Carbon County, Utah. This Facebook page is a good place to share stories and photos with other Greek family descendents.
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FACEBOOK -
Helper, Price, Wellington Memories - Post memories, events, and ask questions concerning residents and towns in Carbon County.
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Nine Mile -
Nine Mile Canyon Settlers Association. Please visit their website if you have any historical photos or histories of Nine Mile canyon.
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Gene's Family Tree - Eugene Halverson has created a blog and includes many stories about his family. Many of these family members are from Carbon County.
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