SUPPLEMENTARY COLLECTION OF
LDS AND UTAH RECORDS

©2014 by Donald R. Snow
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    INTRODUCTION

  1. Most of this expands what is on my LDS and Utah Records class notes page on  http://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html  and some is duplicated there.

    2. LDS WEBSITE PORTALS

  2. Cyndi's List - LDS (over 200 links) -- http://www.cyndislist.com/lds.htm
  3. "Pioneers in Your Attic" scanning program -- http://mwdl.org/portals/scan_events_2013.php -- Scanning schedule
  4. Lyman Platt's "LDS Member Name Index 1830-1845" -- http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4165 -- available in all FHCs
  5. LDS-Hist: Historical Resources on the Internet -- http://lds-hist.hplx.net/lds-hist/Links.html
  6. Major Websites for LDS and Utah Records -- http://tipsforfamilyhistory.com/history/websites_for_records.pdf -- taken from an old version of these notes
  7. EasyFamilyHistory -- Best LDS Websites 

    LDS MEMBERSHIP

  8. Susan Easton-Black's "Membership of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1830-1848" is also on microfiche -- FHL #6031596, 95 fiche -- many FHCs have this set

    9. LDS SELECTED COLLECTIONS - From Church Historian's Office

  9. Set of 74 DVDs released by Church Historian's Office in 2002 and produced by BYU Studies -- DVD set is available in some libraries, e.g. FHL, BYU Library -- can be purchased through BYU Studies Office , but very expensive; some correction DVDs were sent to owners in Sep 2003
  10. Most is now online at the Church History Library -- http://churchhistorycatalog.lds.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do -- See Mormon Chronicles blog for more info -- http://mormon-chronicles.blogspot.com/2012/06/church-history-library-catalog.html -- http://history.lds.org/article/chl-journal-history?lang=eng 
  11. 400,000 images (graphics images, so not text searchable) of personal journals, documents, and histories from Church Historian's Office
  12. Contains the "Journal History of the Church", a day-to-day scrapbook of information about the Church -- Index for 1830-1972 is now online; click on Journal History Index > Browse the Collection to see the images of the card file index -- is from Index Card File which is on  58 microfilms, FHL #1233503-1233550 and 1255971-1255980 -- Part of Index was released on 4 DVDs by BYU Studies

    13. MIGRATION

  13. Mormon Pioneer Overland Travels (1847-1868) or get to it through http://www.lds.org/ > Menu > The Church > History > Online Resources
    1. Information from FamilySearch Wiki (Learn) about it at Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel From 1847 to 1868
    2. Includes names, companies, quotes from many documents and journals; being updated regularly -- Parentheses after names in search results are ages at that time
    3. Melvin L. Bashore of Church Historian's Office is also compiling "Crossing the Plains Index Database" -- info at http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/resources.htm
  14. Maps of the Mormon Trek Westward -- http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm
  15. For Church history see http://lds.org/search?lang=eng&query=church+history+chronology
  16. For history of the Mormon Trek Westward see manual "Chruch History in the Fulness of Times", Chaper 26 -- http://lds.org/manual/church-history-in-the-fulness-of-times-student-manual?lang=eng
  17. LDS to Zion -- See old versions of Marie Taylor's website at Internet Archive
  18. Tracing Mormon Pioneers web page -- http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm
  19. Names of Persons and Sureties Indebted to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company from 1850 to 1877 Inclusive -- film (FHL #25686) -- pdf copy is at Mormon Historical Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 2000, 141-242 -- http://mormonhistoricsites.org/publications/#
  20. Mormon immigration info, passenger lists, ships, etc. -- http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer_search3.htm
  21. Tracing Mormon Pioneers web page -- http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm
  22. Trails to Utah and the Pacific (American Memory, Library of Congress) -- http://lccn.loc.gov/2002564479

    23. LDS EARLY PERIODICALS ONLINE

  23. LDS Periodicals -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDS_periodicals
  24. Messenger and Advocate -- http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=ldsmad
  25. Times and Seasons -- http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=timseas
  26. Evening and Morning Star -- http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=emstar
  27. Improvement Era, Instructor Magazine, all LDS General Conference Reports -- Internet Archives  http://www.archive.org -- completely searchable
  28. Several early LDS publications -- completely searchable -- http://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/default.htm
  29. Mormon Literature -- http://mormonlit.lib.byu.edu/index.php
  30. Search for Mormon, Latter-day, pioneer, etc., on http://www.digitalbookindex.com/search001a.htm
  31. Uncle Dale's Readings in Old Mormon Newspapers -- http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/artindex.htm
  32. 19th and 20th Century Mormon Publications Online -- http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/mpntc/
  33. LDS InfoBase collection -- early Church publications, periodicals, General Conference talks -- http://ldsinfobase.net/index.html

    LDS HISTORY

  34. Studies in Mormon History and Culture -- http://tipsforfamilyhistory.com/history/websites_for_records.pdf
  35. Mormon Historic Sites Foundation -- http://mormonhistoricsitesfoundation.org/
  36. Far West, Missouri -- Far West Cultural Center web site -- http://www.farwesthistorical.org/ 
  37. Nauvoo, Illinois -- Historic Nauvoo web site -- http://historicnauvoo.net
  38. Temple pictures and screensavers -- http://www.ldschurchtemples.com
  39. Good maps on http://www.maps.google.com -- Search for keywords such as LDS, Mormon, Church of Jesus 
  40. Deseret News publishes an online Church Almanac

    41. LDS FAMILY HISTORY SUITE CDs -- Not Online

  41. History and info of FH Suite CDs -- https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/LDS_Family_History_Suite -- Includes TEXT searchable copies of
    1. Susan Easton-Black:  "Membership of the Early LDS Church, 1830-1858", not IMAGE format as on http://www.worldvitalrecords.com available at all FHC's
    2. Andrew Jenson:  "Church Chronology", "Biographical Encyclopedia", "Encyclopedic History of the Church"
    3. Davis Bitton:  "Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies"
    4. Frank Esshom:  "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utan" -- includes text and pictures
    5. Marvin Wiggins:  "Mormons and Their Neighbors" -- updated version is available online for free at http://www.lib.byu.edu/Ancestry/
    6. "Pioneer Heritage Library" -- many LDS history books and databases such as the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers book series
  42. CDs are in Folio 3 database format and standard setup doesn't work in Windows XP, but can be installed in Windows XP by using the setup program in one of the subfolders on the CD; to install in Windows 7 you need to set compatibility options for Windows XP
  43. Website for Infobase information about LDS FH Suite CDs -- http://seamons.com/projects/infobase_tech/

    44. LDS - OTHER DATA -- Not Online

  44. Ancestral File Submission Sheets -- 606 microfilms of the hard copy submissions of notes and sources to the Ancestral File -- if the submission came from hard copy, it will give the submission number and you can order the microfilm to see it -- These films are little known, but have lots of LDS FH data sources and documentation
  45. Endowment Index 1842-1970 and in FHLC - Endowment Index (1846-1969) -- sometimes called the Temple Index Bureau Card File or TIB; card file with 30 million cards; filmed on 3081 films; temple data has been extracted from original temple records into IGI and nFS, but cards may have more genealogical data
  46. Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register and in FHLC -- FHL fiche #6051326 (3 fiche) and typescript hard copy at FHL
  47. Archive Section of Family Group Sheets (1942-1969, hard copy used to be available on 4th Floor of JSMB, but now only available on film) -- Family group sheets submitted for temple work -- is a primary source for temple work done, if the ordinance date was stamped, not typed nor hand written
  48. Archive Section - Family Group Records Collection and Research Department Patron Files -- hard copy used to be available on 4th Floor of JSMB, but now is only available on 4,018 FHL films starting with #540714 -- Family group sheets submitted to share information; filed alphabetically by husband's surname; take information with a grain of salt
  49. Mormon Battalion records -- records available in book, on film, and on CD of daily happenings taken from journals -- do a Google search for "Mormon Battalion"
  50. Nauvoo Neighbor -- LDS publication May 1843-Oct 1845 in Nauvoo -- Reprinted as The Best of the Nauvoo Neighbor by Susan Easton-Black, including a searchable DVD; published by BYU Studies, Provo, Utah, 2013 -- many genealogical references
  51. The Prophet -- LDS publication May 1844-May 1845 in New York -- Reprinted as The Best of The Prophet by Susan Easton-Black, including a searchable DVD; published by BYU Studies, Provo, Utah, 2014 -- many genealogical references
  52. Frontier Guardian -- LDS publication 1849-1851 in Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Iowa -- Reprinted as The Best of the Frontier Guardian Edited by Susan Easton-Black, including searchable DVD of all 81 issues; published by The University of Utah Press and BYU Studies 2009 -- many genealogical references 
  53. St. Louis Luminary -- LDS publication Nov 1854-Dec 1855 in St. Louis, Missouri -- Reprinted as The Best of the St. Louis Luminary by Susan Easton-Black, including a searchable DVD; published by The University of Utah Press and BYU Studies 2010 -- many genealogical references 
  54. The Wasp -- LDS weekly publication 1842-1843 in Nauvoo, Illinois -- Reprinted by Greg Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, Utah 2003, includes the complete reprint as a searchable pdf file on a CD
  55. LDS Church Almanac -- published by Deseret News in December, sometimes yearly, sometimes bi-yearly
    1. Current one is 2013 Church New Almanac printed  Dec 2012 
    2. 1997 Church Almanac for the Utah Sesquicentennial has list of companies crossing the plains and their leaders
  56. Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead 1840-1845, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois -- by Susan Easton-Black and Harvey Bischoff Black, 2002
    1. 7 volumes, including index volume
    2. Includes information on proxies and work done in baptisms for dead in Mississippi River

    UTAH WEBSITE PORTALS -- Links to Utah Websites

  57. Cyndi's List of FH for Utah (1,500 links) -- http://www.cyndislist.com/ut.htm
  58. Ancestry.com -- http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?i=d&tp=2&p=47
  59. About Genealogy -- http://genealogy.about.com/cs/utah/
  60. Awesomegenealogy.com -- http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/state_utah.shtml
  61. Genealogy Links for Utah -- http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/utah
  62. Genealogy Today Utah links -- http://www.genealogytoday.com/roots/xweb.mv?qy=utah&xp=AR&xc=Smart.Search&xo=search&xn=-1&xz=search.html

    63. UTAH VITAL RECORDS

  63. Utah Vital Records information, application forms, costs, addresses, etc. -- https://silver.health.utah.gov/
  64. Many older vital records at Utah History Research Center, Rio Grande Building, SLC -- Utah State Archives and Utah State Historical Society -- http://historyresearch.utah.gov
  65. County clerks and record offices for Utah counties -- http://www.vitalrec.com/utcounties.html
  66. Can find many references to births, marriages, and deaths in Utah Digital Newspaper collection -- http://digitalnewspapers.org
  67. Allvitalrecords.com -- http://www.allvitalrecords.com/index.asp?state=UT
  68. Births
    1. Mostly recorded by counties; many available at FHL and in the State Bureau of Vital Records
    2. Search Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 on FamilySearch Historical Records and Learn More
    3. Utah Birth Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1903-1910
    4. Arizona births (1855-1935) -- http://genealogy.az.gov -- index and images of certificates
  69. Marriages
    1. Search Utah Marriages 1887-1966 on FamilySearch Historical Records and Learn More
    2. Most Utah marriage records are recorded by counties, so check counties, State Bureau of Vital Records, and Utah State Archives
    3. Complete index of newspaper references for marriages and deaths from the Deseret News Weekly from 1852-1888 on Utah GenWeb -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utsaltla/archive/obit_DeseretNews_1850s.html and the Deseret News Semi-Weekly from 1865-1900 -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utsaltla/archive/obit_DeseretNewsSW.html
    4. BYU-I Western States Marriage Record Index -- http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm -- Project to index all western states marriages
    5. Early Washington County Marriage Index 1862-1919 by Wesley W. Craig
  70. Deaths and burials
    1. Search Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956 on FamilySearch Historical Records -- slider changes size of image of certificate -- Learn More
    2. Additional info and also searchable at http://historyresearch.utah.gov/inventories/81448.html -- type in name at http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html and see if name is in the Death Certifcate database
    3. Search Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 on FamilySearch Historical Records and Learn More
    4. Utah Burials Index from Utah State Historical Society -- http://heritage.utah.gov/history/cemeteries 
    5. Complete index of newspaper references for marriages and deaths from the Deseret News Weekly from 1852-1888 -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utsaltla/archive/obit_DeseretNews_1850s.html and the Deseret News Semi-Weekly from 1865-1900 -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utsaltla/archive/obit_DeseretNewsSW.html
    6. Many Utah deaths were recorded by cities, e.g. Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Logan, and are on FHL films -- may not be online
    7. Salt Lake City Cemetery Records -- available online in the Utah Burials Index (see above) and on CD at FHL
    8. Online Utah Death Records and Indexes -- http://deathindexes.com/utah/index.html
    9. For Idaho deaths the BYU-I FHC will find and copy death certificates for free -- http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/index.cfm
    10. Arizona Deaths (1844-1960) -- http://genealogy.az.gov -- index and images of certificates

    UTAH STATE ARCHIVES AND HISTORY

  71. Utah's Pioneer Online Library -- http://pioneer-library.org/
  72. Utah History Encyclopedia -- http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/
  73. Deseret News Historic Archive -- http://archive.deseretnews.com/historic/
  74. Utah Collections Media Encyclopedia -- http://www.uen.org/ucme
  75. Utah Digital Maps -- http://usgwarchives.org/maps/utah/
  76. Utah Censuses indexed -- http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/census_search.htm
  77. NUCMC -- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections -- http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/

    UTAH - Data Not Online

  78. FH CD's with Utah data -- Go to Family History Library Catalog and do Keyword searches for "Utah compact disc" (without the quotes), etc.

    79. CONCLUSION

  79. Lots of really good LDS and Utah resources, both on- and off-line -- To find even more do Google searches for LDS, Mormon, Utah, etc.
  80. Many databases available to verify, complete, and document your LDS and Utah information for your own database and for FamilySearch Family Tree
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