This blog on Layton, Utah's history was created to help commemorate Layton's 100th birthday as an official city in 2020.
-There's also a related printed book available, "Images of America Layton," (available by late October 2020) by Arcadia Publishing, $21.99, by the author, Lynn Arave It includes some, but not all of the items on this blog. However, the book contains more than 170 photographs, with a majority being vintage images (before 1960) and some of those pictures are NOT included on this blog.
To order the images book, shop online at: www.arcadiapublishing.com
The Arcadia book was written and researched by Lynn Arave, a more than 36-year resident of Layton City. It is designed to supplement a look at Layton's history for decades to come. It includes many items not found in any local history books.
This blog, which now has more than 200 items, will be on-going and new items will added as they are researched by the author.
The Heritage Museum of Layton provided many of the photographs used to illustrate this blog.
Information was supplied by Bill Sanders, museum director; Harris Adams, a long-time Layton historian; the Deseret News archives; Utah Digital Newspapers; Newspapers.com and from the book, "Layton, Utah Historic Viewpoints," (1985) by the Kaysville-Layton Historical Society.
Bill Sanders
Harris Adams
-Lynn Arave has lived in Layton since 1983. Born in Ogden, he was raised in Weber County and graduated from Weber State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
He worked for the Deseret News as a reporter/editor for more than 32 years, retiring at the end of 2010. He reported on Layton City for a decade and also reported on radio, history, religion and the outdoors for the Deseret News.
Afterward, he worked part-time as a news specialist for Layton City. He has researched Layton's history in old newspapers for thousands of hours, finding numerous events not listed in the history books.
He has also written other books, including "Walking Salt Lake City" (2012), "Evergreen Tabletops" (2012) and "Rededication: The History of the Ogden, Utah Temple: (2014). He has other books on-line only and maintains various blogs, including "Mystery of Utah History."
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