JUMP iN

Featured in History CURRENTS, the quarterly newspaper of the Division of State History/Utah State Historical Society, JUMP iN is hands-on history for kids and other adventurers.

So...JUMP iN and explore these cool articles!

Fall 2007 What to Wear?
People have been asking this question for thousands of years.
Summer 2007 History on the Ground
Visit Overland Trail sites in Utah, Summit, and Morgan Counties.
Spring 2007 Living In A Log Cabin
Imagine that your family moved to a place where there are mountains, streams, and trees but no houses. What would you do?
Fall 2006 Do You Live In An Apartment? Or Maybe In A Condo?
Cliff dwellings were kind of prehistoric apartment houses.
Summer 2006 Get Out There
Utah is crammed with history and history sites. You can find remnants of the past everywhere you go. Eugene the gull is our travel mascot, and we took him along to experience history. See where he went...
Spring 2006 The Ancient Dogs of Utah
When humas first came to North America, they brought their dogs with them.
Winter 2005 Living Underground
People in Utah first began living in underground houses 5,000 years ago.
Fall 2005 Holy Spelunker! a REALLY OLD house!!
It's OLDER than a log cabin. Older than a teepee, older even than the Great Pyramids. It's a cave.
Summer 2005 HEY! It's summer!
And summer is a great time to explore remnants of the past right in your own backyard. Need some clues on what to do? Check out these ideas.
Spring 2005 KIDS interview World War II veterans
Yes, there is such a thing as a great school assignment. Find out what it is.
Winter 2004 A Dog and His Archaeologist
A day in the life of an archaeologist as seen through the eys of his dog.
Fall 2004

Stop, look & listen
Explore Railroading in Utah — Get on board!

Summer 2004 Kids at Work
No leisure time for these kids a century ago.
Spring 2004 Many different migration stories make up Utah's history
How did your family get to Utah?
Winter 2003 The Fremont
Utah has it's own unique prehistoric people.
Fall 2003 Get a clue
An 800-year-old clue
Summer 2003 What's going on here?
What was it like to live 7,500 years ago?