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This file is certainly '''not limited''' to people from Utah. The index is international in scope and should be among the first sources checked when searching for Latter-day Saint ancestors or their neighbors living in areas heavily populated by Latter-day Saints such as the United States Mountain-West. It indexes information from sources like: | This file is certainly '''not limited''' to people from Utah. The index is international in scope and should be among the first sources checked when searching for Latter-day Saint ancestors or their neighbors living in areas heavily populated by Latter-day Saints such as the United States Mountain-West. It indexes information from sources like: | ||
:*Latter-day Saint membership records. | |||
:*Ward histories. | |||
:*Family histories. | |||
:*Local histories. | |||
:*Journals. | |||
:*Collective biographies. | |||
:*Priesthood records. | |||
:*Missionary records. | |||
:*Periodicals. | |||
:*Cemetery records. | |||
:*Immigration records. | |||
:*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 {{FSC|212999|title-id|disp=''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 {{FSC|212999|title-id|disp=''Mormons and Their Neighbors''}}, an index to hundreds of books and microfilms. Other indexes in this file include: | ||
:*{{FSC|2605|title-id|disp=''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'']]. | |||
:*{{FSC|69498|title-id|disp=''Mormon Manuscripts to 1846 : A Guide to the Holdings of the Harold B. Lee Library''}} (which is [https://archive.org/details/mormonmanuscript00haro available for check-out] from the online library of The Internet Archive). | |||
:*{{FSC|37069|title-id|disp=''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. | ||
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'''''Welsh Branch Records ''''' are listed in the ''Place Search '' of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 FamilySearch Catalog] by the town name. Look for: | '''''Welsh Branch Records ''''' are listed in the ''Place Search '' of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 FamilySearch Catalog] by the town name. Look for: | ||
:'''WALES, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — CHURCH RECORDS'''<br><br> | |||
4. [[Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|'''''Patriarchal Blessings''''']] are available only to direct descendants. Write to | 4. [[Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|'''''Patriarchal Blessings''''']] are available only to direct descendants. Write to | ||
::Historical Department Member Services<br>50 East North Temple Street <br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br><br> | |||
5. '''''Priesthood Records''''' are no longer available at the FamilySearch Library. The following Priesthood Records are now preserved at the [[Church History Library]]: | 5. '''''Priesthood Records''''' are no longer available at the FamilySearch Library. The following Priesthood Records are now preserved at the [[Church History Library]]: | ||
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