Early Church Information File (ECIF): Difference between revisions

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This file is certainly '''not limited''' to people from Utah. The index is international in scope and should be among the first sources checked when searching for Latter-day Saint ancestors or their neighbors living in areas heavily populated by Latter-day Saints such as the United States Mountain-West. It indexes information from sources like:  
This file is certainly '''not limited''' to people from Utah. The index is international in scope and should be among the first sources checked when searching for Latter-day Saint ancestors or their neighbors living in areas heavily populated by Latter-day Saints such as the United States Mountain-West. It indexes information from sources like:  


:*Latter-day Saint membership records.  
{{Block indent|*Latter-day Saint membership records. }}
:*Ward histories.  
{{Block indent|*Ward histories. }}
:*Family histories.  
{{Block indent|*Family histories. }}
:*Local histories.  
{{Block indent|*Local histories. }}
:*Journals.  
{{Block indent|*Journals. }}
:*Collective biographies.  
{{Block indent|*Collective biographies. }}
:*Priesthood records.  
{{Block indent|*Priesthood records. }}
:*Missionary records.  
{{Block indent|*Missionary records. }}
:*Periodicals.  
{{Block indent|*Periodicals. }}
:*Cemetery records.  
{{Block indent|*Cemetery records. }}
:*Immigration records.  
{{Block indent|*Immigration records. }}
:*Marriage records of Utah and some of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Illinois, and California.
{{Block indent|*Marriage records of Utah and some of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Illinois, and California.}}


Several major indexes are also referenced in the ''Early Church Information File''. For example, the card in example three refers to {{FSC|212999|title-id|disp=''Mormons and Their Neighbors''}}, an index to hundreds of books and microfilms. Other indexes in this file include:  
Several major indexes are also referenced in the ''Early Church Information File''. For example, the card in example three refers to {{FSC|212999|title-id|disp=''Mormons and Their Neighbors''}}, an index to hundreds of books and microfilms. Other indexes in this file include:  


:*{{FSC|2605|title-id|disp=''Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies''}}.  
{{Block indent|1=*{{FSC|2605|title-id|disp=''Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies''}}. |2=1}}
:*[[Early Church Membership Records by Susan Easton Black|''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848'']].  
{{Block indent|*[[Early Church Membership Records by Susan Easton Black|''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848'']]. }}
:*{{FSC|69498|title-id|disp=''Mormon Manuscripts to 1846 : A Guide to the Holdings of the Harold B. Lee Library''}} (which is [https://archive.org/details/mormonmanuscript00haro available for check-out] from the online library of The Internet Archive).  
{{Block indent|1=*{{FSC|69498|title-id|disp=''Mormon Manuscripts to 1846 : A Guide to the Holdings of the Harold B. Lee Library''}} (which is [https://archive.org/details/mormonmanuscript00haro available for check-out] from the online library of The Internet Archive). |2=1}}
:*{{FSC|37069|title-id|disp=''Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register''}}.
{{Block indent|1=*{{FSC|37069|title-id|disp=''Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register''}}.|2=1}}


Entries in the file often refer to an event such as a person's birth, marriage, or death. Entries may also refer to a biographical sketch. The ''Early Church Information File '' usually gives a person's name, the date of the event, and a source reference and library call number for the source. The original record may supply additional family history information as well.
Entries in the file often refer to an event such as a person's birth, marriage, or death. Entries may also refer to a biographical sketch. The ''Early Church Information File '' usually gives a person's name, the date of the event, and a source reference and library call number for the source. The original record may supply additional family history information as well.
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'''''Welsh Branch Records ''''' are listed in the ''Place Search '' of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 FamilySearch Catalog] by the town name. Look for:  
'''''Welsh Branch Records ''''' are listed in the ''Place Search '' of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 FamilySearch Catalog] by the town name. Look for:  


:'''WALES, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — CHURCH RECORDS'''<br><br>
{{Block indent|'''WALES, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — CHURCH RECORDS'''<br><br>}}


4. [[Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|'''''Patriarchal Blessings''''']] are available only to direct descendants. Write to  
4. [[Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|'''''Patriarchal Blessings''''']] are available only to direct descendants. Write to  


::Historical Department Member Services<br>50 East North Temple Street <br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br><br>
{{Block indent|Historical Department Member Services<br>50 East North Temple Street <br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br><br>|2}}


5. '''''Priesthood Records''''' are no longer available at the FamilySearch Library. The following Priesthood Records are now preserved at the [[Church History Library]]:  
5. '''''Priesthood Records''''' are no longer available at the FamilySearch Library. The following Priesthood Records are now preserved at the [[Church History Library]]:  
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