Thursday, January 29, 2015

Back when many newly married women automatically quit their jobs

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ONE  of the most significant societal changes World War II produced was getting more American married women into the work force. That was...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Back when a single airplane flying over delighted Utahns

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                                  One of the air shows at Hill Air Force Base. RESIDENTS in Northern Utah commonly see aircra...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

A 1914 proposal to disband Davis County

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WHAT if Davis County didn’t exist today? Just over a century ago, there was a strong proposal to do away with it. “Davis County m...
Friday, January 9, 2015

When Garner Cave was first explored by Boy Scouts

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                      Coldwater Canyon, as viewed from the northwest in North Ogden. “ BOYS explore huge cavern. Scouts of Troop 20...
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Thursday, January 1, 2015

A campground proposal for Ogden's Taylor Canyon and more …

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        Taylor Canyon, left, is just north of Malan's Peak, center. Waterfall Canyon is on the right side.. A major campgroun...
Friday, December 26, 2014

Utah’s worst ever train wreck happened New Year's Eve of 1944

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- From the book, "History of Ogden, Utah  in Old Postcards," by D. Boyd Crawford. By Lynn Arave SEVENTY years ago it was ...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Back when Cache Valley was isolated in winter

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          Highway 89 today goes down from Sardine Summit to Dry Lake. “The primary highway leading north through the Cache Valley t...