Presentation given about Uintah Basin history by Briant Stringham

Presentation given about Uintah Basin history by Briant Stringham to the Uintah County Golden Age Center History Discussion Group. Topics include: The greatness of women; Publications about Uintah County; How the Uintah Basin was the first part of Utah to be seen by white man and the last part colonized by white men; Exploitation of natural resources; Ute Indian Reservation; A geological survey of the Vernal area; Bry's experience in the legislature; A treaty with the Native Americans; A decrease in the Native population; Notable residents of the Valley; Death of an aunt in childbirth and Bry's parents traveling from Antelope Island to Vernal and adopting the infant; Bry's mother nursing the new baby and her own child; The first post office; The first Independence Day celebration in Ashley Valley; Meeker Massacre/Incident; Imagining a plane ride/aerial view of Ashley Valley and what it would show: Green River, ore, gold, gilsonite, oil shale, mountain ranges, Flaming Gorge; timber; phosphate; natural springs; and the people; Space exploration, original white settlers of the valley; Bry's father bringing the first bees to the area; and open discussion questions from people in the audience.