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Community Portal Welcome to the FamilySearch Wiki community page. This is the place to find what is happening on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Come here to find what a list of things you can do to help the Research Wiki to grow. Join a user group or start one in your own area. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in on the discussions!

Tip of the day...[edit | edit source]

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Community Bulletin Board[edit | edit source]

List of changes to the Research Wiki skin

Help is Needed[edit | edit source]

Idea #1[edit | edit source]

There are several articles throughout FamilySearch Wiki that refer to the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Help improve the content by linking all the articles that discuss PERSI to the complete Periodical Source Index (PERSI) article that already exists in the Wiki. To find all the articles that discuss PERSI, type the term "persi" in the search box and click the Search button.

Idea #2[edit | edit source]

Help build the Danish content by participating in one of the following projects:

Discussions[edit | edit source]

There is an ongoing discussion about the development of record-type articles. The two discussion points include: (1) The headings that should be used in record-type articles, and (2) The pros and cons of having long article or short articles with multiple links between them. This discussion is taking place within the context of the Maryland Newspapers article. Join the discussion on the talk page at: Talk:Maryland Newspapers.

Guidelines, Help, and Resources[edit | edit source]

The Guiding Principles for this site.
Overall FamilySearch Wiki Policies
Copyright, Copyleft, and Intellectual Property
Privacy Policy
Image Approval Policies

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+Welcome to the FamilySearch Wiki community page. This is the place to find what is happening on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Come here to find what a list of things you can do to help the Research Wiki to grow. Join a user group or start one in your own area. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in on the discussions!
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+==Help is Needed==
+=== Idea #1 ===
+There are several articles throughout FamilySearch Wiki that refer to the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Help improve the content by linking all the articles that discuss PERSI to the complete [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]] article that already exists in the Wiki. To find all the articles that discuss PERSI, type the term "persi" in the search box and click the Search button.
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+=== Idea #2 ===
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+Help build the Danish content by participating in one of the following projects:
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+*[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Articles Needing Revision|FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Articles Needing Revision]]
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+*[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Directories|FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Directories]]<br>
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+*[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Jurisdictions|FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Jurisdictions]]<br>
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+*[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Lægd Numbers after 1869|FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Lægd Numbers after 1869]]
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+*[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Newspapers|FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Newspapers]]
+*[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Orphanages|FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Orphanages]]
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+==Discussions==
-== <center>See what's News<br></center>  ==
+There is an ongoing discussion about the development of record-type articles. The two discussion points include: (1) The headings that should be used in record-type articles, and (2) The pros and cons of having long article or short articles with multiple links between them. This discussion is taking place within the context of the [[Maryland Newspapers]] article. Join the discussion on the talk page at: [[Talk:Maryland Newspapers]].
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+==Guidelines, Help, and Resources==
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