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The purpose of this page is to review different record types needed to help those researching ancestors who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The types of records to search depends on when the ancestor joined The Church. | |||
== Tracing Early Members of the Church == | |||
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have very few scattered church membership records from the organization of the Church in 1830 before the explosion from Nauvoo in 1846 and the arrival of the first Latter-day Saints in Utah in 1847. Early membership records contain very little information but get progressively better after the Saints settled in Utah. A good online resource is the Early Church Information File. The Early Church Information File (ECIF) is an alphabetical card index of Latter-day Saints along with some of their neighbors. It focuses most on the years from 1830 to 1914. This file indexes over 1,200 sources which have an abundance of entries for Latter-day Saints. <br> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2078505|Early Church Information File (ECIF)}} - an alphabetical index to early Latter-day Saints, for more information about the resources listed, visit the [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Wiki page]] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2078505|Early Church Information File (ECIF)}} | |||
''More resources and information on early membership records can be found on the [[Membership Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Membership Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Wiki page.]]'' | |||
== Tracing Mormon Pioneers to Utah before 1868 == | |||
There are many records relating to members of the Church moving to Utah, whether they were coming from Nauvoo, Illinois or from a European country. Databases have been created tracking the migration of the Latter-day Saints. Below are listed just a few of these databases. | |||
==== Mormon Pioneers Crossing the Plains ==== | |||
The Church’s movement to the valley of the Great Salt Lake is the largest organized migration movement in American history spanning from 1846 until 1925. Below are some online databases regarding early Mormon Pioneers coming to Utah. More resources can be found on the [[Latter-day_Saint_Emigration_and_Immigration#Crossing_the_Plains|Latter-day Siant Emigration and Immigration Wiki page]]<br> | |||
*[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/search/collection/2517340 Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1846-1868]: a database of Church members who crossed the plains along the Mormon Trail | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/pioneers#/ Pioneer Ancestors Search] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/pioneers#/ Pioneer Ancestors Search] | ||
*[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints]: a database of pioneers of the Mormon Trail | *[http://www.earlylds.com/ Early Latter-day Saints]: a database of pioneers of the Mormon Trail | ||
*[ | *[https://user.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm [[Tracing Mormon Pioneers|Tracing Mormon Pioneers]] - Wiki page | ||
''Go to [[Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration#Crossing_the_Plains|Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration Wiki page]] for more information.'' | |||
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==== Crossing the Ocean - Immigration From Europe ==== | |||
*[http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/ Mormon Migration]: a database documenting those Church members who crossed oceans to gather in Utah | |||
*[https://user.xmission.com/~nelsonb/scand.htm Tracing Scandinavian Latter-day Saints] | *[https://user.xmission.com/~nelsonb/scand.htm Tracing Scandinavian Latter-day Saints] | ||
''Go to [[Latter-day_Saint_Emigration_and_Immigration#Crossing_the_Ocean|Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration]] for more information.'' | |||
=== Caution Regarding Genealogies and Life Sketches | == Membership Records == | ||
There have been several different types of membership records created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After settlement in Utah, membership records improve and usually include information about births, marriages, deaths, and Church ordinances. The type of membership records that exists are the journal type (1830-1877), long book form (1877-1900), three-part form (1900-1920), box type (1920-1941 and card type (1941 to present). | |||
For more details and examples of what these membership records contain, visit the [[Membership Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Membership Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] Wiki page. | |||
Unfortunately, membership records are only available on microfilm and are not digitized. You must visit the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, Utah to see these records. Some [[Introduction to Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] may have copies of membership records for selected wards and branches. | |||
== Latter-day Saint Record Finder == | |||
Go to the [[Latter-day Saint Record Finder|Latter-day Saint Record Finder table]] to see a list of possible information you may wish to find about your Latter-day Saint ancestor and the corresponding records that may contain the information you seek. | |||
== Caution Regarding Genealogies and Life Sketches == | |||
Many genealogies of members of the Church have been handed down for several generations. Some of these genealogies, family stories, and life sketches were compiled from oral histories and can contain many errors among true information. If you are the recipient of one of these genealogies, it is suggested to [[Document AS YOU GO!|document this information]]. [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|Family group records]] should have [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources]] supporting the information on it. Don't rely on someone else's research, but instead [[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite sources and find evidence]]. Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may help uncover an overlooked ordinance and other family stories. | Many genealogies of members of the Church have been handed down for several generations. Some of these genealogies, family stories, and life sketches were compiled from oral histories and can contain many errors among true information. If you are the recipient of one of these genealogies, it is suggested to [[Document AS YOU GO!|document this information]]. [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|Family group records]] should have [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|sources]] supporting the information on it. Don't rely on someone else's research, but instead [[Genealogical Proof Standard|cite sources and find evidence]]. Careful documentation reduces errors, unwanted duplication, and may help uncover an overlooked ordinance and other family stories. | ||
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