A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources is, simply, a resource guide to “electronic databases, websites, microfilm collections, indexes, and more” pertaining directly to Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) and their families. Like most genealogists, most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are well-aware of, if not intimately familiar with, the Church’s Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City. There are, however, other libraries and other resources beyond the FHL which hold many useful collections relevant to searching one’s Mormon ancestors.
Resources covered in the book include both online as well as more traditional sources of information. Chapter one provides an historical background and chronology to major events in the LDS Church’s history. Chapter two is to help get you started. Chapters three through seven effectively list resources with key information. Here is an example of one of the shorter entries in the book:
Nauvoo, Illinois, Tax Index, 1842
A list of taxpayers from Hancock County, Illinois, in 1842.
Format: Online database taken from FHL microfilm.
Location: Internet.
Description: Online database compiled by Lyman Platt, Nauvoo Tax Records, 1842 (Orem, UT: ancestry, 1999).
Contents: Identifies 1842 property owners in Hancock County, Illinois. Shows given name, surname, page number, and coordination (for example, 6N8W).
Internet: <www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4221.htm>.
Chapter eight is a list of useful websites and nine covers periodicals, newsletters, and newspapers. The author, Kip Sperry, is a professor of family history at Brigham Young University. He is also an accredited genealogist, certified genealogist, certified genealogical lecturer, fellow, American Society of Genealogists, and fellow, Utah Genealogical Association.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Historical Background
Chapter 2: Beginning Your Research
Chapter 3: Indexes, Finding Aids, and Guides
Chapter 4: Compiled and Printed Records
Chapter 5: Original Records
Chapter 6: Migration, Emigration, and Immigration Records
Chapter 7: Computer Resources and Databases
Chapter 8: Internet Sites
Chapter 9: Periodicals, Newsletters, and Newspapers
Appendix A: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms
Appendix B: Addresses
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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