FamilySearch Genealogy Research Community: Difference between revisions

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FamilySearch has recently created a new tool for you to get genealogical help in the comfort of your own home. If you can't make it to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, use these groups to find much of the research help that you need. Of course, it’s free!

You can:

ask questions
upload documents and get help with translation
participate in discussions
learn about upcoming webinars
discover new resources

Using your knowledge and skills, you can also:

answer questions,
translate documents for others
share new resources

Come get involved and make the group more valuable for everyone!

Community Research Groups[edit | edit source]

There are many groups, some focused on specialized research and others on specific countries or groupings of countries.

Click on the name of each group you wish to join.

Austro-Hungarian Empire
Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands
Germany
Nordic Countries
Switzerland

For more detailed information on how to join and participate in the research groups, click here.

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-FamilySearch has recently created a new tool for you to get genealogical help in the comfort of your own home. If you can't make it to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, use the area groups within the online community to find the research help that you need.  Of course, it’s free!
+FamilySearch has recently created a new tool for you to get genealogical help in the comfort of your own home. If you can't make it to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, use these groups to find much of the research help that you need.  Of course, it’s free!
-You will need a FamilySearch account in order to join the research groups. If you do not have an account, click the "Free Account" button.  <br>
-Here's the link to join: [https://community.familysearch.org/ '''Community.FamilySearch.org'''] <br>
 You can:
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 Using your knowledge and skills, you can also:
-*answer questions
+*answer questions,
 *translate documents for others
 *share new resources
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 Click on the name of each group you wish to join.
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/13-austro-hungarian-empire '''Austro-Hungarian Empire''']<br>
+[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LfUCSA0/austrohungarian-empire Austro-Hungarian Empire]<br>
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/14-belgium-luxembourg-and-the-netherlands '''Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands''']<br>
+[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LhueSAC/belgium-luxembourg-and-the-netherlands Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands]<br>
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/21-chinese-genealogy-research-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E5%AE%B6%E8%AD%9C%E5%B0%8B%E6%A0%B9 '''Chinese'''] <br>
+[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LhYOSA0/germany Germany]<br>
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/88-germany-genealogy-research '''Germany''']<br>
+[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LfVxSAK/nordic-countries Nordic Countries]<br>
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/108-italy-genealogy-research '''Italy''']<br>
+[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LhjqSAC/switzerland Switzerland]
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/137-nordic-countries-genealogy-research '''Nordic Countries''']<br>
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/157-poland-genealogy-research '''Poland''']<br>
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/167-russian-empire-genealogy-research '''Russian Empire''']<br>
-[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/185-switzerland-genealogy-research '''Switzerland''']
-For more detailed information on how to join and participate in the research groups, click [[Media:Forum_instructions_images.pdf|'''here''']].
-[[Category:FamilySearch Genealogy Assistance]]
+For more detailed information on how to join and participate in the research groups, click here.