Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

In the early years of the Church, all faithful members were encouraged to gather to Zion. The records showing these early Saints’ faith and endurance are of great interest to their descendants.  

*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=522341&disp=Passageer%2Dliste+for+udvandrerskibene+f%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Passenter-liste for Undvandrerskinbene fra Kobenhaven til Hull, 1872–1894'' [Passenger Lists of Emigrants from Copenhagen to Hull, 1872–1894]]. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. (Family History Library film 040994). Text in Danish. This record was created by the Copenhagen police of Latter-day Saint emigrants. It may show name, age, occupation, residence, and marital status.

To find microfilm numbers of passenger lists of emigrating Saints, search the following source:  

You can also find film numbers to the Church emigration registers in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  

To find written accounts of voyages, check the following sources:  

The following indexes list members who crossed the plains before the transcontinental railroad was completed:  

[[Image:Sites Along the Mormon Trail.png|thumb]]The [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868] is the Internet version of Melvin L. Bashore's ''Crossing the Plains Index Database''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1998-. The Historical Department—Church Library is adding information from many recently discovered rosters and other sources to this database. Each entry gives the pioneer’s name, age, sex, and the year he or she came and the name of the pioneer company. It sometimes includes birth, death, or other identifying information. This is an attempt to correct and expand previous indexes. This database has the following searches:  

*''Alphabetical Search''. This search may show individuals with an alternate spelling.

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'''Can’t find a name in the index?'''  

[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=258445&disp=Utah+immigration+card+index%2C+1847%2D18%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847–1868'']. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. (Family History Library films 298440–42). This card file is also known as the Crossing the Plains Index. It is not complete, but indexes pioneers who crossed the plains before 10 May 1869 in LDS Church sponsored immigrant companies. The cards are listed alphabetically by the head of the family or group. They usually contain the names of other family members or traveling companions. Each card gives the name of the company, date of arrival in Salt Lake City, or the date the company roster appears in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=52638&disp=Journal+history+%28Church+of+Jesus+Chris%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Journal History''] (see [[LDS History]]).  

A roster is a list of people who were in the same pioneer company as they crossed the plains.  

These volumes are indexed on the Internet at [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=throbs&so=2&rank=1&gskw=heart+throbs+of+the+west&gs2co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs2pl=1&sbo=0&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=p&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b Ancestry.com] and included in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=837165&disp=LDS+family+history+suite+2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''LDS Family History Suite 2'']. Although the compact disc has a search function that should find a name within these volumes, it does not seem to check these lists. Go directly to the article and look for your ancestor’s name.  

To find written accounts of the journey across the plains see:  

Hafen, LeRoy R. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=54974&disp=Handcarts+to+Zion%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Handcarts to Zion: The Story of a Unique Western Migration, 1856–1860, With Contemporary Journals, Accounts, Reports, and Rosters of Members of the Ten Handcart Companies'']. Glendale, Calif.: Arthur H. Clark, 1960. (Family History Library book 289.309 H119h; film 1059487 item 7; fiche 6031590 [set of 4]). This is a good resource for accounts of the handcart companies. However, the rosters are incomplete. This is indexed in the [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'']].  

== '''The Pioneer Trail'''  ==

Kimball, Stanley B. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=278832&disp=Discovering+Mormon+trails%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Discovering Mormons Trails: New York to California, 1831–1868'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1979. (Family History Library book 978 E7k). Includes index. This shows current maps with the original trails marked. Using these maps, you can travel along the original trails.  

[http://mormontrails.org/Trails/MormonTrails.htm Mormon Trails Association]. [Internet site]. N.p.: MTA, 1999-2005 [cited 21 February 2008]. Available at http://mormontrails.org/Trails/MormonTrails.htm. Includes detailed descriptions of variations in the trail route from year to year.  

== '''Deaths Along the Trail'''  ==