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This article sets out a '''''suggested''''' common {{wpd|taxonomy}} to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and [[Wiki Categories|Wiki Categories]] that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.
This article sets out a '''''suggested''''' common {{wpd|taxonomy}} to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and [[Wiki Categories|Wiki Categories]] that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.


=== Birth, Marriage and Death  ===
=== Birth, Marriage and Death  ===


:[[:Category:Bible records|Bible records]]  
:[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible records]]  
:[[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
:[[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
::National cemeteries  
::National cemeteries  
:[[:Category:Church records|Church records]]  
:[[:Category:Church Records|Church records]]  
:[[:Category:Civil registration|Civil registration]]  
:[[:Category:Civil Registration|Civil registration]]  
:Funeral records  
:Funeral records  
:[[:Category:Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
:[[:Category:Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
:[[:Category:Town records|Town records]]  
:[[:Category:Town Records|Town records]]  
::Registers of births, etc.  
::Registers of births, etc.  
::Marriage  
::Marriage  
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::Divorce records  
::Divorce records  
::Registers of dead  
::Registers of dead  
:[[:Category:Vital records|Vital records]]<br><br>
:[[:Category:Vital Records|Vital records]]<br><br>


=== Business Records and Occupations  ===
=== Business Records and Occupations  ===


:[[:Category:Agriculture|Agriculture]]  
:[[:Category:Agriculture|Agriculture]]  
:[[:Category:Business records and commerce|Business records and commerce]]
:[[:Category:Business and Occupations|Business and Occupations]]  
::Business records
<br>
::Commerce
::Pensions
::Insurance, Fire
:[[:Category:Industries|Industries]]
:[[:Category:Livestock brands|Livestock brands]]
::Cattle brands
:[[:Category:Occupations|Occupations]]  
::Note: numerous occupations are at the third and fourth levels. Each one will be added to this list after the page itself is redesigned.<br><br>


=== Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists  ===
=== Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists  ===


:[[:Category:Census|Census]]  
:[[:Category:Census|Census]]  
:[[:Category:Household registration|Household registration]]
:[[:Category:Registers|Registers]]
:[[:Category:Taxation|Taxation]]  
:[[:Category:Taxation|Taxation]]  
::Appropriations and expenditures
:[[:Category:Voting Records|Voting Records]]<br><br>
::Church tax
:[[:Category:Voting registers|Voting registers]]<br><br>


=== Church History  ===
=== Church History  ===


:[[:Category:Bible|Bible]]  
:[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
:[[:Category:Church property|Church property]]  
:[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
:[[:Category:Clergy|Clergy]]
:[[:Category:Church History|Church History]]  
:[[:Category:Dissenters, Religious|Dissenters, Religious]]
:[[:Category:Religions|Religions]]  
::Salzburgers
:[[:Category:Martyrs|Martyrs]]
:[[:Category:Missions|Missions]]
:[[:Category:Monasticism and religious orders|Monasticism and religious orders]]
:[[:Category:Protestant churches|Protestant churches]]  
:[[:Category:Religions and Religious Life|Religions and Religious Life]]
::Religious drama
::Passion-plays
:[[:Category:Religious trusts|Religious trusts]]
:[[:Category:Temples|Temples]]<br><br>


=== Court, Land, and Wills  ===
=== Court, Land, and Wills  ===


:[[:Category:Adoption|Adoption]]  
:[[:Category:Adoption|Adoption]]  
::Wills
:[[:Category:Court Records|Court Records]]  
:[[:Category:Castles|Castles]]
:[[:Category:Guardianship Records|Guardianship Records]]  
:[[:Category:Court records|Court records]]
::Courts
::Manorial courts
::Grand jury
::Jury
::Witchcraft
:[[:Category:Dwellings|Dwellings]]  
:[[:Category:Guardianship|Guardianship]]  
:[[:Category:Historic buildings|Historic buildings]]
::Architecture
::Hotels, taverns, etc.
::Buildings
:[[:Category:Jury duty|Jury duty]]
::Jurors
:[[:Category:Land and Property|Land and Property]]  
:[[:Category:Land and Property|Land and Property]]  
::Land tenure
:[[:Category:Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]  
::Land grants
:[[:Category:Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
::Landowners
:[[:Category:Public Records|Public Records]]
::Mortgage loans
::Indian land transfers
::Oil and gas leases
:[[:Category:Manors|Manors]]
:[[:Category:Notarial records|Notarial records]]  
:[[:Category:Probate records|Probate records]]  
:[[:Category:Public records|Public records]]
:[[:Category:Witchcraft|Witchcraft]]<br><br>


=== Directories  ===
=== Directories  ===
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::[[:Category:Directories|Directories]]  
::[[:Category:Directories|Directories]]  
:::[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
:::[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
:::Telephone
:::Telephone directories<br><br>


=== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ===
=== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ===
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:[[:Category:Family Trees|Family Trees]]  
:[[:Category:Family Trees|Family Trees]]  
::[[:Category:Genealogy|Genealogy]]
::[[:Category:Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]]  
::[[:Category:Household records|Household records]]  
::[[:Category:Mayflower Colonists|Mayflower Colonists]]  
::[[:Category:Mayflower, ship|Mayflower, ship]]  
::[[:Category:Nobility|Nobility]]
::[[:Category:Nobility|Nobility]]  
::[[:Category:Visitations, Heraldic|Visitations, Heraldic]]<br><br>


=== Geographic Aids  ===
=== Geographic Aids  ===


:[[:Category:Atlases|Atlases]]
:[[:Category:Census districts|Census districts]]
:[[:Category:Cities and towns|Cities and towns]]
:[[:Category:Description and travel|Description and travel]]
:[[:Category:Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
:[[:Category:Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
:[[:Category:Geography|Geography]]  
:[[:Category:Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
:[[:Category:Maps|Maps]]  
:[[:Category:Maps|Maps]]  
:[[:Category:Postal and shipping guides|Postal and shipping guides]]<br><br>


=== Histories, Memories, and Stories  ===
=== Histories, Memories, and Stories  ===


:[[:Category:Biography|Biography]]  
:[[:Category:Biographies|Biographies]]  
:[[:Category:Calendars|Calendars]]
:[[:Category:Dates and Calendars|Dates and Calendars]]  
:[[:Category:Centennial celebrations, etc.|Centennial celebrations, etc.]]  
:[[:Category:Children|Children]]  
:[[:Category:Children|Children]]  
:[[:Category:Collected works|Collected works]]
:[[:Category:Disasters|Disasters]]  
:[[:Category:Disasters|Disasters]]  
:[[:Category:Elderly|Elderly]]
:[[:Category:History and Geography|History and Geography]]  
:[[:Category:Epitaphs|Epitaphs]]
:[[:Category:Histories|Histories]]  
:[[:Category:Folklore|Folklore]]
:[[:Category:Law and Legislation|Law and Legislation]]  
:[[:Category:Historical events and periods|Historical events and periods]]  
:[[:Category:History|History]]  
:[[:Category:Law and legislation|Law and legislation]]
:[[:Category:Photographs|Photographs]]
:[[:Category:Politics and government|Politics and government]]  
:[[:Category:Portraits|Portraits]]  
:[[:Category:Portraits|Portraits]]  
:[[:Category:Riots|Riots]]
:[[:Category:Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
:[[:Category:Social life and customs|Social life and customs]]  
:[[:Category:Women|Women]]<br><br>
:[[:Category:Women|Women]]<br><br>


=== Institutions  ===
=== Institutions  ===


:[[:Category:Crime and criminals|Crime and criminals]]  
:[[:Category:Crime and Punishment|Crime and Punishment]]  
:[[:Category:Medical|Medical]]
:[[:Category:Medical Records|Medical Records]]  
:[[:Category:Medical records|Medical records]]  
:[[:Category:Orphans and Orphanages|Orphans and Orphanages]]  
:[[:Category:Orphans and orphanages|Orphans and orphanages]]  
:[[:Category:Poor and Welfare Records|Poor and Welfare Records]]
:[[:Category:Poorhouses, poor law, etc.|Poorhouses, poor law, etc.]]


<br><br>  
<br><br>


=== Instruction and Methodology  ===
=== Instruction and Methodology  ===


:[[:Category:Education|Education]]  
:[[:Category:Education|Education]]  
:[[:Category:Genetic research|Genetic research]]  
:[[:Category:Genetic Research|Genetic Research]]  
:[[:Category:Handbooks, manuals, etc.|Handbooks, manuals, etc.]]<br><br>


=== Migration and Citizenship  ===
=== Migration and Citizenship  ===


:[[:Category:Aliens|Aliens]]
:[[:Category:Colonial Records|Colonial Records]]  
:[[:Category:Colonies|Colonies]]  
:[[:Category:Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
:[[:Category:Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
:[[:Category:Immigrants|Immigrants]]  
:[[:Category:Migration Routes|Migration Routes]]  
:[[:Category:Migration, Internal|Migration, Internal]]  
:[[:Category:Migration|Migration]]  
:[[:Category:Naturalization and citizenship|Naturalization and citizenship]]
:[[:Category:Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
:[[:Category:Passports|Passports]]  
:[[:Category:Passport Records|Passport Records]]  
:[[:Category:Ship registers|Ship registers]]  
:[[:Category:Ships|Ships]]
:[[:Category:Ships|Ships]]  
:[[:Category:Transportation|Transportation]]<br><br>


=== Military  ===
=== Military  ===


:[[:Category:Casualties|Casualties]]
:[[:Category:Military Records|Military Records]]
:[[:Category:Courts-martial and courts of inquiry|Courts-martial and courts of inquiry]]
:[[:Category:Military art and science|Military art and science]]
:[[:Category:Military history|Military history]]
:[[:Category:Military parks|Military parks]]
:[[:Category:Military records|Military records]]
:[[:Category:Military religious orders|Military religious orders]]
:[[:Category:Prisoners of war|Prisoners of war]]
:[[:Category:Recruiting, enlistment, etc.|Recruiting, enlistment, etc.]]
:[[:Category:Soldiers|Soldiers]]
:[[:Category:Treaties|Treaties]]
:[[:Category:Veterans|Veterans]]
:[[:Category:War crimes|War crimes]]
:[[:Category:Wars, battles, and armies|Wars, battles, and armies]]
:[[:Category:Warships|Warships]]<br><br>


=== Newspapers and Periodicals  ===
=== Newspapers and Periodicals  ===


:[[:Category:Editorials|Editorials]]
:[[:Category:Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
:[[:Category:Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
:[[:Category:Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br><br>
:[[:Category:Periodicals|Periodicals]]<br><br>
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=== Reference Materials and Finding Aids  ===
=== Reference Materials and Finding Aids  ===


:[[:Category:Abbreviations|Abbreviations]]
:[[:Category:Almanacs|Almanacs]]
:[[:Category:Bibliography|Bibliography]]
:[[:Category:Books|Books]]
:[[:Category:Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
:[[:Category:Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
:[[:Category:Ethnology|Ethnology]]
:[[:Category:Handwriting|Handwriting]]  
:[[:Category:Handwriting|Handwriting]]  
:[[:Category:Information storage and retrieval systems|Information storage and retrieval systems]]
:[[:Category:Language and Handwriting|Language and Handwriting]]  
:[[:Category:Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
:[[:Category:Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
:[[:Category:Manuscripts|Manuscripts]]
:[[:Category:Names Personal|Names Personal]]  
:[[:Category:Numismatics|Numismatics]]<br><br>


=== Repositories  ===
=== Repositories  ===


:[[:Category:Archives and libraries|Archives and libraries]]  
:[[:Category:Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
:[[:Category:Inventories, registers, catalogs|Inventories, registers, catalogs]]  
:[[:Category:Inventories|Inventories]]  
:[[:Category:Societies|Societies]]  
:[[:Category:Societies|Societies]]
:Websites (This sub-category is not official, but is currently under review.)


=== Schools  ===
=== Schools  ===


(Previously under Institutions, removed)
:[[:Category:Schools and Education|Schools and Education]]
 
:[[:Category:Schools|Schools]]
 
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=== Other  ===
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Revision as of 08:33, 29 October 2024

This article sets out a suggested common taxonomy to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and Wiki Categories that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.

Birth, Marriage and Death[edit | edit source]

Bible records
Cemeteries
National cemeteries
Church records
Civil registration
Funeral records
Obituaries
Town records
Registers of births, etc.
Marriage
Marriage records
Divorce records
Registers of dead
Vital records

Business Records and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Agriculture
Business and Occupations


Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists[edit | edit source]

Census
Taxation
Voting Records

Church History[edit | edit source]

Bible Records
Church Directories
Church History
Religions

Court, Land, and Wills[edit | edit source]

Adoption
Court Records
Guardianship Records
Land and Property
Notarial Records
Probate Records
Public Records

Directories[edit | edit source]

Directories
Church Directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Abolitionists
Acadians
Africans
Hessians
Indian allotments
Indians of Central America
Indians of Mexico
Indians of South America
Native people of New Zealand
Native people of Polynesia
Australian aborigines
Native races

Religion and religious life
Albigenses:
Amish
Anabaptists
Anglicans
Armenian Church
Augustinians
Baptists

Family Trees[edit | edit source]

Family Trees
Compiled Genealogies
Mayflower Colonists
Nobility

Geographic Aids[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers
Historical Geography
Maps

Histories, Memories, and Stories[edit | edit source]

Biographies
Dates and Calendars
Children
Disasters
History and Geography
Histories
Law and Legislation
Portraits
Social Life and Customs
Women

Institutions[edit | edit source]

Crime and Punishment
Medical Records
Orphans and Orphanages
Poor and Welfare Records



Instruction and Methodology[edit | edit source]

Education
Genetic Research

Migration and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Colonial Records
Emigration and Immigration
Migration Routes
Migration
Naturalization and Citizenship
Passport Records
Ships

Military[edit | edit source]

Military Records

Newspapers and Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Newspapers
Periodicals

Reference Materials and Finding Aids[edit | edit source]

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Handwriting
Language and Handwriting
Naming Customs

Repositories[edit | edit source]

Archives and Libraries
Inventories
Societies

Schools[edit | edit source]

Schools and Education


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