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Maryestella (talk | contribs) (→Key research links for finding members of the restored Church of Jesus Christ: The abbreviation "LDS" should no longer be used, but the term "Latter-day Saint" is acceptable to refer to members of the church.) |
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| {{Click|Image:LDS_ORP.png|LDS Online Genealogy Records|right}} | | {{Click|Image:LDS_ORP.png|LDS Online Genealogy Records|right}} | ||
*[http://carto.byu.edu/mp/ Mormon Places]: an interactive gazetteer of thousands of places of interest to the history of the Church | *[http://carto.byu.edu/mp/ Mormon Places]: an interactive gazetteer of thousands of places of interest to the history of the Church | ||
*[http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/ Mormon Migration] | *[http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/ Mormon Migration]: a database documenting those Church members who crossed oceans to gather in Utah | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2078505|Early Church Information File (ECIF)|access=browse}} | *{{RecordSearch|2078505|Early Church Information File (ECIF)|access=browse}}: an alphabetical index to early Latter-day Saints, for more information visit the [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|wiki page]] on the index | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2517340 Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868] | *[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2517340 Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868]: a database of Church members who crossed the plains along the Mormon Trail | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/pioneers#/ Pioneer Ancestors Search] | *[https://familysearch.org/pioneers#/ Pioneer Ancestors Search] | ||
*[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints ]a Mormon Trail | *[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints]: a database of pioneers of the Mormon Trail | ||
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/contentlisting.aspx?cat=lds WorldVitalRecord LDS databases] genealogy, marriages, cemeteries, military, land, and priesthood records | *[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/contentlisting.aspx?cat=lds WorldVitalRecord LDS databases] genealogy, marriages, cemeteries, military, land, and priesthood records | ||
*[http://www.footnote.com/documents/27343636/utah-territorial-case-files/?xid=47 Fold3.com Utah Territorial Case Files] criminal and civil | *[http://www.footnote.com/documents/27343636/utah-territorial-case-files/?xid=47 Fold3.com Utah Territorial Case Files] criminal and civil | ||
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=== '''Value''' === | === '''Value''' === | ||
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Many genealogies of members of the Church have been handed down for several generations. If you are the recipient of one of these genealogies, is it [[Document AS YOU GO!|well-documented]]? Do your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group records]] show one or more [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources of information for each event]]? Don't just settle for copying someone else's research, [[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite the evidence that proves it]]! Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may help uncover an overlooked ordinance.<center>Pioneers crossing the plains of Nebraska, by C.C.A. Christensen.</center>]] | |||
Many genealogies of members of the Church have been handed down for several generations. If you are the recipient of one of these genealogies, is it [[Document AS YOU GO!|well-documented]]? Do your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group records]] show one or more [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources of information for each event]]? Don't just settle for copying someone else's research, [[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite the evidence that proves it]]! Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may help uncover an overlooked ordinance. | Many genealogies of members of the Church have been handed down for several generations. If you are the recipient of one of these genealogies, is it [[Document AS YOU GO!|well-documented]]? Do your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group records]] show one or more [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources of information for each event]]? Don't just settle for copying someone else's research, [[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite the evidence that proves it]]! Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may help uncover an overlooked ordinance. | ||