International Genealogical Index (IGI) - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Significant changes were made to this collection in December 2020. Please read this section for more information.

The International Genealogical Index (IGI) is a computer file created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was first published in 1973 and continued to grow through December 2008. It contains several hundred million entries, each recording one event, such as a birth, baptism (christening), marriage, or death.

The original IGI collection on Historical Records was divided into two sections:
 * 1) Indexed Historical Records (Community Indexed IGI) containing approximately 460 million names transcribed directly from source material and submitted to the church. The indexed data that was part of the IGI has been organized into its original source collections from which it was transcribed and it now resides in the Historical Records system.
 * 2) User Contributions (Community Contributed IGI) containing approximately 430 million names submitted to the Church of Jesus Christ for which no historical record collection source is known. Some of these records came directly from original sources. For a short period of time duplication in the IGI was reduced by removing records from the indexed data when these records were submitted by the community, but the original collection annotation was lost. The majority of the records may contain data from multiple sources.

In December 2020 the collection was split so the content from Indexed Historical Records (Community Indexed IGI) would be searchable only through the International Genealogical Index (IGI) Historical Records collections. The User Contributions (Community Contributed IGI) can be searched as part of the collections found on Search Genealogies.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

Indexed Historical Records (Community Indexed IGI)
You can refine the search to limit the collections included in the results by clicking on the Collections selected link at the top of the results page.

User Contributions (Community Contributed IGI)
Search by name by visiting the Search Genealogies Page. You can refine your search by filtering the Batch Number, Film Number and Serial or Sheet Number.
 * 1) Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
 * 2) Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if if provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki?
Índice Genealógico Internacional (IGI) (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)