Early Church Information File (ECIF): Difference between revisions

The {{RecordSearch|2078505|Early Church Information File(ECIF)}}, is a collection digitized by FamilySearch (free), is an alphabetical index of individuals. It formerly was preserved on 75 rolls of microfilm {{FHL|480808|title-id}}(Family History Library films 1,750,655 to 1,750,729]) and contains about 1,500,000 entries from over 1,200 sources about Latter-day Saints and their neighbors. The index is international in scope and should be among the first sources checked when searching for Latter-day Saint ancestors or persons living in areas heavily populated by Latter-day Saints. It mainly covers sources from 1830 to the mid-1900s. It indexes information from such sources as  

Entries in the file often refer to an event such as a person's birth, marriage, or death. Entries may also refer to a biographical sketch. The Early Church Information File usually gives a person's name, the date of the event, and a source reference and library call number for the source. The original record may supply additional family history information as well.