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== What is the Early Church Information File? == | == What is the Early Church Information File? == | ||
The Early Church Information File (ECIF) is an alphabetical index of individuals. It occupies 75 rolls of microfilm (FHL films 1,750,655 to 1,750,729) and contains about 1,500,000 entries from over 1, | The Early Church Information File (ECIF) is an alphabetical index of individuals. It occupies 75 rolls of microfilm (FHL films 1,750,655 to 1,750,729) and contains about 1,500,000 entries from over 1,200 sources about Latter-day Saints and their neighbors. The index is international in scope and should be among the first sources checked when searching for Latter-day Saint ancestors or persons living in areas heavily populated by Latter-day Saints. It mainly covers sources from 1830 to the mid-1900s. It indexes information from such sources as | ||
* Latter-day Saint membership records. | * Latter-day Saint membership records. | ||
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* Marriage records of Utah and some of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Illinois, and California. | * Marriage records of Utah and some of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Illinois, and California. | ||
Several major indexes are also referenced in the Early Church Information File. For example, the card in example three refers to Mormons and Their Neighbors, an index to hundreds of books and microfilms. Other indexes in this file include | Several major indexes are also referenced in the Early Church Information File. For example, the card in example three refers to [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=212999&disp=Mormons+and+their+neighbors%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Mormons and Their Neighbors''], an index to hundreds of books and microfilms. Other indexes in this file include | ||
Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies. | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=2605&disp=Guide+to+Mormon+diaries+and+autobiograph%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies'']. | ||
[[Early Church Membership Records by Susan Easton Black|Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848]]. | [[Early Church Membership Records by Susan Easton Black|''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848'']]. | ||
Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=69498&disp=Mormon+manuscripts+to+1846%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Mormon Manuscripts to 1846'']. | ||
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register. | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=37069&disp=Nauvoo+Temple+endowment+register%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register'']. | ||
Entries in the file often refer to an event such as a person's birth, marriage, or death. Entries may also refer to a biographical sketch. The Early Church Information File usually gives a person's name, the date of the event, and a source reference and library call number for the source. The original record may supply additional family history information as well. | Entries in the file often refer to an event such as a person's birth, marriage, or death. Entries may also refer to a biographical sketch. The Early Church Information File usually gives a person's name, the date of the event, and a source reference and library call number for the source. The original record may supply additional family history information as well. | ||