{"id":3971,"date":"2026-07-24T14:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:38:49","slug":"deseret-news-archives-utahns-enjoy-a-good-birthday-party-a-look-at-pioneer-day-through-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on July 24, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what national history databases says about this day. \u201cOn July 24, 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3969\">Cafe Rio launches its \u2018most Utah product yet\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Utahns know.<\/p>\n<p>Folks that move in to the Beehive State learn.<\/p>\n<p>And nobody turns down a chance to have a birthday party. The Deseret News has covered the Utah holiday ever since. Here are some selected front pages through the years, including the 1847 centennial of the birth of this state:<\/p>\n<p>Communities across the state stage their own celebrations, and honor their pioneer ancestors in unique ways.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3967\">Scalable geothermal plants are coming to northern Utah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Salt Lake City, traditional activities include the Days of \u201847 Parade, the G47 Rodeo, the Deseret News Marathon races, as well as unique family traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some fun stories from Deseret News archives about the day:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemembering the pioneers on a Pioneer Day altered by a pandemic\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUtah\u2019s Pioneer Day: Explaining the state holiday\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe past celebrations (and one protest) of Pioneer Day\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018We all have a pioneer heritage\u2019: 4 stories to help you appreciate Pioneer Day\u2019s 175th anniversary\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3965\">An invitation to all World Cup fans to join us for Pioneer Day<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>We were there: See Deseret News front pages from 45 big moments in Utah, world history<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day in 1847, Latter-day Saint pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. Utahns have been celebrating the day every since. What is the July 24 holiday?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-west"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years - American Movers Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years - American Movers Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On this day in 1847, Latter-day Saint pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. Utahns have been celebrating the day every since. What is the July 24 holiday?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"American Movers Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-24T14:38:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b68c8483906c0d2987f271455f0177af\"},\"headline\":\"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-24T14:38:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971\"},\"wordCount\":266,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"The West\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971\",\"name\":\"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years - American Movers Hub\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-24T14:38:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b68c8483906c0d2987f271455f0177af\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif\",\"width\":630,\"height\":331},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?p=3971#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"American Movers Hub\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b68c8483906c0d2987f271455f0177af\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/americanmovershub.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years - American Movers Hub","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years - American Movers Hub","og_description":"On this day in 1847, Latter-day Saint pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. Utahns have been celebrating the day every since. What is the July 24 holiday?","og_url":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971","og_site_name":"American Movers Hub","article_published_time":"2026-07-24T14:38:49+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b68c8483906c0d2987f271455f0177af"},"headline":"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years","datePublished":"2026-07-24T14:38:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971"},"wordCount":266,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif","articleSection":["The West"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971","url":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971","name":"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years - American Movers Hub","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif","datePublished":"2026-07-24T14:38:49+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b68c8483906c0d2987f271455f0177af"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4b5bb72052e06278f3728eb5096236f3.avif","width":630,"height":331},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3971#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Deseret News archives: Utahns enjoy a good birthday party. A look at Pioneer Day through the years"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/","name":"American Movers Hub","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b68c8483906c0d2987f271455f0177af","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/americanmovershub.com"],"url":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}