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==='''Why Search Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?'''=== | ==='''Why Search Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?'''=== | ||
There are many LDS Church records to study as you try to find information about an LDS ancestor. Some reasons to look at these records are: | There are many LDS Church records to study as you try to find information about an LDS ancestor. Some reasons to look at these records are: | ||
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*Gather geographical and historical information such as Church unit boundaries (branch, ward, stake, or mission) by searching gazetteers, church history, and FamilySearch Wiki before you begin searching records. This can save time and effort by focusing research in the correct place and time. | *Gather geographical and historical information such as Church unit boundaries (branch, ward, stake, or mission) by searching gazetteers, church history, and FamilySearch Wiki before you begin searching records. This can save time and effort by focusing research in the correct place and time. | ||
===''' | ==='''FamilySearch Library'''=== | ||
*The | *The FamilySearch Library has more the 40,000 microfilms and hundreds of microfiche containing information about people who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or who have received LDS ordinances by proxy. These records include: | ||
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*Andrew Jenson, ''Encyclopedic History of the Church'', a [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/BYUIBooks/id/2694/ '''searchable version'''] at BYU Harold Lee Library Digital Collections. This book gives the creation dates and boundaries or LDS ward and stakes through 1930 and original settlement names along with brief histories of the early wards and branches. It covers Utah and the mountain west in great detail, and other places in a more general way. It is indexed in the Early Church Information File. | *Andrew Jenson, ''Encyclopedic History of the Church'', a [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/BYUIBooks/id/2694/ '''searchable version'''] at BYU Harold Lee Library Digital Collections. This book gives the creation dates and boundaries or LDS ward and stakes through 1930 and original settlement names along with brief histories of the early wards and branches. It covers Utah and the mountain west in great detail, and other places in a more general way. It is indexed in the Early Church Information File. | ||
*Jill Anderson Ward, LDS Place Names Gazetteer, | *Jill Anderson Ward, LDS Place Names Gazetteer, FamilySearch Library book 289.3 W213L or film 1059499, item 5. Many obsolete ward and branch names are given with their new names in this book which includes many references not found in the Encyclopedic History of the Church. | ||
*Andrew Jenson, Church Chronology: Click [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/churchchron.cfm '''here''']. This book lists the establishment dates of new wards. | *Andrew Jenson, Church Chronology: Click [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/churchchron.cfm '''here''']. This book lists the establishment dates of new wards. | ||
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**Genealogical Surveys of LDS members : Autobiographies and Ancestors (34 volumes, at FS Library). | **Genealogical Surveys of LDS members : Autobiographies and Ancestors (34 volumes, at FS Library). | ||
*Also indexed in the Early Church Information File are the records of Living Endowments that took place from December 1845 to February 1846 and Sealings to Spouse and Parents from January through February 1846 in the original Nauvoo Temple. These records are available at the | *Also indexed in the Early Church Information File are the records of Living Endowments that took place from December 1845 to February 1846 and Sealings to Spouse and Parents from January through February 1846 in the original Nauvoo Temple. These records are available at the FamilySearch Library on Films #183371 and 183372 and fiche #103397. | ||
*The sources covered in the Early Church Information File are from the 1830s to the middle 1900s and include records of Latter-day Saint membership records; ward, family, and local histories; journals; biographies; priesthood and missionary records; periodicals; cemetery records; immigration records; and western states marriages. It does not include every name mentioned in all sources about Latter-day Saints, every membership record, or information on living people. It does not include every large LDS index such as the Scandinavian LDS Mission Index, the Obituary Card Index, the Journal History, the Membership Card Index, or the Patriarchal Blessing Index. | *The sources covered in the Early Church Information File are from the 1830s to the middle 1900s and include records of Latter-day Saint membership records; ward, family, and local histories; journals; biographies; priesthood and missionary records; periodicals; cemetery records; immigration records; and western states marriages. It does not include every name mentioned in all sources about Latter-day Saints, every membership record, or information on living people. It does not include every large LDS index such as the Scandinavian LDS Mission Index, the Obituary Card Index, the Journal History, the Membership Card Index, or the Patriarchal Blessing Index. | ||
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===='''Perpetual Emigration Fund (PEF), 1849 – 1887.'''==== | ===='''Perpetual Emigration Fund (PEF), 1849 – 1887.'''==== | ||
This is an index to members who borrowed money from the PEF for emigration. Related records include ledgers, promissory notes, lists of indebtedness, etc. Notations in records may list all family members’ names who emigrated and sporadically other important information such as death date or place of residence. There are a few of these records at the | This is an index to members who borrowed money from the PEF for emigration. Related records include ledgers, promissory notes, lists of indebtedness, etc. Notations in records may list all family members’ names who emigrated and sporadically other important information such as death date or place of residence. There are a few of these records at the FamilySearch Library, but most of them are kept at the Church History Library. | ||
===='''Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah'''==== | ===='''Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah'''==== | ||
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*This organization has gathered about 100,000 pioneer histories and thousands of photos, and copies of these histories and photos are available. It is easy to search the [http://dupinternational.org history card index and the photograph index online]. The main DUP museum is located at 300 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, and there are DUP museums and organizations scattered in towns throughout Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming with valuable information and artifacts. | *This organization has gathered about 100,000 pioneer histories and thousands of photos, and copies of these histories and photos are available. It is easy to search the [http://dupinternational.org history card index and the photograph index online]. The main DUP museum is located at 300 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, and there are DUP museums and organizations scattered in towns throughout Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming with valuable information and artifacts. | ||
*The Sons of the Utah Pioneers also keeps histories of pioneers at [http://www.sonsofutahpioneers.org their website]. | *The Sons of the Utah Pioneers also keeps histories of pioneers at [http://www.sonsofutahpioneers.org their website]. | ||
*Women of Faith and Fortitude, by the International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, is a four volume set filled with thousands of pictures and biographies of female pioneers. A set of this work can be found at the Riverton FamilySearch Library. It is also available at the | *Women of Faith and Fortitude, by the International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, is a four volume set filled with thousands of pictures and biographies of female pioneers. A set of this work can be found at the Riverton FamilySearch Library. It is also available at the FamilySearch Library, call #979 D36p. | ||
==='''LDS Membership Records'''=== | ==='''LDS Membership Records'''=== | ||
LDS Membership Records are available from 1830 to the present. They include records of names, birthplace, birth date, names of parents, spouses, and children, baptisms and confirmations, blessings of babies, marriages, deaths, priesthood ordinations, tithes and offerings, and movement in and out of wards. The | LDS Membership Records are available from 1830 to the present. They include records of names, birthplace, birth date, names of parents, spouses, and children, baptisms and confirmations, blessings of babies, marriages, deaths, priesthood ordinations, tithes and offerings, and movement in and out of wards. The FamilySearch Library has membership records through 1948. The Church History Library has additional membership records of 1949-1983. | ||
The earliest official LDS Church membership records from 1830 to 1870 were kept in bound books of plain paper provided by the clerk himself. Information that was recorded could include baptisms and confirmations, blessings of babies, marriages, deaths, priesthood ordinations, tithes and offerings, and emigrants. Most of the early records are not indexed and not all of them have survived. | The earliest official LDS Church membership records from 1830 to 1870 were kept in bound books of plain paper provided by the clerk himself. Information that was recorded could include baptisms and confirmations, blessings of babies, marriages, deaths, priesthood ordinations, tithes and offerings, and emigrants. Most of the early records are not indexed and not all of them have survived. | ||
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Since 1941 when a Church member has died, the ward clerk sent the person’s membership record to the Presiding Bishop’s Office, where it is placed in the Deceased Members File. The Membership Department keeps these records for ten years. After ten years the Membership Department transfers the names to the Church History Library. | Since 1941 when a Church member has died, the ward clerk sent the person’s membership record to the Presiding Bishop’s Office, where it is placed in the Deceased Members File. The Membership Department keeps these records for ten years. After ten years the Membership Department transfers the names to the Church History Library. | ||
If the person died between 1941 and 1988, search the microfilms titled Deceased Membership Records, 1941 to 1988 at the | If the person died between 1941 and 1988, search the microfilms titled Deceased Membership Records, 1941 to 1988 at the FamilySearch Library. These films are not circulated to Family History Centers and photocopies are not allowed. However, you may transcribe the information by hand. The microfilms are also available at the Church History Library. | ||
If the person died after 1988, and the Church has proof of the person’s death, the Membership Department will provide birth, marriage, baptism, priesthood ordination, endowment, and sealing information. | If the person died after 1988, and the Church has proof of the person’s death, the Membership Department will provide birth, marriage, baptism, priesthood ordination, endowment, and sealing information. | ||
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Temple records are accurate registers of most ordinance dates but baptism dates on temple records may be wrong if the person who provided the date gave it from memory. Be sure to verify baptism dates found in temple records with membership records. If you have multiple ordinance dates for the same individual, you may wish to use the earliest date that can be verified in an original membership or temple record. You can list subsequent ordinances in you research notes. | Temple records are accurate registers of most ordinance dates but baptism dates on temple records may be wrong if the person who provided the date gave it from memory. Be sure to verify baptism dates found in temple records with membership records. If you have multiple ordinance dates for the same individual, you may wish to use the earliest date that can be verified in an original membership or temple record. You can list subsequent ordinances in you research notes. | ||
About 75 percent of temple records have no restrictions and microfilms of these records can be viewed at the | About 75 percent of temple records have no restrictions and microfilms of these records can be viewed at the FamilySearch Library and at Family History Centers. You can find film numbers for original temple records in the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: TEMPLE RECORDS [TEMPLE]. Then look for the ordinances you want to check. | ||
Only about 20 percent of temple records are restricted, especially those records that include information about living people. Restricted temple microfilms can only be viewed in the Special Collections room in the | Only about 20 percent of temple records are restricted, especially those records that include information about living people. Restricted temple microfilms can only be viewed in the Special Collections room in the FamilySearch Library and do not circulate to Family History Centers. To use the Special Collections room Latter-day Saints must have a current temple recommend (a limited use temple recommend is also approved) or a letter from their Bishop stating they are a member in good standing. | ||
*Restricted temple records include the Endowment Index (TIB), Proxy Sealings to Spouse (Pre-1940's), Proxy Sealings to Parents (Pre-1940's), Proxy Sealings to Spouse and to Parents (1940's–1969), Living Sealing to Spouse Records (1841–1996), Living Sealings to Parents Records (1846, 1877–1996), and Living Endowments (1845-present). | *Restricted temple records include the Endowment Index (TIB), Proxy Sealings to Spouse (Pre-1940's), Proxy Sealings to Parents (Pre-1940's), Proxy Sealings to Spouse and to Parents (1940's–1969), Living Sealing to Spouse Records (1841–1996), Living Sealings to Parents Records (1846, 1877–1996), and Living Endowments (1845-present). | ||
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===='''Endowment Index, 1846-1970 (Temple Records Index Bureau (TIB))'''==== | ===='''Endowment Index, 1846-1970 (Temple Records Index Bureau (TIB))'''==== | ||
The Endowment Index, 1846-1970 or Temple Records Index Bureau (TIB) is an index of 3,081 films containing the names of over 30 million people who received their endowments in life or by proxy from 1842 to 1970. It also serves as an index to the Family Group Records Collection Archive Section because it supplies some children's parents' names. The Endowment Index is available on films in the Special Collections room at the | The Endowment Index, 1846-1970 or Temple Records Index Bureau (TIB) is an index of 3,081 films containing the names of over 30 million people who received their endowments in life or by proxy from 1842 to 1970. It also serves as an index to the Family Group Records Collection Archive Section because it supplies some children's parents' names. The Endowment Index is available on films in the Special Collections room at the FamilySearch Library and only to LDS Church members with temple recommends. | ||
==='''Missionary Records'''=== | ==='''Missionary Records'''=== | ||
Missionary records provide information about a member’s missionary service. They also provide some genealogical information. Information in the film index includes name of missionary, birth date and place, parents’ names, home ward and stake, date set apart, name of person performing setting apart, mission, reference to missionary records, and sometimes release date. The Missionary Record Index, 1830-1971, is available at the | Missionary records provide information about a member’s missionary service. They also provide some genealogical information. Information in the film index includes name of missionary, birth date and place, parents’ names, home ward and stake, date set apart, name of person performing setting apart, mission, reference to missionary records, and sometimes release date. The Missionary Record Index, 1830-1971, is available at the FamilySearch Library on films #1913079 through 1913102. | ||
==='''Priesthood Records'''=== | ==='''Priesthood Records'''=== | ||
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===='''Summary'''==== | ===='''Summary'''==== | ||
There are many LDS Church records to search for information about an LDS ancestor. More and more records are appearing online. Many records can be found at the | There are many LDS Church records to search for information about an LDS ancestor. More and more records are appearing online. Many records can be found at the FamilySearch Library. Even more records can be found at the Church History Library. Searching these records will give you more genealogical and historical information about your ancestor. | ||
[[Category:Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] | [[Category:Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] | ||
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