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*[http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/ Mormon Migration] '''new!'''  

*[https://familysearch.org/pioneers#/ Pioneer Ancestors Search]  

*[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints ]a Mormon Trail Pioneer Database  

*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/contentlisting.aspx?cat=lds WorldVitalRecord LDS databases] genealogy, marriages, cemeteries, military, land, and priesthood records  

*[http://www.footnote.com/documents/27343636/utah-territorial-case-files/?xid=47 Fold3.com Utah Territorial&nbsp;Case Files]&nbsp;criminal and civil  

*[http://www.footnote.com/documents/18708629/mormon_battalion_pension_files/ Fold3.com Mormon Battalion Pension Files]&nbsp;affidavits, letters  

*[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/cardcatalog.aspx#ccat=hc%3D25%26dbSort%3D1%26title%3DLDS%26keyword%3D%26 Ancestry.com ($) LDS databases]&nbsp;biographies, petitions, military

If your LDS ancestors have been researched before, are they [[Document AS YOU GO!|well-documented]]? Do your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group records]] show one or more [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources of&nbsp;information for each event]]? Don't just settle for copying someone else's research, [[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite the evidence that proves it]]! Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may help uncover an overlooked ordinance.  

*[[Finding the Source of IGI Batch Numbers|Finding the Source of IGI Batch Numbers]]  

*The [http://familyhistory.byu.edu/ Center for Family History and Genealogy] at Brigham Young University has a project devoted to members of the Church who were originally from Wales.&nbsp;[http://welshmormon.byu.edu/ http://welshmormon.byu.edu/ ]seeks to preserve and share information about the early converts to Mormonism in Wales. Its main focus is on those individuals who were involved in the Mormon movement in 19th-century Wales."  

*The [http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm Tracing Mormon Pioneers] website has indexed several sources related to searching for your LDS ancestors. Included on the site is a tutorial that will help walk you through the steps to locating records about your pioneer families. Read the [[Tracing Mormon Pioneers|Tracing Mormon Pioneers]] article for more information.

*[[Handcart Pioneers]]  

*[[LDS Record Selection Table|LDS Record Selection Table]]  

*[[Utah Genealogy|Utah]]  

*[[Websites for LDS Research|Websites for LDS Research]]  

*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]  

*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]  

*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]

*[[Create an external link|Add external links to articles]]  

*[[Create an internal link|Add internal links to articles]]  

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