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:*[[Early Church Membership Records by Susan Easton Black|''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848'']]. | :*[[Early Church Membership Records by Susan Easton Black|''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848'']]. | ||
:*{{FHL|69498|title-id|disp=''Mormon Manuscripts to 1846''}}. | :*{{FHL|69498|title-id|disp=''Mormon Manuscripts to 1846''}}. | ||
:*{{FHL|37069|title-id|disp=''Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register''}}. | :*{{FHL|37069|title-id|disp=''Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register''}}. | ||
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. | ||
== How Can The ECIF Help You? == | == How Can The ECIF Help You? == | ||
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=== '''Step 2. Locate the name in the index''' === | === '''Step 2. Locate the name in the index''' === | ||
[[Image:ECIF1b.png|thumb]] [[Image:ECIF2b.png|thumb]] [[Image:ECIF3b.png|thumb]]Once you have located the appropriate microfiche, or film, locate the name you are searching for in the Early Church Information File. Names may be typed in any order, but the cards are always arranged alphabetically by surname. For example, a name may appear as Perrigrine Sessions or Sessions, Perrigrine. An individual in the Early Church Information File may be listed on one card or on many cards depending on how much is written on the individual and how much of that material has been indexed. | [[Image:ECIF1b.png|thumb|ECIF1b.png]] [[Image:ECIF2b.png|thumb|ECIF2b.png]] [[Image:ECIF3b.png|thumb|ECIF3b.png]]Once you have located the appropriate microfiche, or film, locate the name you are searching for in the Early Church Information File. Names may be typed in any order, but the cards are always arranged alphabetically by surname. For example, a name may appear as Perrigrine Sessions or Sessions, Perrigrine. An individual in the Early Church Information File may be listed on one card or on many cards depending on how much is written on the individual and how much of that material has been indexed. | ||
''On the right are three example cards found in the Early Church Information File for Perrigrine Sessions.'' <!--{12034517632965} --><!--{12034517632966} --><!--{12034517632967} --> | ''On the right are three example cards found in the Early Church Information File for Perrigrine Sessions.'' <!--{12034517632965} --><!--{12034517632966} --><!--{12034517632967} --> | ||
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The ECIF does not include every name in the sources it indexes. Search the records in which a person's name should appear for entries that may have been accidentally omitted in the index. | The ECIF does not include every name in the sources it indexes. Search the records in which a person's name should appear for entries that may have been accidentally omitted in the index. | ||
The index does not include all LDS sources. For example, the Scandinavian LDS Mission Index is not included. See [[Tracing LDS Ancestors]] for additional LDS records and indexes to search. | The index does not include all LDS sources. For example, the Scandinavian LDS Mission Index is not included. See '''[[Tracing LDS Ancestors]]''' for additional LDS records and indexes to search. | ||
Records of LDS ancestors are often found in non-LDS sources such as vital records. Study the Wiki research article of your ancestor's country of origin to learn about other records that may mention your ancestor. | Records of LDS ancestors are often found in non-LDS sources such as vital records. Study the Wiki research article of your ancestor's country of origin to learn about other records that may mention your ancestor. | ||
== More Information about the File == | == More Information about the File == | ||
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Generally the quality of indexing in the ECIF has been excellent. Over the years, however, the amount of data placed on the cards has varied greatly, ranging from listing only the name, date, and page(s), to capturing most of the data in the source. | Generally the quality of indexing in the ECIF has been excellent. Over the years, however, the amount of data placed on the cards has varied greatly, ranging from listing only the name, date, and page(s), to capturing most of the data in the source. | ||
[[Category:Tracing_LDS_Ancestors]][[Category:Utah]][[Category:Arizona]][[Category:Idaho]][[Category:Nevada]] | [[Category:Tracing_LDS_Ancestors]] [[Category:Utah]] [[Category:Arizona]] [[Category:Idaho]] [[Category:Nevada]] [[Category:LDS]] | ||