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*'''Birth, Marriage and Death info:''' The experience focuses on finding birth, marriage, and death information by locality.
*'''Birth, Marriage and Death info:''' The experience focuses on finding birth, marriage, and death information by locality.
*'''Online Databases and Images:''' Links to both free and subscription genealogy websites are provided for complete coverage of possible databases.  
*'''Online Databases and Images:''' Links to both free and subscription genealogy websites are provided for complete coverage of possible databases.  
*'''''What Else You Can Find'' pages:''' The What Else You Can Try Wiki pages for each locality provides tips for problem solving if the initial result proves unsuccessful. These pages cover information regarding the lack and loss of records for the locality, substitute records available, and tips for better search results.  
*'''''What Else You Can Try'' pages:''' The What Else You Can Try Wiki pages for each locality provides tips for problem solving if the initial result proves unsuccessful. These pages cover information regarding the lack and loss of records for the locality, substitute records available, and tips for better search results.  
*'''Easy to Use:''' Clear and concise presentation helps in navigating the experience and getting to the information you need quickly.
*'''Easy to Use:''' Clear and concise presentation helps in navigating the experience and getting to the information you need quickly.


==Is the Guided Research Project done?==
==The Guided Research Project is Ongoing==
No, it is still being actively worked on. The goal is to complete a Guided Research experience for each country - whether they have online records online or not.  There are 4 phases for Guided Research:
The goal is to complete a Guided Research experience for each country - whether they have records online or not.  There are 4 phases:
=== Phase 1 – '''PHASE COMPLETE''' ===
=== Phase 1 – PHASE COMPLETE ===
Countries that have searchable databases with digitized images that would provide a 60% success rate. <br>
Countries that have searchable databases with digitized images that would provide a 60% success rate. <br>


'''''List of Countries Completed'''''<br>
'''''List of Countries Completed'''''<br>
*States of the United States
#States of the United States
*Provinces and Territories of Canada
#Provinces and Territories of Canada
*Counties of England
#Counties of England
*Scotland
#Costa Rica
*Wales
#Denmark
*Ireland
#Finland
*Costa Rica
#Ireland
*Norway
#Isle of Man
*Denmark
#Italy
*Sweden
#Jersey
*Finland
#Mexico
*Italy
#Netherlands
*Mexico
#Norway
*Netherlands
#Scotland
*Isle of Man
#Sweden
*Jersey
#Wales


===Phase 2 - '''CURRENT PHASE''' ===  
===Phase 2 - CURRENT PHASE ===  
Countries with few searchable databases and browsable digitized images<br>
Countries with few searchable databases and browsable digitized images<br>


'''''Countries being worked on:'''''<br>
'''''List of Countries Completed'''''<br>
*Czechia (Czech Republic)
#American Samoa
*Norway (adding browsable records)
#Czechia (Czech Republic)
*Puerto Rico
#Fiji
*Fiji
#Jamaica
*American Samoa
#Puerto Rico


=== Phase 3 ===  
=== Phase 3 ===  
Countries with only browsable images online
Countries with only browsable images online
===Phase 4 ===  
===Phase 4 ===  
No online records available; information will focus on how to locate birth, marriage, and death information from government and archive repositories
Areas where no online records are available; information will focus on how to locate birth, marriage, and death information from government and archive repositories


== How do you find Guided Research? ==
== How do you find Guided Research? ==
*[[Guided Research for Online Records|Guided Research for Online Records]]
*[[Guided Research for Online Records|Guided Research for Online Records]]
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