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FamilySearch.org features several resources to help people learn how to discover their family history. For example, this Wiki is an interactive online encyclopedia for family history research. This site contains research helps, guides, and advice from FamilySearch experts, but is also a place where anyone can share what they know about genealogy. Visitors to the site can search by [[Browse by Country|geographic area]] or to get tips and helpful information on climbing their own family trees. | FamilySearch.org features several resources to help people learn how to discover their family history. For example, this Wiki is an interactive online encyclopedia for family history research. This site contains research helps, guides, and advice from FamilySearch experts, but is also a place where anyone can share what they know about genealogy. Visitors to the site can search by [[Browse by Country|geographic area]] or to get tips and helpful information on climbing their own family trees. | ||
Through FamilySearch [https:// | Through FamilySearch [https://community.familysearch.org/s/?language=en_US Community], individuals can post questions about their own research and FamilySearch staff or anyone from the genealogical community helps answer them. | ||
Free [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true online classes] available on the FamilySearch website can be taken anytime from the comfort of home. | Free [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true online classes] available on the FamilySearch website can be taken anytime from the comfort of home. | ||
The length and format of the classes vary by subject, but usually include video of the presenter, a PowerPoint presentation, and class handouts. Many of these classes are taught by experts at the renowned [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, but FamilySearch has also partnered with individual genealogists and facilities like the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Midwest Genealogy Center]] in Independence, Missouri. | The length and format of the classes vary by subject, but usually include video of the presenter, a PowerPoint presentation, and class handouts. Many of these classes are taught by experts at the renowned [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, but FamilySearch has also partnered with individual genealogists and facilities like the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Midwest Genealogy Center]] in Independence, Missouri. | ||
==Quick Facts== | ==Quick Facts== | ||