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==== Things are changing ==== | ==== Things are changing ==== | ||
The '''International Genealogical Index (IGI)''' described in the following article is now part of '''[https://familysearch.org/tree/ Family Tree].'''This | The '''International Genealogical Index (IGI)''' described in the following article is now part of '''[https://familysearch.org/tree/ Family Tree]. '''This database is available to users all over the world. Please see the nearest [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Center]] for help utilizing the ''Family Tree. ''The records have also been incorporated into the database at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. Today, FamilySearch publishes hundreds of collections of vital and church records for many locations throughout the world. Indexed entries from the IGI are treated consistently with other indexed records, published by country or state. | ||
==== Manually check the International Genealogical Index (IGI) ==== | ==== Manually check the International Genealogical Index (IGI) ==== | ||
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===== '''Manual Processing Collections, 1949–1981.''' ===== | ===== '''Manual Processing Collections, 1949–1981.''' ===== | ||
Before 1984, the''IGI'' did not accommodate long names, people listed with only one name whose parents or grandparents were also listed with only one name, or estimated dates. Even though people with this type of information were not entered into the ''IGI,'' | Before 1984, the''IGI'' did not accommodate long names, people listed with only one name whose parents or grandparents were also listed with only one name, or estimated dates. Even though people with this type of information were not entered into the ''IGI,'' that information was often recorded manually on family group records. This special collection of family group records, called the ''Manual Processing Collections, 1949–1981'', has been microfilmed and stored in the Family History Library. Some of the names now appear on the ''IGI,'' but many do not. | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">These films are listed at FamilySearch. org </span>'''{{FHL|1553385|disp=1555385 to 1553391}} (7 rolls)'''<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">. These microfilms list people by the island they are from and then alphabetically by surname, more or less. There is no overall index, so we may need to browse through all of the films.</span> | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">These films are listed at FamilySearch. org </span>'''{{FHL|1553385|disp=1555385 to 1553391}} (7 rolls)'''<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">. These microfilms list people by the island they are from and then alphabetically by surname, more or less. There is no overall index, so we may need to browse through all of the films.</span> | ||
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<br> '''Records processed manually after 1981.''' | <br> '''Records processed manually after 1981.''' | ||
There is also a collection of family group records, mainly of island people, that were processed manually for some records after 1981, and are not yet on the IGI. | There is also a collection of family group records, mainly of island people, that were processed manually for some records after 1981, and are not yet on the IGI. Please contact Support for more information 866-406-1830. | ||
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