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The '''International Genealogical Index (IGI)''' is a computer file created by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. It was first published in 1973 and continued to grow through December 2008. It contains several hundred million entries, each recording one event, such as a birth, baptism (christening), marriage, or death. <br> | The '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (IGI)]''' is a computer file created by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. It was first published in 1973 and continued to grow through December 2008. It contains several hundred million entries, each recording one event, such as a birth, baptism (christening), marriage, or death. <br> | ||
Information in the IGI came from two sources: | Information in the IGI came from two sources: | ||
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Today, FamilySearch publishes hundreds of collections of vital and church records for many locations throughout the world. Indexed entries from the IGI are treated consistently with other indexed records, published by country or state and organized into the record collections they were trasncribed from. | Today, FamilySearch publishes hundreds of collections of vital and church records for many locations throughout the world. Indexed entries from the IGI are treated consistently with other indexed records, published by country or state and organized into the record collections they were trasncribed from. | ||
Performing a regular search on FamilySearch.org will search both IGI indexed records along with billions of more recently indexed records. To search just the entries from the International Genealogical Index, select the “[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (IGI)]” collection from the list of historical record collections. From the collection page you may choose to search either community indexed entries or community contributed entries. | Performing a regular search on FamilySearch.org will search both IGI indexed records along with billions of more recently indexed records. To search just the entries from the International Genealogical Index, select the “[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (IGI)]” collection from the list of historical record collections. From the collection page you may choose to search either community indexed entries or community contributed entries. Or, you can search the complete collection from the Genealogies option under the Search menu (be sure to change the All button at the bottom of the search page to "International Genealogical Index." | ||
== Limitations == | == Limitations == | ||
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