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*{{RecordSearch|2243396|Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

*[http://lib.byu.edu/digital/Ancestry/ Mormons and Their Neighbors]  

*[http://www.dupinternational.org/pioneer_index.php Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Pioneer index-History Card]  

*[http://www.xphomestation.com/frm-riders.html Pony Express Riders Biographies]  

*'''1847-1868''' {{RecordSearch|2202712|Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5454 Sons of Utah Pioneers Membership Applications] ($)  

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3243 Daughters of Utah Pioneers and Their Mothers]  

*[http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=usupress_pubs Worth their salt, too : more notable but often unnoted women of Utah], e-book  

*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015043598500;view=1up;seq=11 Utah since statehood; historical and biographical], e-book  

*[https://books.google.com/books?id=E1QX7GFquT8C&pg=PT83&lpg=PT83&dq=worth+their+salt+utah&source=bl&ots=_VOFNCKQeT&sig=KFausk_bBUxU5IwZxk7vl9f__aY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCMQ6AEwATgeahUKEwiCrvyXvKfIAhWNwIAKHalxAGA#v=onepage&q=worth%20their%20salt%20utah&f=false Zion's Hope:Pioneer Midwives and Women Doctors of Utah]

*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''.  

*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.  

*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler.

*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included.  

*The [[Utah, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories.

*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town).

**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive''']

*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".

*''[[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]]''. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1999. (Family History Library compact disc Number 205; title number 837165.) This includes 31 indexes and sources of biographies such as Wiggins's [http://www.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/ Mormons and Their Neighbors]. This also includes a large selection of the historical books, journals, and diaries not available elsewhere. To use the suite, first select the database you would like to search. The two databases that include information on Utah families are the Vital Records Library Infoware, and the Pioneer Heritage Library. Both include numerous works. Each database is searchable on every word and allows "wild card" searches. When you find a name, you see the actual entry in the context of the book. These databases are also available for a subscription fee at the Ancestry.com Internet site discussed in [[Utah Archives and Libraries]].  

*Marvin E. Wiggins, ''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/ Mormons and Their Neighbors]: An Index of over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the Present.'' Two volumes. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1984. This is an index to 75,734 biographical sketches from 194 published sources from several states. This is indexed in the Early Church Information File and included in the [[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]].

The Family History Library has copies of published biographical sources. Major biographical encyclopedias are:  

*Barnum, Roberta B. and Paul R. Peine. ''Saint George, Utah, Original Pioneers: December 1, 1861-May 10, 1869''. N.p., 1999. {{FHL|838094|item|disp=FHL book 979.248/S1 H2b}} This book contains several hundred biographies of early residents with pictures and history of St. George. It is indexed and includes a bibliography.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Savage_Jr. Levi Savage, Jr.] (23 March 1820 – December 13, 1910) is a prominent figure in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the second of fifteen children born in Greenfield, Huron County, Ohio to Levi Savage Sr. and Polly Haynes. He grew up in southern Michigan as a farm boy, exposed to some degree of schooling. During his lifetime, he was a teamster, soldier, teacher, pioneer, and missionary to India and Burma. He spent the remaining years of his life as a farmer in southern Utah. Levi kept a detailed journal starting 6 October 1852 to 16 March 1903.  

*For biographies of Utah pioneer families (Anderson, Clark, Duncan, Godfrey, Holmes, Owens, Pitcon, Price, Morgan, Wardrop, Weaver) see [http://www.OurFamilyBiographies.com www.OurFamilyBiographies.com]

The Family History Library has several serial publications by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers that contain biographical information. These have been taken from the society's monthly lessons. They include local histories, customs, pioneer listings, and biographies of the early settlers of Utah. Listed in the order they were published.  

*''Chronicles of Courage.'' Eight Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1990-. {{FHL|608462|item|disp=FHL book 979.2 H2ch}} Each volume is individually indexed. The celebration of the sesquicentennial is recounted in this series as well as the centennial of the state of Utah.

The Church Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has biographical sketches, manuscripts, photographs, and church records which contain personal data.  

*''Guide to the Oral History Program of the Historical Department, 1975''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Dept., 1975. {{FHL|213815|item|disp=FHL book 929.2 C474o.}} Through an oral history program, personal life stories and insightful recollections were recorded and preserved. Three hundred seventy individuals were interviewed. This guide lists the tapes and transcripts available at the Church Archives. It is indexed by all subjects, the people interviewed, and the person interviewing. One section is devoted to Utah and the biographies of Utahns.

The [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|Harold B. Lee Library]], Marriott Library, Merrill Library, and the Utah State Historical Society Library have important collections of oral histories, journals, manuscripts, and printed materials containing biographical information. Many of their catalogs are now on-line. Please refer to [[Utah Archives and Libraries]] and [[Utah Societies]] for other repositories with biographical material for Utah.  

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