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Here are some fun things about Utah history that we wouldn't normally get to study in class.
Did you know that Utah had its own alphabet??
Did you know that Utah had its own alphabet??
From https://www.deseretalphabet.org/, adapted by Mrs. Palmer
The Deseret Alphabet came about on January 19, 1854 when the Board of Regents of the University of Deseret, now the University of Utah, announced that they had adopted a new phonetic alphabet. The new alphabet consisted of 38 to 40 characters and was developed mostly by George D. Watt... as part of a project to help simplify spelling in the English Language.
Despite being heavily published by the Deseret News and promoted by President Brigham Young, the Deseret Alphabet never gained wide acceptance. Soon after Brigham Young's death in 1877, resources and funding of the project came to an end.
The Deseret Alphabet is now used mostly by hobbyists and studied by historians as it preserves the way the English language was spoken in the 1860s in Utah.
Try and write your name using the Deseret Alphabet! If you do so, email me a picture and I'll give you extra credit!
Utah Studies Coloring Pages
Utah Studies Coloring Pages
UtahAlphabet_Coloring.pdfUtah Coloring Page _ crayola.com.pdfPage updated
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