Joe Hill is topic of lecture Thursday in Capitol chapel
Joe Hill, a labor radical convicted in the 1914 murder of a Salt Lake store owner, is the topic of a brown bag lunch lecture presented by Joe Hill biographer and publisher Gibbs M. Smith at noon Thursday, Nov. 18, in the White Memorial Chapel, south of the Utah State Capitol, 150 W. 300 North.Hill, a native of Sweden, came to Utah in 1912 to work in the mines in Park City. Hill was arrested for the murder of John Morrison, a grocery store owner who was killed during an armed robbery. Although there was no direct evidence against Hill, circumstantial evidence and a poor defense contributed to his conviction. As the date of his execution approached, Hill became an international cause celebre.
Smith is the author of "Joe Hill," widely recognized as the definitive work about Hill.
The monthly lecture series is jointly sponsored by the Utah State Archives and Records Service and the Utah State Historical Society. All lectures are free. For more information, call 533-3545 or see (www.archives.state.ut.us/EVENTS2.HTM).
New $1 coin going on display Thursday at S.L. money show
A first-strike example of the new dollar coin will be displayed at the Western National Historical Artifacts and Paper Money show that begins Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Expo Mart, 230 W. 200 South.
The U.S. Mint will be releasing the new "Golden Dollar" next year, but the very first coin of that type will be displayed at the show. H. Robert Campbell, current president of the American Numismatic Association, will attend the show and deliver the coin in a special ceremony.
Early Mormon books, gold coins and many other items will also be on display at the event.
The new dollar coin will be on display at Campbell's table at noon on Friday, Nov. 19. Campbell is the first president of the group from Utah, an organization that is chartered by Congress and remains the largest coin organization in the world.
The new coin is golden in color, with the image of a Sacagawea carrying her child on her back on one side of the coin and an eagle in flight on the reverse side. It has a smooth, plain edge to make it easily distinguished from other coins. Its predecessor, the Anthony dollar coin, was often confused with the quarter and was rejected by the public.
The Western National Historical Artifacts show will be open Thursday from 2-8 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hours for Sunday, Nov. 21, the last day of the show, will be 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Admission is $8 per person.
Divorce expert coming to U. to present lectures, seminars
An expert on divorce, Judith Wallerstein, comes to Utah next week for several public lectures and workshops.
Wallerstein is the keynote speaker on Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Norman S. Anderson Award dinner honoring Utahns who have made a difference in the field of mental health. The 1999 recipients will be Janet and Norman Nelson. Wallerstein will speak about the impact of divorce on children at a dinner which begins at 7 p.m. in the Alumni House, University of Utah campus.
Friday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m., Wallerstein will speak about the findings from her 25-year follow-up in the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Classroom B. At 1:30 p.m. the same day, in the College of Nursing Auditorium, 25 S. Medical Drive, she will give a three-hour workshop on clinical interventions with divorcing parents.
Wallerstein, who has a doctorate in psychology, wrote the book "Second Chances," after doing a long-term study on the effects of divorce on children. She continues to track the families in her original study and is about to finish the 25-year follow-up of her original California Children of Divorce Study. Her most recent best-seller is "The Good Marriage," a report on why love lasts for some couples.
Continuing education credits are available for the workshop, which costs $60. The dinner is $35. The speech is free. For reservations call 363-3130.