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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=
+==Contents==
 =='''Wiki Administration'''==
 ===Wiki Policies and Guidelines===
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 ===Wiki Community Council===
 ===Wiki Content Administration===
-:Adopted Pages
+:Adopted pages
 :Community Meetings
 :Completed Projects
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 :WikiProjects
 ===Wiki Maintenance===
-:Multiple categories used by the maintenance team only
+:Multiple Categories Used by the Maintenance Team oOnly
-:Wiki maintenance Help
+:Wiki Maintenance Help
 :Testing
-===Wiki Historical===
+==='''Wiki Historical'''===
-===Wiki User and Userboxes List===
+==='''Wiki User and Userboxes List'''===
+-----
+-----
 =='''Wiki Help'''==
-===Using the Wiki===
+==='''Using the Wiki'''===
 :Searching the Wiki
 :Personal Pages Help
-===Contributor Help===
+==='''Contributor Help'''===
 :How to Contribute to the Wiki
 :Writing and Editing Articles
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 ::Editing
 :Personal Pages Help
-===Training===
+==='''Training'''===
 :Wiki University
 ::Wiki
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 :Video Lessons
 :Lesson Archives
+-----
+------
-=='''Articles by location'''==
+=='''Articles by location (top level)'''==
-===Americas===
+==='''Americas'''===
 :Countries in Central America
 :Countries in North America
 :Countries in South America
 :Countries in the Caribbean
-===Asia===
+==='''Asia'''===
 :Countries in Asia
 ::Countries in Central Asia
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 ::Countries in the Middle East
-===Europe===
+==='''Europe'''===
 :Countries in Europe
 ::Countries in Central Europe
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 ::Countries in the British Isles
-===Oceania===
+==='''Oceania'''===
 :Countries in Oceania
 ::Countries in Australia and New Zealand
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 ::Countries in Micronesia
 ::Countries in Polynesia
-===Former Countries===
+==='''Former Countries'''===
+-----
+-----
 =='''Articles By Topic'''==
-===Research Sources===
+==='''Research Sources'''===
 ====a. Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death====
 ::i. Bible Records
 ::ii. Cemeteries
 ::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
 :::1. How to Articles
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 :::1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name)
 :::2. How to Articles
 ====b. Business and medical records====
 ::i. Business Records and Occupations
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 ::iii. Church History
 ::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
 ====d. Population====
 ::i. Census
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 ====e. Court Records====
 ::i.  Adoption
-::ii.Court Records By Country
+::ii.Court Records by Country
 ::iii. Guardianship
 ::iv. Land and Property Records
 ::v. Probate Records
 ====f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups====
 ::i. African American Records
 ::ii. Slavery and Bondage
 ::iii. Minorities
-::iv.Native Races
+::iv.Indians of North America
 ::v. Jewish Records
 ::vi.Huguenots
 ====g. Genealogy Collections====
 ::i. Compiled Genealogies
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 ====h. Genealogy Websites and Online Collections====
 ::i. FamilySearch Historical Records
-::ii. Genealogy Websites By Country
+::ii. Genealogy Websites by Country
 ::iii.Major Genealogy Websites
 ::iv. NARA Online Records
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 ::vii.Social Media
 :::1. Message Boards and Forums
 :::2. Blogs
 ====i. History and Geography====
 ::i.Biography
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 ::iii. Migration Routes
 ====m. 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
 :::2. Wars Involving England
 :::3. Wars Involving France
 :::4. Wars Involving Germany
 :::5. Wars Involving the United States
 ====o. Newspapers and Periodicals====
 ::i. Newspapers
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 ::v. Research Guides
 ::vi.Calendars
+::vii. Finding Aids
 ====q. Repositories====
 ::i. Archives and Libraries
 :::1. University Libraries
-:::2. Family History Library
+:::2. FamilySearch Library
 :::3. WorldCat Libraries
-::ii. Family History Centers
+::ii. FamilySearch Centers
 ::iii. Museums
 ::iv. National Archives and Records Administration
 :::1. NARA Online Records
 ====r. Societies====
 ::i. Family Organizations
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 ::iii. Surname Societies
 ::iv. Historical Membership Societies<br>
-===Research Process and Instruction===
+==='''Research Process and Instruction'''===
 ====a. Beginners====
 ====b. New to Genealogy====
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 ::vii.Evaluating Evidence
 ::viii.Sharing
+::ix.  Brick Walls
 ====f. Writing and Publishing====
 ====g. Record Preservation====
 ====h. Descendancy Research====
 ====i. Genetic Research====
 ====j. Professional Genealogists====
 ::i. Accreditation
-===FamilySearch===
+==='''FamilySearch'''===
+-----
+-----
+=='''Articles by location and location/topic'''==
+. Locality categories for countries and jurisdictions below country. <br>
+. 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>
+-----
+-----
+=='''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
+-----------
+=='''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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