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In November of 2015, the categories of the Wiki were reorganized and refined.  
In November of 2015, the categories of the Wiki were reorganized and refined.  
=Contents=
=Contents=
=='''Wiki administration'''==
=='''Wiki Administration'''==
===Wiki policies and guidelines===
===Wiki Policies and Guidelines===
:FamilySearch Wiki policy
:FamilySearch Wiki Policy
:Style guidelines
:Style Guidelines
:Dispute resolution
:Dispute Resolution
:Image Approval
:Image Approval
===Wiki Governance Council===
===Wiki Governance Council===
===Wiki Community Council===
===Wiki Community Council===
===Wiki content administration===
===Wiki Content Administration===
:Adopted pages
:Adopted Pages
:Community meetings
:Community Meetings
:Completed projects
:Completed Projects
:Inactive WikiProjects
:Inactive WikiProjects
:WikiProject help topics
:WikiProject Help Topics
:WikiProjects
:WikiProjects
===Wiki maintenance===
===Wiki Maintenance===
:Multiple categories used by the maintenance team only
:Multiple categories used by the maintenance team only
:Wiki maintenance help
:Wiki Maintenance Help
:Testing
:Testing
===Wiki Historical===
===Wiki Historical===
===Wiki user and userboxes list===
===Wiki User and Userboxes List===


=='''Wiki Help'''==  
=='''Wiki Help'''==  
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::Wikitext
::Wikitext
:: HTML
:: HTML
::Additional wikitext help
::Additional Wikitext Help
:Video Lessons
:Video Lessons
:Lesson Archives
:Lesson Archives
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===Former Countries===
===Former Countries===


=='''Articles by topic'''==
=='''Articles By Topic'''==


===Research sources===
===Research Sources===
====a. Birth, marriage, divorce, and death====
====a. Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death====
::i. Bible records
::i. Bible Records
::ii. Cemeteries
::ii. Cemeteries
::iii. Church records
::iii. Church Records
:::1. Church records by Country
:::1. Church Records By Country
:::2. Church records by denomination
:::2. Church Records By Denomination
::iv. Civil registration
::iv. Civil Registration
:::1. How to articles
:::1. How to Articles
::v. Obituaries
::v. Obituaries
:::1. England obituaries
:::1. England Obituaries
:::2. United States Obituaries
:::2. United States Obituaries
::viii. Town records
::viii. Town Records
::vii.Vital records
::vii.Vital Records
:::1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name)
:::1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name)
:::2. How to articles
:::2. How to Articles
====b. Business and medical records====
====b. Business and medical records====
::i. Business Records and Occupations
::i. Business Records and Occupations
:::1. Business records
:::1. Business Records
:::2. Industries
:::2. Industries
:::3. Occupations
:::3. Occupations
:::4. Agriculture
:::4. Agriculture
::ii. Hospital records

::ii. Hospital Records

====c. Religions====
====c. Religions====
::i. Bible records
::i. Bible Records
::ii. Church directories
::ii. Church Directories
::iii. Church history

::iii. Church History

::iv. Church records
::iv. Church Records
:::1. Church records by denomination
:::1. Church Records By Denomination
:::2. Church records by Country
:::2. Church Records By Country
::v. Religions by country

::v. Religions By Country

====d. Population====
====d. Population====
::i. Census
::i. Census
::ii. Taxation
::ii. Taxation
::iii.Voting registers
::iii.Voting Registers
::iv. Directories  
::iv. Directories  
====e. Court records====
====e. Court Records====
::i.  Adoption
::i.  Adoption
::ii.Court records by country
::ii.Court Records By Country
::iii. Guardianship
::iii. Guardianship
::iv. Land and property records
::iv. Land and Property Records
::v. Probate records
::v. Probate Records
====f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups====
====f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups====
::i. African American Records
::i. African American Records
::ii. Slavery and Bondage
::ii. Slavery and Bondage
::iii. Minorities
::iii. Minorities
::iv.Native races
::iv.Native Races
::v. Jewish records
::v. Jewish Records
::vi.Huguenots  
::vi.Huguenots  
====g. Genealogy collections====
====g. Genealogy Collections====
::i. Compiled genealogies
::i. Compiled Genealogies
::ii. Family Trees
::ii. Family Trees
::iii.Fraudulent genealogy
::iii.Fraudulent Genealogy
::iv. Heraldry


::iv. Heraldry


====h. Genealogy websites and online collections====
====h. Genealogy Websites and Online Collections====
::i. FamilySearch Historical Records
::i. FamilySearch Historical Records
::ii. Genealogy websites by country
::ii. Genealogy Websites By Country
::iii.Major genealogy websites
::iii.Major Genealogy Websites
::iv. NARA online records
::iv. NARA Online Records
::v. Online Genealogy Records
::v. Online Genealogy Records
::vi.Digitized book collections
::vi.Digitized Book Collections
::vii.Social Media
::vii.Social Media
:::1. Message boards and forums
:::1. Message Boards and Forums
:::2. Blogs


:::2. Blogs


====i. History and geography====
====i. History and Geography====
::i.Biography 

::i.Biography 

::ii. Church History
::ii. Church History
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::iv.History
::iv.History
::v. Local Histories
::v. Local Histories
::vi. Maps and gazetteers
::vi. Maps and Gazetteers
::vii. Migration routes
::vii. Migration Routes
::viii.Personal Histories, Memories, and Stories
::viii.Personal Histories, Memories, and Stories
:::1. Personal History

:::1. Personal History

====j. Institution and school records====
====j. Institution and School Records====
::i. Asylums
::i. Asylums
::ii. Correctional institutions
::ii. Correctional Institutions
::iii. Orphans and orphanages
::iii. Orphans and Orphanages
::iv.School records
::iv.School Records
::v. Poor 

::v. Poor 

====k. Language and handwriting====
====k. Language and Handwriting====
::i. Handwriting
::i. Handwriting
::ii. Language and Languages
::ii. Language and Languages
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::v. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
::v. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
::vi.Glossary

::vi.Glossary

====l. Genealogy websites and online====
====l. Migration====
====m. Migration====
::i. Emigration and Immigration
::i. Emigration and immigration
::ii. Naturalization and Citizenship
::ii. Naturalization and citizenship
::iii. Migration Routes
::iii. Migration routes
====m. Military records====
====n. Military records====
::i. Military Records By Country
::i. Military records by country
::ii. Military Records By War
::ii. Military records by war
:::1. Wars Involving Canada
:::1. Wars involving Canada
:::2. Wars Involving England
:::2. Wars involving England
:::3. Wars Involving France
:::3. Wars involving France
:::4. Wars Involving Germany

:::4. Wars involving Germany

:::5. Wars Involving the United States


:::5. Wars involving the United States


====o. Newspapers and Periodicals====
====o. Newspapers and periodicals====
::i. Newspapers
::i. Newspapers
::ii. Obituaries
::ii. Obituaries
::iii.Periodicals 

::iii.Periodicals 

====p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids====
====p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids====
::i. Encyclopedias and dictionaries
::i. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
::ii. Maps and Gazetteers
::ii. Maps and Gazetteers
::iii.Names Personal
::iii.Names Personal
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::vi.Calendars


::vi.Calendars


====q. Repositories====
====q. Repositories====
::i. Archives and libraries
::i. Archives and Libraries
:::1. University libraries
:::1. University Libraries
:::2. Family History Library
:::2. Family History Library
:::3. WorldCat libraries
:::3. WorldCat Libraries
::ii. Family History Centers
::ii. Family History Centers
::iii. Museums
::iii. Museums
::iv. National Archives and Records Administration
::iv. National Archives and Records Administration
:::1. NARA online records

:::1. NARA Online Records

====r. Societies====
====r. Societies====
::i. Family Organizations
::i. Family Organizations
::ii. Genealogical and historical societies
::ii. Genealogical and Historical Societies
:::1. Genealogical and historical societies by country
:::1. Genealogical and Historical Societies By Country
:::2. United States Societies
:::2. United States Societies
::iii. Surname Societies
::iii. Surname Societies
::iv. Historical membership societies<br>
::iv. Historical Membership Societies<br>
===Research process and instruction===
===Research Process and Instruction===
====a. Beginners====
====a. Beginners====
====b. New to Genealogy====
====b. New to Genealogy====
====c. Youth====
====c. Youth====
====d. Education opportunities====
====d. Education Opportunities====
====e. Basic research process====
====e. Basic Research Process====
::i. Gathering family information
::i. Gathering Family Information
::ii. Organizing records
::ii. Organizing Records
::iii.Setting research objectives
::iii.Setting Research Objectives
::iv. Selecting records to search
::iv. Selecting Records to Search
::v. Obtaining and searching the records
::v. Obtaining and Searching the Records
:::1. Search strategies
:::1. Search Strategies
:::2. Letter Writing Guides
:::2. Letter Writing Guides
::vi.Recording research results
::vi.Recording Research Results
:::1. Research logs
:::1. Research Logs
:::2. Charts and forms
:::2. Charts and Forms
:::3. Citations
:::3. Citations
:::4. Genealogy Software
:::4. Genealogy Software
::vii.Evaluating evidence
::vii.Evaluating Evidence
::viii.Sharing
::viii.Sharing
====f. Writing and publishing====
====f. Writing and Publishing====
====g. Record preservation====
====g. Record Preservation====
====h. Descendancy research====
====h. Descendancy Research====
====i. Genetic research====
====i. Genetic Research====


====j. Professional Genealogists====
====j. Professional Genealogists====
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===FamilySearch===
===FamilySearch===
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