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<blockquote style="padding-left: 5%">“Created and published primarily to assist members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) to identify their ancestors and other relatives for the purposes of verifying whether temple ordinances have already been completed.”<ref>Elizabeth L. Nichols, “The International Genealogical Index (IGI), 1993 Edition: Part I,” ''Federation of Genealogical Societies Forum'', Spring 1994, 5-10.</ref> </blockquote> | <blockquote style="padding-left: 5%">“Created and published primarily to assist members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) to identify their ancestors and other relatives for the purposes of verifying whether temple ordinances have already been completed.”<ref>Elizabeth L. Nichols, “The International Genealogical Index (IGI), 1993 Edition: Part I,” ''Federation of Genealogical Societies Forum'', Spring 1994, 5-10.</ref> </blockquote> | ||
<br> The IGI is an index of individuals and marriages rather than an index of genealogical records. | <br> The IGI is an index of individuals and marriages rather than an index of genealogical records. | ||
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Over time the value of the file to the general public was recognized, and the fourth edition, published in 1981, was the first to be called the ''International Genealogical Index''. It contained 81 million names. In 1984, the IGI was offered for sale to the public.<ref>James B. Allen, et al., ''Hearts Turned to the Father'', a special issue of ''BYU Studies'' 34:2 (1994-95), pp. 306, 317-9; digital images online (http://byustudies.byu.edu/showtitle.aspx?title=123 : accessed 28 December 2010).</ref> | Over time the value of the file to the general public was recognized, and the fourth edition, published in 1981, was the first to be called the ''International Genealogical Index''. It contained 81 million names. In 1984, the IGI was offered for sale to the public.<ref>James B. Allen, et al., ''Hearts Turned to the Father'', a special issue of ''BYU Studies'' 34:2 (1994-95), pp. 306, 317-9; digital images online (http://byustudies.byu.edu/showtitle.aspx?title=123 : accessed 28 December 2010).</ref> | ||