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| '''Getting Started'''
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| '''LDS Topics'''
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*[[LDS Temple Records|Temple Records]]  
*[[LDS Temple Records|Temple Records]]  
*[[LDS Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
*[[LDS Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
*[[LDS For Further Reading|For Further Reading]] <br>
*[[LDS For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]


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| '''Substitute Records'''
| '''Substitute Records'''
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*[[Utah Genealogy|Utah Genealogy]]  
*[[Utah Genealogy|Utah Genealogy]]  
*[[Utah History|Utah History]]  
*[[Utah History|Utah History]]  
*[[Utah Land and Property|Utah Land and Property]]<br>
*[[Utah Land and Property|Utah Land and Property]]


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*The '''Tracing LDS Ancestors''' page now has a [[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|moderator]]: [[User:BanksCB|cbb]] <br>
*The '''Tracing LDS Ancestors''' page now has a [[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|moderator]]: [[User:BanksCB|cbb]]


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| <center>'''Key LDS Ancestor Research Links'''</center>  
| <center>'''Key LDS Ancestor Research Links'''</center>  
*[http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/index.php Mormon Migration] '''new!'''
*[http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/index.php Mormon Migration] '''new!'''  
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868] free index  
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868] free index  
*[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints ]a Mormon Trail Pioneer Database  
*[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints ]a Mormon Trail Pioneer Database  
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=== '''Value'''  ===
=== '''Value'''  ===


If your LDS ancestors have been researched before, are they [[Document AS YOU GO!|well-documented]]? Do your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group records]] show one or more [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources of&nbsp;information for each event]]? Don't just settle for&nbsp;copying someone else's research,&nbsp;[[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite the evidence that&nbsp;proves&nbsp;it]]! Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may&nbsp;help uncover&nbsp;an overlooked ordinance.  
If your LDS ancestors have been researched before, are they [[Document AS YOU GO!|well-documented]]? Do your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group records]] show one or more [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources of&nbsp;information for each event]]? Don't just settle for copying someone else's research, [[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite the evidence that proves it]]! Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may help uncover an overlooked ordinance.  


=== '''Featured content'''  ===
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Some useful websites to get started in searching for information about your LDS ancestors include:  
Some useful websites to get started in searching for information about your LDS ancestors include:  


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*Kirtland Pioneers  
*Kirtland Pioneers  
*[[LDS Record Selection Table|LDS Record Selection Table]]  
*[[LDS Record Selection Table|LDS Record Selection Table]]  
*[[LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com|LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com]]<br>
*[[LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com|LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com]]
*[[LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com|LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com]]  
*[[LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com|LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com]]  
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868]<br>  
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868]<br>  
*Nauvoo Pioneers<br>
*Nauvoo Pioneers


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=== '''Things you can do'''  ===
=== '''Things you can do'''  ===


In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:  


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*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]  
*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]  
*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>
*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]  
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]


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[[Category:Tracing_LDS_Ancestors]] [[Category:Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups|Latter-day Saints]][[Category:Religions and Religious Life|Latter-day Saints]]
[[Category:Tracing_LDS_Ancestors]] [[Category:Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups|Latter-day Saints]] [[Category:Religions_and_Religious_Life|Latter-day Saints]]
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