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== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
*''[[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]]''. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1999. ( | *''[[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]]''. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1999. (FamilySearch Library compact disc Number 205; title number 837165.) This includes 31 indexes and sources of biographies such as Wiggins's [http://www.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/ Mormons and Their Neighbors]. This also includes a large selection of the historical books, journals, and diaries not available elsewhere. To use the suite, first select the database you would like to search. The two databases that include information on Utah families are the Vital Records Library Infoware, and the Pioneer Heritage Library. Both include numerous works. Each database is searchable on every word and allows "wild card" searches. When you find a name, you see the actual entry in the context of the book. These databases are also available for a subscription fee at the Ancestry.com Internet site discussed in [[Utah Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
*''[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. {{FSC|480808|item|disp=FS Library films1750655–1750729.}} This is an alphabetical card index to over 1 million names in more than 1,200 sources. The index usually gives a person's name and date of an event, such as birth, marriage, or death, along with source references. The sources may supply additional family history information. For further details see Early Church Information File. | *''[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. {{FSC|480808|item|disp=FS Library films1750655–1750729.}} This is an alphabetical card index to over 1 million names in more than 1,200 sources. The index usually gives a person's name and date of an event, such as birth, marriage, or death, along with source references. The sources may supply additional family history information. For further details see Early Church Information File. | ||
*Marvin E. Wiggins, ''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/ Mormons and Their Neighbors]: An Index of over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the Present.'' Two volumes. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1984. This is an index to 75,734 biographical sketches from 194 published sources from several states. This is indexed in the Early Church Information File and included in the [[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]]. | *Marvin E. Wiggins, ''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/ Mormons and Their Neighbors]: An Index of over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the Present.'' Two volumes. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1984. This is an index to 75,734 biographical sketches from 194 published sources from several states. This is indexed in the Early Church Information File and included in the [[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]]. | ||
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== Biographical Encyclopedias == | == Biographical Encyclopedias == | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has copies of published biographical sources. Major biographical encyclopedias are: | ||
*Esshom, Frank. ''[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2031 Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah]''. 1913. Reprint. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics Inc., 1966. {{FSC|180494|item|disp=FS Library film 1000617 Item 1}} Digitized version of Volume 1 part 1 and 2 is available through FamilySearch Catalog entry. This includes photographs, genealogies, and biographies for pioneers coming to Utah before the railroad and for prominent men of Utah. It is not a complete listing. part one includes the photographs. part two has biographies, names of Mormon Battalion members, and members of the Brigham Young company that came to Utah, July 24,1847. This has been indexed in the [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]. The information also is included in both The Pioneer Heritage CD-ROM and LDS Family History Suite. The book is also available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] (a subscription site). | *Esshom, Frank. ''[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2031 Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah]''. 1913. Reprint. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics Inc., 1966. {{FSC|180494|item|disp=FS Library film 1000617 Item 1}} Digitized version of Volume 1 part 1 and 2 is available through FamilySearch Catalog entry. This includes photographs, genealogies, and biographies for pioneers coming to Utah before the railroad and for prominent men of Utah. It is not a complete listing. part one includes the photographs. part two has biographies, names of Mormon Battalion members, and members of the Brigham Young company that came to Utah, July 24,1847. This has been indexed in the [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]. The information also is included in both The Pioneer Heritage CD-ROM and LDS Family History Suite. The book is also available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] (a subscription site). | ||
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== Daughters of Utah Pioneers == | == Daughters of Utah Pioneers == | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has several serial publications by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers that contain biographical information. These have been taken from the society's monthly lessons. They include local histories, customs, pioneer listings, and biographies of the early settlers of Utah. Listed in the order they were published. | ||
*Carter, Kate B. ''Heart Throbs of the West''. 12 Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 1939–1951. {{FSC|187480|item|disp=FS Library book 979.2 H2cah}} This series has been indexed in the Early Church Information File. These volumes are also included in the LDS Family History Suite 2. Although the compact disc has a search function that should find a name within these volumes, it does not seem to check these lists. Go directly to the article and look for your ancestor's name. Volumes 8 to 12 include the lists of immigrants from 1847 to 1851. | *Carter, Kate B. ''Heart Throbs of the West''. 12 Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 1939–1951. {{FSC|187480|item|disp=FS Library book 979.2 H2cah}} This series has been indexed in the Early Church Information File. These volumes are also included in the LDS Family History Suite 2. Although the compact disc has a search function that should find a name within these volumes, it does not seem to check these lists. Go directly to the article and look for your ancestor's name. Volumes 8 to 12 include the lists of immigrants from 1847 to 1851. | ||
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*Utah State Historical Society. ''Guide to the Women's History Holdings at the Utah State Historical Society''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Library, 1985.{{FSC|378282|item|disp=FS Library book 979.2258 H23u}} The book is arranged alphabetically and gives references to manuscripts, microfilms, and oral histories. | *Utah State Historical Society. ''Guide to the Women's History Holdings at the Utah State Historical Society''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Library, 1985.{{FSC|378282|item|disp=FS Library book 979.2258 H23u}} The book is arranged alphabetically and gives references to manuscripts, microfilms, and oral histories. | ||
*To locate biographical material available through the | *To locate biographical material available through the FamilySearch Library, use the Place-names Search for: | ||
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