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==Online Resources== | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (IGI)] | |||
==International Genealogical Index Database== | |||
The '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (IGI)]''' was a computer file created by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. It was first published in 1973 and continued to grow through December 2008. It contained several hundred million entries, each recording one event, such as a birth, baptism (christening), marriage, or death. In April 2010 FamilySearch divided the IGI into several historical records collections and a user-contributed genealogies collection. The original IGI was then retired in June 2012.<br> | The '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (IGI)]''' was a computer file created by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. It was first published in 1973 and continued to grow through December 2008. It contained several hundred million entries, each recording one event, such as a birth, baptism (christening), marriage, or death. In April 2010 FamilySearch divided the IGI into several historical records collections and a user-contributed genealogies collection. The original IGI was then retired in June 2012.<br> | ||
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