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Ten great LDS family history databases (view source)
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== Database #5: [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fslab/ BYU Databases] == | == Database #5: [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fslab/ BYU Databases] == | ||
Description:'''Brigham Young University has a great collection of LDS family history resources. These are just three sites that are worth visiting.''' | |||
'''Why use it?''' What’s great about the BYU sites is that they are unique and they are also free. | '''Why use it?''' What’s great about the BYU sites is that they are unique and they are also free. | ||
*[http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/ Mormon Migration]: A databse of Mormon immigrant migration records from the 19th and 20th centuries. | *[http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/ Mormon Migration]: A databse of Mormon immigrant migration records from the 19th and 20th centuries. | ||
*[http://w3.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/ Mormons and their Neighbors] (1820-1981): Over 100,000 biographical sketches in 185 published volumes. The sketches include individuals living in northern Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, southern California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and southwestern Canada. | *[http://w3.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/ Mormons and their Neighbors] (1820-1981): Over 100,000 biographical sketches in 185 published volumes. The sketches include individuals living in northern Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, southern California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and southwestern Canada. | ||
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/mmd/ Mormon Missionary Diaries]: 376 missionary volumes with over 63,000 pages. | *[http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/mmd/ Mormon Missionary Diaries]: 376 missionary volumes with over 63,000 pages. | ||
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives]: Digitizing and processing of family histories. | *[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives]: Digitizing and processing of family histories. | ||
*[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH25&CISOPTR=2935&CISOSHOW=1608 Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah]: A digital version of this book. | *[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH25&CISOPTR=2935&CISOSHOW=1608 Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah]: A digital version of this book. | ||
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/index.cfm BYU Idaho Special Collections] | *[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/index.cfm BYU Idaho Special Collections] | ||
'''How do I start?''' Go to a Web site, and start searching. | '''How do I start?''' Go to a Web site, and start searching. | ||
== Database #6: [http://www.dupinternational.org Daughters of Utah Pioneers] == | == Database #6: [http://www.dupinternational.org Daughters of Utah Pioneers] == | ||