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= Introduction = | == Introduction == | ||
The Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company was organized in October 1849. The "donations to the fund" helped outfit members "for the trek west" from 1850 to 1887. It also funded voyages to America starting in 1856. The fund was dis-incorporated in 1887 under the provisions of the Edmunds-Tucker Act. Approximately 30,000 people were assisted with all or part of their transportation expenses during the thirty-seven years of the Fund's operation. (Mormon Historical Studies, Fall 2000, p142) | The Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company was organized in October 1849. The "donations to the fund" helped outfit members "for the trek west" from 1850 to 1887. It also funded voyages to America starting in 1856. The fund was dis-incorporated in 1887 under the provisions of the Edmunds-Tucker Act. Approximately 30,000 people were assisted with all or part of their transportation expenses during the thirty-seven years of the Fund's operation. (Mormon Historical Studies, Fall 2000, p142) | ||
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The book PERSONS AND SURETIES INDEBTED TO THE PERPETUAL EMIGRATING FUND COMPANY 1850 TO 1877 INCLUSIVE, has been digitized and may be downloaded at [http://archive.org/details/namesofpersonssu00perprich www.archive.org]. | The book PERSONS AND SURETIES INDEBTED TO THE PERPETUAL EMIGRATING FUND COMPANY 1850 TO 1877 INCLUSIVE, has been digitized and may be downloaded at [http://archive.org/details/namesofpersonssu00perprich www.archive.org]. | ||
= Internet Sources = | == Internet Sources == | ||
Two sites that will be helpful in searching for your ancestors who participated in the Perpetual Emigration Fund include the following: | Two sites that will be helpful in searching for your ancestors who participated in the Perpetual Emigration Fund include the following: | ||
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*The index of LDS pioneer ancestors on this website includes the pioneer names from the original 1877 publication in addition to many other records that document LDS pioneers. | *The index of LDS pioneer ancestors on this website includes the pioneer names from the original 1877 publication in addition to many other records that document LDS pioneers. | ||
= Family History Library Sources | == Family History Library Sources == | ||
''Perpetual Emigration Fund'' by Grant Davis. | ''Perpetual Emigration Fund'' by Grant Davis. | ||
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*The Tracing Mormon Pioneers website has included the names from the original 1877 publication in their online index of pioneer immigration records http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm | *The Tracing Mormon Pioneers website has included the names from the original 1877 publication in their online index of pioneer immigration records http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm | ||
= Church History Library and Archives Sources = | == Church History Library and Archives Sources == | ||
The original financial ledgers of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company are available at the Church History Library and Archives. Every person who benefited from the PEF were not included in the ledgers. The information that was included in the ledgers includes: | The original financial ledgers of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company are available at the Church History Library and Archives. Every person who benefited from the PEF were not included in the ledgers. The information that was included in the ledgers includes: | ||
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An index to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company ledgers is available at the Church History Library and Archives reference room in Salt Lake City. If you do not live near the Library, you can write and ask if your ancestor's names are in the PEF Ledgers Index. The e-mail address is [mailto:churchhistorylibrary@ldschurch.org churchhistorylibrary@ldschurch.org] | An index to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company ledgers is available at the Church History Library and Archives reference room in Salt Lake City. If you do not live near the Library, you can write and ask if your ancestor's names are in the PEF Ledgers Index. The e-mail address is [mailto:churchhistorylibrary@ldschurch.org churchhistorylibrary@ldschurch.org] | ||
= Additional Information = | == Additional Information == | ||
Numerous sites on the Internet provide some historical background about the Perpetual Emigration Fund Company. | Numerous sites on the Internet provide some historical background about the Perpetual Emigration Fund Company. | ||
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