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Bashore, Melvin L., and Linda L. Haslam. [Database of] ''Mormon Pioneer Companies Crossing the Plains'' ''[1847–1868] Narratives: Guide to Sources in Utah Libraries and Archives''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1998-. It is arranged by year and lists each company by date of departure. For each company, it lists sources of accounts alphabetically by author. For each source cited, it gives a summary of the account and list of every name and place mentioned in the original. It includes the repository and call number for each narrative. The staff at the Historical Department—Church Library will search the current database for you. The Family History Library only has the predecessor listed below:

Bashore, Melvin L., and Linda L. Haslam. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=subjecthitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=Mormons+-+Emigration+and+Immigration&presubject=Mormons+-+Emigration+and+Immigration ''Mormon Pioneer Companies Crossing the Plains (1847–1868.)'' Narratives. Third Revised Edition]. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1990. (FHL book 289.3016 B291m; film 1592752 item 6). Since then, many more sources have been added. Pioneer companies are listed chronologically by year and then by company leader. This is indexed in the [[Early_Church_Information_File_(ECIF)|Early Church Information File]].

Hafen, LeRoy R. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=54974&disp=Handcarts+to+Zion%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Handcarts to Zion: The Story of a Unique Western Migration, 1856–1860, With Contemporary Journals, Accounts, Reports, and Rosters of Members of the Ten Handcart Companies'']. Glendale, Calif.: Arthur H. Clark, 1960. (FHL book 289.309 H119h; film 1059487 item 7; fiche 6031590 [set of 4]). This is a good resource for accounts of the handcart companies. However, the rosters are incomplete. This is indexed in the [[Early_Church_Information_File_(ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'']].

Also check the "[[LDS_Biographies|Biography]]" and "[[LDS_Genealogy|Genealogy]]" sections of this outline for more sources that may have accounts of the journey.

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