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New York Times article - 13 Nov 2013[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Wiki mentioned in New York Times article "Advice on How to Research Family History, Part 2"

Genealogy Star - 17 March 2013[edit | edit source]

The State of the Research Wiki. ... it is a hidden wonder when you realize the amount of information already present in its over 71,000 articles

The Morgan County News - 19 November 2011[edit | edit source]

Find your family -FamilySearch Wiki By Don Anderson. About two years ago FamilySearch decided to begin work on a genealogically specific wiki. ... If you are looking for answers on how to research in a particular area, what records are available to search, search strategies, or information on how to use records the FamilySearch wiki is the best place to start.

Genea-Musings - 29 March 2011
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Randy Seaver posted an interesting article in his blog, Tuesday's Tip - Consider Name Variations For Elusive Ancestors - thanks Randy for the mention!

Genealogy Star - 4 March 2011[edit | edit source]

A new blog post about the wiki: The good, the bad, and the wiki by James Tanner on Genealogy's Star- you're bound to enjoy this article! :)

Family Tech 4 March 2011[edit | edit source]

The new Family Tech site on FamilySearch features an article about the Wiki written by one of our community members. Thanks, Robin for a great article!

RootsTech news reports mentions the Wiki - 20 Feb 2011[edit | edit source]

RootsTech Conference: Convergence brings new technological uses Gadgets, Internet are boon to genealogists.
Managing RootsTech knowledge - a new page in the wiki was created to capture RootsTech presentations
RootsTech: The History of Your Family is in the Future
RootsTech - Day 2 - mentions Wiki engineer Don Stringham's presentation of creating Wiki templates
RootsTech Ketchup - ok, now we're really stretching, but it's still an interesting article
Add additional articles as they are discovered.

Examiner.com Features FamilySearch Wiki[edit | edit source]

Titled An Easy Approach to Finding Resources on FamilySearch Wiki, writer Robin Foster of Columbia, South Carolina features the FamilySearch Wiki, describes its value, and includes a video demonstration.

Genea-Musings Blog Features FSWiki Adopt-a-Page[edit | edit source]

In his popular genealogy blog Genea-Musings.com, Randy Seaver of Chula Vista, California highlighted the FamilySearch Wiki "Adopt-a-Page" program. FamilySearch enthusiasts may also enjoy reading his comments on Indexing, FamilySearch Historical Records Collections, and FamilySearch Blogger Day.

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+== New York Times article - 13 Nov 2013  ==
+FamilySearch Wiki mentioned in New York Times article [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/13/booming/advice-on-how-to-research-family-history-part-2.html?pagewanted=all&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%222%22%3A%22RI%3A16%22}&_r=0 "Advice on How to Research Family History, Part 2"]<br>
+== Genealogy Star  - 17 March 2013 ==
+[http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-state-of-research-wiki.html The State of the Research Wiki].  ... it is a hidden wonder when you realize the amount of information already present in its over 71,000 articles
+==The Morgan County News - 19 November 2011 ==
+[http://www.morgannews.com/article/find-your-family-familysearch-wiki Find your family -FamilySearch Wiki] By Don Anderson.  About two years ago FamilySearch decided to begin work on a genealogically specific wiki. ... If you are looking for answers on how to research in a particular area, what records are available to search, search strategies, or information on how to use records the FamilySearch wiki is the best place to start.
+== Genea-Musings - 29 March 2011<br>  ==
+*Randy Seaver posted an interesting article in his blog, [http://www.geneamusings.com/2011/03/tuesdays-tip-consider-name-variations.html Tuesday's Tip - Consider Name Variations For Elusive Ancestors] - thanks Randy for the mention!<br>
+== Genealogy Star - 4 March 2011  ==
+*A new blog post about the wiki: [http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2011/03/good-bad-and-wiki.html#comment-form ''The good, the bad, and the wiki''] by James Tanner on [http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/ Genealogy's Star]- you're bound to enjoy this article! :)
+== Family Tech 4 March 2011  ==
+*The new [http://familytech.familysearch.org/2010/11/run-out-of-resources-try-familysearch-research-wiki.html Family Tech site on FamilySearch features an article about the Wiki] written by one of our community members. Thanks, Robin for a great article!
+== RootsTech news reports mentions the Wiki - 20 Feb 2011  ==
+*[http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60506/RootsTech-Conference-Convergence-brings-new-technological-uses.html RootsTech Conference: Convergence brings new technological uses] Gadgets, Internet are boon to genealogists.
+*[http://www.taneya-kalonji.com/genblog/managing-rootstech-knowledge Managing RootsTech knowledge] - a [[RootsTech 2011|new page in the wiki]] was created to capture RootsTech presentations
+*[http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rootstech_the_history_of_your_family_is_in_the_fut.php RootsTech: The History of Your Family is in the Future]
+*[http://idogenealogy.com/blog/2011/02/12/rootstech-day-2/ RootsTech - Day 2] - mentions Wiki engineer Don Stringham's presentation of creating Wiki templates
+*[http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com/2011/02/rootstech-ketchup.html RootsTech Ketchup] - ok, now we're really stretching, but it's still an interesting article
+*Add additional articles as they are discovered.
 == Examiner.com Features FamilySearch Wiki  ==
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 In his popular genealogy blog [http://www.geneamusings.com/ Genea-Musings.com], Randy Seaver of Chula Vista, California highlighted the FamilySearch Wiki "Adopt-a-Page" program. FamilySearch enthusiasts may also enjoy reading his comments on Indexing, FamilySearch Historical Records Collections, and FamilySearch Blogger Day.
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