2,697
edits
Utah Church Records: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
HardestyPN (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
HardestyPN (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been the predominant religion in Utah since the pioneers arrived in 1847. Membership records can identify parentage, birth, marriage, death, baptism, priesthood ordination and missionary information along with geographical locations where LDS families were living between the1840s-1960s. For more complete information see [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors.]] | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been the predominant religion in Utah since the pioneers arrived in 1847. Membership records can identify parentage, birth, marriage, death, baptism, priesthood ordination and missionary information along with geographical locations where LDS families were living between the1840s-1960s. For more complete information see [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors.]] | ||
[[Family History Library|Family History Library]]<br>35 N. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Phone: 801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830 | [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]<br>35 N. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Phone: 801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830 | ||
The Family History Library has copies of ward, branch, district, stake and mission records up to 1948 with a few up to 1977. Copies of the films may be sent to FamilySearch Centers or other libraries with FamilySearch lending. | The Family History Library has copies of ward, branch, district, stake and mission records up to 1948 with a few up to 1977. Copies of the films may be sent to FamilySearch Centers or other libraries with FamilySearch lending. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
[http://lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,3900-1,00.html#FlashPluginDetected Church History Library]<br>15 East North Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-1600<br>Phone: (801) 240-2272 The records The Church History Library has a much broader collection of historical records than the Family History Library. | [http://lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,3900-1,00.html#FlashPluginDetected Church History Library]<br>15 East North Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-1600<br>Phone: (801) 240-2272 The records The Church History Library has a much broader collection of historical records than the Family History Library. | ||
To locate records of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it helps to use an index. The ''LDS Family History Suite 2 ''and the ''Early Church Information File'' are two important indexes used to find Church members and other people of Utah. A source that describes events in Church history from 1805 to 1913 is: | To locate records of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it helps to use an index. The ''[[lds family history Sutie 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]]''and the ''Early Church Information File'' are two important indexes used to find Church members and other people of Utah. A source that describes events in Church history from 1805 to 1913 is: | ||
*Jenson, Andrew''. Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. '' {{FHL|84435|item|disp=FHL film 599327 it 2; FHL fiche 6051314; FHL book 289.303 J453c.}} | *Jenson, Andrew''. Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. '' {{FHL|84435|item|disp=FHL film 599327 it 2; FHL fiche 6051314; FHL book 289.303 J453c.}} | ||