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[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=480808 ''Early Church Information File'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. (FHL films 1750655–729). Over 1 million cards index the names of Latter-day Saints and their neighbors in more than 1,200 sources. It covers from 1830 to about 1914. These sources include membership records, ward histories, family histories, local histories, journals, collective biographies, priesthood records, missionary records, periodicals, cemetery records, immigration records, and civil marriage records from selected counties in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and California. This card index on microfilm gives a person’s name, the date of the event, and a reference to the source. The original source often provides additional biographical information. For further instructions see: | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=480808 ''Early Church Information File'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. (FHL films 1750655–729). Over 1 million cards index the names of Latter-day Saints and their neighbors in more than 1,200 sources. It covers from 1830 to about 1914. These sources include membership records, ward histories, family histories, local histories, journals, collective biographies, priesthood records, missionary records, periodicals, cemetery records, immigration records, and civil marriage records from selected counties in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and California. This card index on microfilm gives a person’s name, the date of the event, and a reference to the source. The original source often provides additional biographical information. For further instructions see: | ||
[[ | [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File Resource Guide'']] (34544). Salt Lake City, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993. (FHL book 929.1 F21rg LDS; fiche 6105233). | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=837165&disp=LDS+family+history+suite+2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''LDS Family History Suite 2'']. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1999. (FHL compact disc no. 205 pt. 1.) Select one of the two following databases you would like to search for LDS families. Each database is word searchable. When you find a name, you see the actual entry in the context of the book. The two databases are: | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=837165&disp=LDS+family+history+suite+2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''LDS Family History Suite 2'']. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1999. (FHL compact disc no. 205 pt. 1.) Select one of the two following databases you would like to search for LDS families. Each database is word searchable. When you find a name, you see the actual entry in the context of the book. The two databases are: | ||
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Bitton, Davis. ''Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies''. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1977. (FHL book 016.2893 B549g; film 1059488 item 2; fiche 6053254). This book provides a brief synopsis of each diary or autobiography and lists the names of libraries where the originals or copies may be found. It lists 2,894 works alphabetically by author. It is indexed in the ''Early Church Information File'' and included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | Bitton, Davis. ''Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies''. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1977. (FHL book 016.2893 B549g; film 1059488 item 2; fiche 6053254). This book provides a brief synopsis of each diary or autobiography and lists the names of libraries where the originals or copies may be found. It lists 2,894 works alphabetically by author. It is indexed in the ''Early Church Information File'' and included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | ||
'''Compiled Biographies''' | === '''Compiled Biographies''' === | ||
Thousands of brief biographies of Church members have been gathered and published: | Thousands of brief biographies of Church members have been gathered and published: | ||
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Kenison, David. "''Dave Kenison’s Church History Stories Collection''." In Dave Kenison’s Homepage [Internet site]. Orem, Utah: David Kenison, 5 February 1998 [cited 17 September 1999]. Available at www.xmission.com/~dkenison/lds/ch_hist/. This site has over 500 biographies of early members and a search engine for any word or phrase in the stories. | Kenison, David. "''Dave Kenison’s Church History Stories Collection''." In Dave Kenison’s Homepage [Internet site]. Orem, Utah: David Kenison, 5 February 1998 [cited 17 September 1999]. Available at www.xmission.com/~dkenison/lds/ch_hist/. This site has over 500 biographies of early members and a search engine for any word or phrase in the stories. | ||
'''Oral Histories''' | === '''Oral Histories''' === | ||
For information about oral histories of Latter-day Saints who lived in Utah see the "Biography" section of the Utah Research Outline (31081). | For information about oral histories of Latter-day Saints who lived in Utah see the "Biography" section of the Utah Research Outline (31081). | ||
'''Other Sources of Latter-day Saint Biographies''' | === '''Other Sources of Latter-day Saint Biographies''' === | ||
The "Genealogical Surveys" portion of the "Genealogy" section of this outline describes records that include biographical information. You can also find biographies, journals or diaries, and oral histories in the Family History Library Catalog in several ways: | The "Genealogical Surveys" portion of the "[[LDS_Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline describes records that include biographical information. You can also find biographies, journals or diaries, and oral histories in the Family History Library Catalog in several ways: | ||
* In the Surnames Search look for the individual’s name. | * In the Surnames Search look for the individual’s name. | ||
* In the Subject Search look under: | * In the Subject Search look under: | ||
MORMONS— BIOGRAPHY | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=subjectdetails&subject=312408&subject_disp=Mormons+%2D+Biography&columns=*,0,0 MORMONS— BIOGRAPHY] | ||
* In the Locality Search look for biographies from a specific place under the state, county, or town, for example: | * In the Locality Search look for biographies from a specific place under the state, county, or town, for example: | ||
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[STATE], [COUNTY]— BIOGRAPHY | [STATE], [COUNTY]— BIOGRAPHY | ||
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[[Category:Tracing_LDS_Ancestors]] | [[Category:Tracing_LDS_Ancestors]] | ||