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It takes a lot of people to provide genealogical support to millions of patrons worldwide:  
It takes a lot of people to provide genealogical support to millions of patrons worldwide:  


*More than 1,000 employees and volunteers serve in the Family History Department and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library].  
*More than 1,000 employees and volunteers serve in the Family History Department and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library].  
*More than 55,000 local family history consultants help patrons in 163 countries.  
*More than 55,000 local family history consultants help patrons in 163 countries.  
*Thousands of volunteers help patrons at 4,500 family history centers worldwide.
*Thousands of volunteers help patrons at 4,500 family history centers worldwide.
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Another type of content that is not for the FamilySearch Research Wiki is that which focuses on how to use FamilySearch products like Ancestral File, IGI, or Pedigree Resource File. Such information can be found in the [http://help.familysearch.org FamilySearch Help Center].  
Another type of content that is not for the FamilySearch Research Wiki is that which focuses on how to use FamilySearch products like Ancestral File, IGI, or Pedigree Resource File. Such information can be found in the [http://help.familysearch.org FamilySearch Help Center].  


Family history centers may add a page to the wiki that describes the services provided at the center, hours of operation. If a family history center has specific research aides for a specific locale then it can be mentioned in an article about that locale. See the [[Riverton FamilySearch Library]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] page as example pages for family history centers. (Please refer to the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1or28V5tNZdnJkcSC9KeZj-FlmxLbhTP-vu2nLjx9YfU FamilySearch Wiki Contributor Help Forum (archived)] concerning the change in this guideline concerning family history centers.)
Family history centers may add a page to the wiki that describes the services provided at the center, hours of operation. If a family history center has specific research aides for a specific locale then it can be mentioned in an article about that locale. See the [[Riverton FamilySearch Library]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] page as example pages for family history centers. (Please refer to the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1or28V5tNZdnJkcSC9KeZj-FlmxLbhTP-vu2nLjx9YfU FamilySearch Wiki Contributor Help Forum (archived)] concerning the change in this guideline concerning family history centers.)


== You can make a big difference!  ==
== You can make a big difference!  ==