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The "Emigration and Immigration" section of the [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Research Outline ]] | The "Emigration and Immigration" section of the [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Research Outline lists]] several important sources for finding information about immigrants. The [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline introduces]] the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown. | ||
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Mormons had made the trek across the Great Plains. | Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Mormons had made the trek across the Great Plains. | ||
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One major index of Utah immigrants is: | One major index of Utah immigrants is: | ||
''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847-1868'', Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. (FHL films 298440–42.) This is also known as the "Crossing the Plains Index." This is an incomplete but valuable list of the pioneers who crossed the plains before the railroad reached Utah in 1869. It is arranged alphabetically by head of the family. Most of the information has been taken from the Journal History of the Church. See the "[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]" section of this | ''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847-1868'', Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. (FHL films 298440–42.) This is also known as the "Crossing the Plains Index." This is an incomplete but valuable list of the pioneers who crossed the plains before the railroad reached Utah in 1869. It is arranged alphabetically by head of the family. Most of the information has been taken from the Journal History of the Church. See the "[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]" section of this outline for more information. | ||
Histories of some of the groups who traveled together to Utah have been published. During the 1997 sesquicentennial celebration of the arrival of the pioneers, many new materials were published. Many list the names of those who immigrated. Check the Family History Library Catalog for new histories. The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is creating a computer index. The new index should be more comprehensive. | Histories of some of the groups who traveled together to Utah have been published. During the 1997 sesquicentennial celebration of the arrival of the pioneers, many new materials were published. Many list the names of those who immigrated. Check the Family History Library Catalog for new histories. The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is creating a computer index. The new index should be more comprehensive. | ||
A number of serial publications by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers at http://www.dupinternational.org/ | A number of serial publications by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers at http://www.dupinternational.org/ include lists of the names of pre-1869 immigrants, names of those who died along the trail, accounts of the journey, and other pioneer information. Many of these were published for the centennial of the group's year of immigration. There is some duplication in these publications and they are listed in order of publication dates. The sources ''Heart Throbs of the West, Treasures of Pioneer History, Our Pioneer Heritage, Lessons, An Enduring Legacy, and Chronicles of Courage'' are cited in the "[[Utah Biography|Biography]]" section of this outline. | ||
=== Passenger Arrival Records === | === Passenger Arrival Records === | ||
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=== Records of Other Immigrant Groups === | === Records of Other Immigrant Groups === | ||
Histories of the various immigrant groups to Utah identify a few of the individuals who settled here. There was no port of entry common to the non-LDS overseas immigrants. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for east coast and some west coast ports between 1820 and about 1920. See the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/5b064d1a23681998ba8ead6420975101 United States Research Outline] and [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline ]] | Histories of the various immigrant groups to Utah identify a few of the individuals who settled here. There was no port of entry common to the non-LDS overseas immigrants. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for east coast and some west coast ports between 1820 and about 1920. See the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/5b064d1a23681998ba8ead6420975101 United States Research Outline] and [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline for]] these passenger lists. See the "[[Utah Minorities|Minorities]]" section of this outline for further information about other immigrant groups. | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
http://www.archives.gov/ | http://www.archives.gov/ | ||
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