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| In November of 2015, the categories of the Wiki were reorganized and refined.
| | As of January, 2016, a project reorganizing and refining Wiki categories was completed. Categories were approved by the Governance Council as follows: |
| | ==Contents== |
| | =='''Wiki Administration'''== |
| | ===Wiki Policies and Guidelines=== |
| | :FamilySearch Wiki Policy |
| | :Style Guidelines |
| | :Dispute Resolution |
| | :Image Approval |
| | ===Wiki Governance Council=== |
| | ===Wiki Community Council=== |
| | ===Wiki Content Administration=== |
| | :Adopted pages |
| | :Community Meetings |
| | :Completed Projects |
| | :Inactive WikiProjects |
| | :WikiProject Help Topics |
| | :WikiProjects |
| | ===Wiki Maintenance=== |
| | :Multiple Categories Used by the Maintenance Team oOnly |
| | :Wiki Maintenance Help |
| | :Testing |
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| ==Articles by topic== | | ==='''Wiki Historical'''=== |
| ===Research sources=== | | ==='''Wiki User and Userboxes List'''=== |
| ====a. Birth, marriage, divorce, and death==== | | ----- |
| ::i. Bible records | | ----- |
| | =='''Wiki Help'''== |
| | ==='''Using the Wiki'''=== |
| | :Searching the Wiki |
| | :Personal Pages Help |
| | ==='''Contributor Help'''=== |
| | :How to Contribute to the Wiki |
| | :Writing and Editing Articles |
| | ::Writing |
| | ::Editing |
| | :Personal Pages Help |
| | ==='''Training'''=== |
| | :Wiki University |
| | ::Wiki |
| | ::Wiki Missionary |
| | ::Wikitext |
| | :: HTML |
| | ::Additional Wikitext Help |
| | :Video Lessons |
| | :Lesson Archives |
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| | |
| | =='''Articles by location (top level)'''== |
| | ==='''Americas'''=== |
| | :Countries in Central America |
| | :Countries in North America |
| | :Countries in South America |
| | :Countries in the Caribbean |
| | ==='''Asia'''=== |
| | :Countries in Asia |
| | ::Countries in Central Asia |
| | ::Countries in Eastern Asia |
| | ::Countries in South-eastern Asia |
| | ::Countries in Southern Asia |
| | ::Countries in the Middle East |
| | |
| | ==='''Europe'''=== |
| | :Countries in Europe |
| | ::Countries in Central Europe |
| | ::Countries in Eastern Europe |
| | ::Countries in Mediterranean Europe |
| | ::Countries in Scandinavia |
| | ::Countries in the British Isles |
| | |
| | ==='''Oceania'''=== |
| | :Countries in Oceania |
| | ::Countries in Australia and New Zealand |
| | ::Countries in Melanesia |
| | ::Countries in Micronesia |
| | ::Countries in Polynesia |
| | ==='''Former Countries'''=== |
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| | =='''Articles By Topic'''== |
| | |
| | ==='''Research Sources'''=== |
| | ====a. Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death==== |
| | ::i. Bible Records |
| ::ii. Cemeteries | | ::ii. Cemeteries |
| ::iii. Church records | | ::iii. Church Records |
| :::1. Church records by Country | | :::1. Church Records by Country |
| :::2. Church records by denomination | | :::2. Church Records by Denomination |
| ::iv. Civil registration | | ::iv. Civil Registration |
| :::1. How to articles | | :::1. How to Articles |
| ::v. Obituaries | | ::v. Obituaries |
| :::1. England obituaries | | :::1. England Obituaries |
| :::2. United States Obituaries | | :::2. United States Obituaries |
| ::viii. Town records | | ::viii. Town Records |
| ::vii.Vital records | | ::vii.Vital Records |
| :::1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name) | | :::1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name) |
| :::2. How to articles | | :::2. How to Articles |
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| ====b. Business and medical records==== | | ====b. Business and medical records==== |
| ::i. Business Records and Occupations | | ::i. Business Records and Occupations |
| :::1. Business records | | :::1. Business Records |
| :::2. Industries | | :::2. Industries |
| :::3. Occupations | | :::3. Occupations |
| :::4. Agriculture | | :::4. Agriculture |
| ::ii. Hospital records
| | ::ii. Hospital Records
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| ====c. Religions==== | | ====c. Religions==== |
| ::i. Bible records | | ::i. Bible Records |
| ::ii. Church directories | | ::ii. Church Directories |
| ::iii. Church history
| | ::iii. Church History
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| ::iv. Church records | | ::iv. Church Records |
| :::1. Church records by denomination | | :::1. Church Records by Denomination |
| :::2. Church records by Country | | :::2. Church Records by Country |
| ::v. Religions by country
| | ::v. Religions by Country
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| ====d. Population==== | | ====d. Population==== |
| ::i. Census | | ::i. Census |
| ::ii. Taxation | | ::ii. Taxation |
| ::iii.Voting registers | | ::iii.Voting Registers |
| ::iv. Directories | | ::iv. Directories |
| ====e. Court records==== | | ====e. Court Records==== |
| ::i. Adoption | | ::i. Adoption |
| ::ii.Court records by country | | ::ii.Court Records by Country |
| ::iii. Guardianship | | ::iii. Guardianship |
| ::iv. Land and property records | | ::iv. Land and Property Records |
| ::v. Probate records | | ::v. Probate Records |
| | |
| ====f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups==== | | ====f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups==== |
| ::i. African American Records | | ::i. African American Records |
| ::ii. Slavery and Bondage | | ::ii. Slavery and Bondage |
| ::iii. Minorities | | ::iii. Minorities |
| ::iv.Native races | | ::iv.Indians of North America |
| ::v. Jewish records | | ::v. Jewish Records |
| ::vi.Huguenots | | ::vi.Huguenots |
| ====g. Genealogy collections==== | | |
| ::i. Compiled genealogies | | ====g. Genealogy Collections==== |
| | ::i. Compiled Genealogies |
| ::ii. Family Trees | | ::ii. Family Trees |
| ::iii.Fraudulent genealogy | | ::iii.Fraudulent Genealogy |
| ::iv. Heraldry
| | ::iv. Heraldry
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| ====h. Genealogy websites and online collections==== | | ====h. Genealogy Websites and Online Collections==== |
| ::i. FamilySearch Historical Records | | ::i. FamilySearch Historical Records |
| ::ii. Genealogy websites by country | | ::ii. Genealogy Websites by Country |
| ::iii.Major genealogy websites | | ::iii.Major Genealogy Websites |
| ::iv. NARA online records | | ::iv. NARA Online Records |
| ::v. Online Genealogy Records | | ::v. Online Genealogy Records |
| ::vi.Digitized book collections | | ::vi.Digitized Book Collections |
| ::vii.Social Media | | ::vii.Social Media |
| :::1. Message boards and forums | | :::1. Message Boards and Forums |
| :::2. Blogs
| | :::2. Blogs
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| ====i. History and geography==== | | |
| | ====i. History and Geography==== |
| ::i.Biography
| | ::i.Biography
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| ::ii. Church History | | ::ii. Church History |
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| ::iv.History | | ::iv.History |
| ::v. Local Histories | | ::v. Local Histories |
| ::vi. Maps and gazetteers | | ::vi. Maps and Gazetteers |
| ::vii. Migration routes | | ::vii. Migration Routes |
| ::viii.Personal Histories, Memories, and Stories | | ::viii.Personal Histories, Memories, and Stories |
| :::1. Personal History
| | :::1. Personal History
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| ====j. Institution and school records==== | | ====j. Institution and School Records==== |
| ::i. Asylums | | ::i. Asylums |
| ::ii. Correctional institutions | | ::ii. Correctional Institutions |
| ::iii. Orphans and orphanages | | ::iii. Orphans and Orphanages |
| ::iv.School records | | ::iv.School Records |
| ::v. Poor
| | ::v. Poor
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| ====k. Language and handwriting==== | | ====k. Language and Handwriting==== |
| ::i. Handwriting | | ::i. Handwriting |
| ::ii. Language and Languages | | ::ii. Language and Languages |
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| ::v. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries | | ::v. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries |
| ::vi.Glossary
| | ::vi.Glossary
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| ====l. Genealogy websites and online==== | | ====l. Migration==== |
| ====m. Migration====
| | ::i. Emigration and Immigration |
| ::i. Emigration and immigration | | ::ii. Naturalization and Citizenship |
| ::ii. Naturalization and citizenship | | ::iii. Migration Routes |
| ::iii. Migration routes | | ====m. Military records==== |
| ====n. Military records==== | | ::i. Military Records by Country |
| ::i. Military records by country | | ::ii. Military Records by War |
| ::ii. Military records by war | | :::1. Wars Involving Canada |
| :::1. Wars involving Canada | | :::2. Wars Involving England |
| :::2. Wars involving England | | :::3. Wars Involving France |
| :::3. Wars involving France | | :::4. Wars Involving Germany
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| :::4. Wars involving Germany
| | :::5. Wars Involving the United States
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| :::5. Wars involving the United States
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| ====o. Newspapers and periodicals==== | | ====o. Newspapers and Periodicals==== |
| ::i. Newspapers | | ::i. Newspapers |
| ::ii. Obituaries | | ::ii. Obituaries |
| ::iii.Periodicals
| | ::iii.Periodicals
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| ====p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids==== | | ====p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids==== |
| ::i. Encyclopedias and dictionaries | | ::i. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries |
| ::ii. Maps and Gazetteers | | ::ii. Maps and Gazetteers |
| ::iii.Names Personal | | ::iii.Names Personal |
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| ::v. Research Guides | | ::v. Research Guides |
| ::vi.Calendars
| | ::vi.Calendars
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| | ::vii. Finding Aids |
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| ====q. Repositories==== | | ====q. Repositories==== |
| ::i. Archives and libraries | | ::i. Archives and Libraries |
| :::1. University libraries | | :::1. University Libraries |
| :::2. Family History Library | | :::2. FamilySearch Library |
| :::3. WorldCat libraries | | :::3. WorldCat Libraries |
| ::ii. Family History Centers | | ::ii. FamilySearch Centers |
| ::iii. Museums | | ::iii. Museums |
| ::iv. National Archives and Records Administration | | ::iv. National Archives and Records Administration |
| :::1. NARA online records
| | :::1. NARA Online Records
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| ====r. Societies==== | | ====r. Societies==== |
| ::i. Family Organizations | | ::i. Family Organizations |
| ::ii. Genealogical and historical societies | | ::ii. Genealogical and Historical Societies |
| :::1. Genealogical and historical societies by country | | :::1. Genealogical and Historical Societies By Country |
| :::2. United States Societies | | :::2. United States Societies |
| ::iii. Surname Societies | | ::iii. Surname Societies |
| ::iv. Historical membership societies<br> | | ::iv. Historical Membership Societies<br> |
| ===Research process and instruction=== | | |
| | ==='''Research Process and Instruction'''=== |
| ====a. Beginners==== | | ====a. Beginners==== |
| ====b. New to Genealogy==== | | ====b. New to Genealogy==== |
| ====c. Youth==== | | ====c. Youth==== |
| ====d. Education opportunities==== | | ====d. Education Opportunities==== |
| ====e. Basic research process==== | | ====e. Basic Research Process==== |
| ::i. Gathering family information | | ::i. Gathering Family Information |
| ::ii. Organizing records | | ::ii. Organizing Records |
| ::iii.Setting research objectives | | ::iii.Setting Research Objectives |
| ::iv. Selecting records to search | | ::iv. Selecting Records to Search |
| ::v. Obtaining and searching the records | | ::v. Obtaining and Searching the Records |
| :::1. Search strategies | | :::1. Search Strategies |
| :::2. Letter Writing Guides | | :::2. Letter Writing Guides |
| ::vi.Recording research results | | ::vi.Recording Research Results |
| :::1. Research logs | | :::1. Research Logs |
| :::2. Charts and forms | | :::2. Charts and Forms |
| :::3. Citations | | :::3. Citations |
| :::4. Genealogy Software | | :::4. Genealogy Software |
| ::vii.Evaluating evidence | | ::vii.Evaluating Evidence |
| ::viii.Sharing | | ::viii.Sharing |
| ====f. Writing and publishing==== | | ::ix. Brick Walls |
| ====g. Record preservation==== | | |
| ====h. Descendancy research==== | | ====f. Writing and Publishing==== |
| ====i. Genetic research====
| | ====g. Record Preservation==== |
| | ====h. Descendancy Research==== |
| | ====i. Genetic Research==== |
| ====j. Professional Genealogists==== | | ====j. Professional Genealogists==== |
| ::i. Accreditation
| | ::i. Accreditation
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| ===FamilySearch=== | | |
| | ==='''FamilySearch'''=== |
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| | =='''Articles by location and location/topic'''== |
| | 1. Locality categories for countries and jurisdictions below country. <br> |
| | 2. Categories which combine a location and a topic as it pertains to that location. |
| | |
| | ==='''Subcategory of the United States'''=== |
| | |
| | :United States<br> |
| | ::1. States of the United States<br> |
| | :::a. Alabama, United States<br> |
| | ::::i. Alabama Counties<br> |
| | :::::''a.'' Autauga County, Alabama <br> |
| | :::::''b.'' (Rest of counties in Alabama)<br> |
| | ::::ii. Alabama Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | ::::iii. Alabama Church Records<br> |
| | ::::iv. (rest of Alabama topic pages)<br> |
| | :::b. Alaska, United States<br> |
| | :::c. Etc.<br> |
| | ::2. United States Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | :::a. Alabama Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | :::b. (Rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)<br> |
| | ::3. (Rest of United States topics)<br> |
| | |
| | ==='''Subcategory of England'''=== |
| | :England<br> |
| | ::1. Counties of England<br> |
| | :::a.Bedfordshire, England<br> |
| | ::::i. Bedfordshire Parishes<br> |
| | ::::ii. Bedfordshire Archives and: Libraries<br> |
| | ::::iii.(rest of Bedfordshire topic pages)<br> |
| | ::2. England Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | :::a. Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | :::b. Berkshire Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | :::c. (rest of England's counties’ Archives and Libraries)<br> |
| | ::3. (Rest of England topic pages)<br> |
| | |
| | ==='''Subcategory of Canada'''=== |
| | Canada<br> |
| | :1. Provinces of Canada<br> |
| | ::a. Alberta, Canada<br> |
| | :::i. Alberta Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | :::ii. (rest of Alberta topic pages)<br> |
| | ::b. (Rest of Provinces)<br> |
| | :2. Canada Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | ::a. Alberta Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | ::b. (rest of provinces’ Archives and Libraries)<br> |
| | :3.(rest of Canada topics)<br> |
| | |
| | ==='''Subcategory of Germany and other countries''' === |
| | Germany<br> |
| | :1. States of Germany: ''Depending on country, this could be regions, districts, prefectures, municipalities, etc. Use the jurisdiction equivalent to a county.''<br> |
| | ::a. Anhalt, Germany<br> |
| | :::i. Anhalt Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | :::ii. (rest of Anhalt topic pages)<br> |
| | :2. Germany Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | ::a. Anhalt Archives and Libraries<br> |
| | ::b. (rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)<br> |
| | :3. (Rest of Germany topics)<br> |
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| | =='''Images'''== |
| | *Building Images |
| | *Buttons |
| | *Charts and Forms Images |
| | *Document Example Images |
| | *Files from Flickr |
| | *Files from Geograph |
| | *Forms Images |
| | *Help Images |
| | *Historical Events Images |
| | *Image Licenses |
| | *Image Maps |
| | *Images of People |
| | *International Images |
| | *Maps of Countries |
| | *PAF |
| | *PDF |
| | *Symbols |
| | **Coats of Arms |
| | **Flags |
| | **Icons |
| | **Insignia |
| | **Logos |
| | **Trademarks |
| | *United States Files |
| | **Flags of United States |
| | **Images from the Library of Congress |
| | **States of the United States Images |
| | **United States Building Images |
| | ** States Census Files |
| | **United States Document Images |
| | **United States Historical Events |
| | **United States Military Record Files |
| | **United States Military Record Images |
| | **Wiki screen shots |
| | *Miscellaneous Images |
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| | =='''New Capitalization Rule'''== |
| | Categories: all words in a category should be capitalized except |
| | *Articles: a, an, the |
| | *Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, for, nor, etc. |
| | *Prepositions (fewer than five letters): on, at, to, from, by, etc. |
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| [[Category:Wiki administration]] | | [[Category:Wiki Administration]] |