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Dsarokin: Added description of online state archives

2013-05-21T20:49:05Z

Added description of online state archives

Cottrells: Text replace - "http://forums.familysearch.org/en" to "https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en"

2013-04-14T23:15:41Z

Text replace - "http://forums.familysearch.org/en" to "https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en"

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Jamestanner: Added Categories

2013-04-10T22:20:20Z

Added Categories

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	*[[United States History\|History]]		*[[United States History\|History]]
−	*[[United States Land and Property\|Land and Property]]	+	*[[United States Land and Property\|Land and Property]]
		+	*[[United States Livestock Brands\|Livestock Brands]]
	*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]		*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]
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	*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]		*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]
		+	*[[United States Water Records\|Water Records]]
	*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]		*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]
	*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]		*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]

Jamestanner: Added Category

2013-04-07T04:16:10Z

Added Category

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	*[[United States Archives and Libraries\|Archives and Libraries]]		*[[United States Archives and Libraries\|Archives and Libraries]]
	*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]		*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]
−	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]	+	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]
		+	*[[United States Business Records\|Business Records]]
	*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]		*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]
	*[[United States Census\|Census]]		*[[United States Census\|Census]]

Ldrew: Fixed broken link

2013-03-02T00:18:04Z

Fixed broken link

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Lsgc: fix link

2013-03-01T21:49:59Z

fix link

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	*[[United States Occupations\|Occupations]]		*[[United States Occupations\|Occupations]]
−	*[[United States Online ~~Collections~~\|Online ~~Collections~~]]	+	*[[United States Online Genealogy Records\|Online Records]]
	*[[United States Periodicals\|Periodicals]]		*[[United States Periodicals\|Periodicals]]
	*[[United States Probate Records\|Probate Records]]		*[[United States Probate Records\|Probate Records]]

Ldrew at 00:03, 20 February 2013

2013-02-20T00:03:21Z

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2013-02-20T00:02:37Z

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	*The Research Wiki is also available in ten other [[FamilySearch Wiki:Non-English versions of the wiki\|languages]]. You can help by [[FamilySearch Wiki:Translation\|translating pages]] into one of the other languages.		*The Research Wiki is also available in ten other [[FamilySearch Wiki:Non-English versions of the wiki\|languages]]. You can help by [[FamilySearch Wiki:Translation\|translating pages]] into one of the other languages.

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2013-02-19T23:59:52Z

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−	== Help Wanted ==	+	== Help Wanted ==

	Interested in [[Help:Contributor Help\|editing or adding to the Wiki]]? The United States page, the state pages, and the county pages need you! Here are some simple ways you can add information other researchers need!		Interested in [[Help:Contributor Help\|editing or adding to the Wiki]]? The United States page, the state pages, and the county pages need you! Here are some simple ways you can add information other researchers need!
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	*[[United States Historical Geography\|Historical Geography]]		*[[United States Historical Geography\|Historical Geography]]
	*[[United States History\|History]]		*[[United States History\|History]]
−	*[[United States Land and Property\|Land and Property]]	+	*[[United States Land and Property\|Land and Property]]
		+	*[[United States Livestock Brands\|Livestock Brands]]
	*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]		*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]
	*[[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]		*[[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]
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	*[[United States Vital Records\|Vital Records]]		*[[United States Vital Records\|Vital Records]]
	*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]		*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]
		+	*[[United States Water Records\|Water Records]]
	*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]		*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]
	*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]		*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]

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	*[[United States Archives and Libraries\|Archives and Libraries]]		*[[United States Archives and Libraries\|Archives and Libraries]]
	*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]		*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]
−	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]	+	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]
		+	*[[United States Business Records\|Business Records]]
	*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]		*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]
	*[[United States Census\|Census]]		*[[United States Census\|Census]]

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−	*[[Image:Palau flag.png\|border\|22x14px\|Palau flag.png]]~~  ~~[[~~Portal:~~Palau\|Palau]]	+	*[[Image:Palau flag.png\|border\|22x14px\|Palau flag.png]] [[Palau\|Palau]]

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	*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map].  This map will allow you to zoom in on any State or County in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring Counties. This makes it easy to see close by locations where other relatives might have lived. This map shows current Counties, consult the individual State Maps section to find out about historical maps. You can even type in a county name in the search box to locate the county on the map.		*[http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/us_base/stco2003/stco2003.pdf United States Census Bureau State and County Map].  This map will allow you to zoom in on any State or County in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring Counties. This makes it easy to see close by locations where other relatives might have lived. This map shows current Counties, consult the individual State Maps section to find out about historical maps. You can even type in a county name in the search box to locate the county on the map.
	*[http://www.google.com/books?id=1ooBAAAAMAAJ&pg A complete descriptive and statistical gazetteer of the United States of America ...: with an abstract of the census and statistics for 1840] (Compiled by Daniel Haskel, John Calvin Smith pub 1843)		*[http://www.google.com/books?id=1ooBAAAAMAAJ&pg A complete descriptive and statistical gazetteer of the United States of America ...: with an abstract of the census and statistics for 1840] (Compiled by Daniel Haskel, John Calvin Smith pub 1843)
−	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/US.pdf BYU United States Research Outline] largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from BYU Library, 2001.<br>	+	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/US.pdf BYU United States Research Outline] largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from BYU Library, 2001.<br>
		+	*[http://www.digitalstatearchives.com/ Online State Archives] are an often-overlooked resource that can include very useful family history information such as state census and voter rolls, military pensions, slave records, court cases, and much more.

	'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''<br>		'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''<br>
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	*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]		*[[United States Bible Records\|Bible Records]]
−	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]	+	*[[United States Biography\|Biography]]
−	*[[United States Business Records\|Business Records]]	+	*[[United States Business Records\|Business Records]]
	*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]		*[[United States Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]]
	*[[United States Census\|Census]]		*[[United States Census\|Census]]
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	*[[United States History\|History]]		*[[United States History\|History]]
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−	*[[United States Livestock Brands\|Livestock Brands]]	+	*[[United States Livestock Brands\|Livestock Brands]]
	*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]		*[[United States Maps\|Maps]]
	*[[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]		*[[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]
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	*[[United States Vital Records\|Vital Records]]		*[[United States Vital Records\|Vital Records]]
	*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]		*[[United States Voting Records\|Voter Records]]
−	*[[United States Water Records\|Water Records]]	+	*[[United States Water Records\|Water Records]]
	*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]		*[[United States Other Records\|Other Records]]
	*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]		*[[United States For Further Reading\|For Further Reading]]