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Purpose of Guided Research?

Prioritized Databases: The most comprehensive and complete databases were determined by FamilySearch genealogists for optimized research and are displayed first to the researcher. This is especially helpful in countries where there are multiple databases available on different genealogy websites.
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.
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.

The Guided Research Project is Ongoing

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

Countries that have searchable databases with digitized images that would provide a 60% success rate.

List of Countries Completed

States of the United States
Provinces and Territories of Canada
Counties of England
Costa Rica
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Scotland
Sweden
Wales

Phase 2 - CURRENT PHASE

Countries with few searchable databases and browsable digitized images

List of Countries Completed

American Samoa
Czechia (Czech Republic)
Fiji
Jamaica
Puerto Rico

Phase 3

Countries with only browsable images online

Phase 4

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?

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-== What is Guided Research? ==
+==Purpose of Guided Research?==
+*'''Prioritized Databases:''' The most comprehensive and complete databases were determined by FamilySearch genealogists for optimized research and are displayed first to the researcher. This is especially helpful in countries where there are multiple databases available on different genealogy websites.
+*'''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.
+*'''''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.
-*The purpose of the Guided Research pages is to provide a prioritized list of online genealogy indexes for birth, marriage, and death records as evaluated by FamilySearch professionals for optimized research.
+==The Guided Research Project is Ongoing==
-*The list of countries or localities created are limited to those with online index collections and is not designed to cover every locality.
+The goal is to complete a Guided Research experience for each country - whether they have records online or not.  There are 4 phases:
-*Guided Research pages can cover a country or other large jurisdiction such as states, provinces or counties.
+=== Phase 1 – PHASE COMPLETE ===
-*Collections must have significant coverage for the locality for it to be considered to be placed on the main Guided Research page for the locality.
+Countries that have searchable databases with digitized images that would provide a 60% success rate. <br>
-*The main Guided Research pages for each locality are designed to have a 60% success rate.
-*The purpose of these Guided Research pages is to lead helpers through basic steps to find birth, marriage, and death information.
+'''''List of Countries Completed'''''<br>
-*The Problem pages provided in Guided Research are to provide tips for problem solving when the initial result proves unsuccessful.
+#States of the United States
+#Provinces and Territories of Canada
+#Counties of England
+#Costa Rica
+#Denmark
+#Finland
+#Ireland
+#Isle of Man
+#Italy
+#Jersey
+#Mexico
+#Netherlands
+#Norway
+#Scotland
+#Sweden
+#Wales
+===Phase 2 - CURRENT PHASE ===
+Countries with few searchable databases and browsable digitized images<br>
+'''''List of Countries Completed'''''<br>
+#American Samoa
+#Czechia (Czech Republic)
+#Fiji
+#Jamaica
+#Puerto Rico
+=== Phase 3 ===
+Countries with only browsable images online
+===Phase 4 ===
+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? ==
+*[[Guided Research for Online Records|Guided Research for Online Records]]
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