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Find Thousands of Family History Research Articles and How-to Instructions[edit source]

FamilySearch Wiki is a large, on-line library where you can find thousands of articles and how-to instructions about doing family history.

If so, click here: Family History for Beginners.

How to Find an Article[edit source]

In the Search box at the upper left of the screen, type the title of the article you are looking for. Or, type pertinent key words such as "county boundaries Kentucky". For help, read Search for Articles in the Wiki.

Please Share your Knowledge and Experience![edit source]

If you have information on how to do family history, please write an article and share it on the Wiki. Read this help article Help:How to create an article.

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-=== '''Find Thousands of Family History Articles and How-to Instructions'''  ===
+=== Find Thousands of Family History Research Articles and How-to Instructions  ===
-FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Think of it as a large, on-line library where you can find thousands of articles and how-to instructions&nbsp;that can help you do your family history.&nbsp;
+FamilySearch Wiki is a large, on-line library where you can find thousands of articles and how-to instructions about doing family history.
-=== How to Find an Article&nbsp;  ===
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-In the gray Search box at the upper left&nbsp;of the screen, type the title of the article you are looking for.&nbsp;Or, type&nbsp;pertinent key words such as "vital records Kentucky".&nbsp;For more help with the site, read the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Search_for_an_article_or_topic How to&nbsp;Search for Articles in the Wiki] or&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portal:Get_started_with_this_site Get Started with FamilySearch Wiki&nbsp;]&nbsp;articles. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
+'''If so, click here:  '''[[Family History for Beginners]].'''
-=== Please Share your Knowledge and Experience!  ===
+=== How to Find an Article  ===
-Please contribute your knowledge.&nbsp; If you have information or tips&nbsp;on how to do some type of family history research, please&nbsp;share it.&nbsp;For help with contributing your first article to the Wiki, read [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/How_to_author_an_article_in_the_Wiki How to author an aritcle in the Wiki].&nbsp;
+In the Search box at the upper left of the screen, type the title of the article you are looking for. Or, type pertinent key words such as "county boundaries Kentucky". For help, read [[Search for an article or topic|Search for Articles in the Wiki.]]
-<br>We update this beta site constantly, so please send us [[FamilySearchWiki:Feedback|feedback]] about changes you'd recommend.&nbsp; <noinclude>[[Category:Main Page]]</noinclude>
+=== Please Share your Knowledge and Experience!  ===
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+If you have information on how to do family history, please write an article and share it on the Wiki. Read this help article [[Help:How to create an article]].
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