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Revision as of 14:19, 22 August 2012
Welcome to the Research Wiki!
Click to learn more about how the FamilySearch Research Wiki can help you:
Research your Family History
- In the Wiki, you can learn what records exist in specific areas or topics. Here are some articles to help you get started:
- 1. Research Help
- 2. Wiki Search Tips
- Basic searches (also see video demonstrations)
- Advanced searches (also see Help:Search Tips)
Preserve your Research Knowledge
- You know something that can help other researchers find their family members. Contribute your knowledge to the wiki to give others tips about researching in a specific area or topic.
- The Contributor Help page is the central resource for instructions about how to edit in the Wiki.
- Projects Seeking Contributors lists some of the community projects that are currently being worked on.
- There is a Community Meeting for New Wiki Contributors on Thursday afternoons. Come to learn more about how to edit in the Wiki.
Store Information in the Wiki
- As you learn tips and tricks that will help you in your genealogy research, instead of Bookmarking or creating a Favorite in your browser, go to the Wiki page for that locality or topic, and add a note about the resource. Then you and anyone else researching in that area/topic will be able to find it too.
- Here are a few links to get you started:
- If you would like to work with others who are trying the wiki together, see the following:
More information?
- If you would like to know more about what the Wiki is, the following links will help:
New to the Research Wiki?
In the FamilySearch Research Wiki, you can learn how to do genealogical research or share your knowledge with others.
Learn More