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| <center>'''Key LDS Ancestor Research Links'''</center>
| <center>'''Key LDS Ancestor Research Links'''</center>  
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868] free index  
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868] free index  
*[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints ]a Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
*[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.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 Footnote Utah Territorial&nbsp;Case Files]&nbsp;criminal and civil  
*[http://www.footnote.com/documents/27343636/utah-territorial-case-files/?xid=47 Footnote Utah Territorial&nbsp;Case Files]&nbsp;criminal and civil  
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*The [http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm Tracing Mormon Pioneers] website has indexed over 1,000 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.
*The [http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm Tracing Mormon Pioneers] website has indexed over 1,000 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.


=== Links ===
=== Links ===


Some useful websites to get started in searching for information about your LDS ancestors include:  
Some useful websites to get started in searching for information about your LDS ancestors include:  


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*[[Handcart Pioneers]]
*[[Handcart Pioneers]]  
*Kirtland Pioneers  
*Kirtland Pioneers  
*[[LDS Record Selection Table|LDS Record Selection Table]]  
*[[LDS Record Selection Table|LDS Record Selection Table]]  
*[[LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com|LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com]]<br>
*[[LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com|LDS Research Sources at Ancestry.com]]<br>  
*[[LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com|LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com]]  
*[[LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com|LDS Research Sources at WorldVitalRecords.com]]  
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868]<br>
*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868]<br>  
*Nauvoo Pioneers<br>
*Nauvoo Pioneers<br>


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*Sources related to British converts<br>
*Sources related to British converts<br>  
*Sources related to Scandinavian converts  
*Sources related to Scandinavian converts  
*Sources related to Welch converts  
*Sources related to Welch converts  
*Timeline<br>
*Timeline<br>  
*[[Utah|Utah]]  
*[[Utah|Utah]]  
*[[Websites for LDS Research|Websites for LDS Research]]  
*[[Websites for LDS Research|Websites for LDS Research]]  
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=== '''Things you can do'''  ===
=== '''Things you can do'''  ===


In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>  


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*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]  
*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]  
*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>
*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>  
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>


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