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== About the Wiki ==
The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, collaborative, online genealogical guide on FamilySearch.org. It assists users who need research help in a specific place by providing:
*Links to genealogical databases and resources
*Research strategies
*Genealogical guidance
== Special Projects  ==
== Special Projects  ==
The Wiki Content team creates projects for missionaries and volunteers to add or edit information in the Wiki, which assists and simplifies research for online users.  
Wiki projects with specific goals are created to help maintain and populate pages on the Wiki.  These projects add content to assist and simplify research for online users and improves the accuracy of the information.
Below are projects available to FHL missionaries and staff.
Below are examples of projects available:
Projects can include: <br>
*Cut and paste wikitext onto Wiki pages
*Cut and paste wikitext onto Wiki pages
*Search for and replace broken links on Wiki pages
*Search for and replace broken links on Wiki pages
*Find information from websites and add it to Wiki pages  
*Find information from websites and add it to Wiki pages


<font color="red">''Please contact us at wikisupport@familysearch.org for training to work on any of these projects.''</font><br>
<font color="red">''Please contact us at wikisupport@familysearch.org for training to work on any of these projects.''</font><br>

Revision as of 13:36, 26 March 2020

About the Wiki[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, collaborative, online genealogical guide on FamilySearch.org. It assists users who need research help in a specific place by providing:

  • Links to genealogical databases and resources
  • Research strategies
  • Genealogical guidance


Special Projects[edit | edit source]

Wiki projects with specific goals are created to help maintain and populate pages on the Wiki. These projects add content to assist and simplify research for online users and improves the accuracy of the information. Below are examples of projects available:

  • Cut and paste wikitext onto Wiki pages
  • Search for and replace broken links on Wiki pages
  • Find information from websites and add it to Wiki pages

Please contact us at wikisupport@familysearch.org for training to work on any of these projects.

Training Videos[edit | edit source]

Online Wikitext Lessons[edit | edit source]

  • If you would like to learn more about editing the Wiki using wikitext, visit the Wiki University

List of Projects[edit | edit source]

Project Description Instructions Wikitext Skill Level Genealogy Skill Level Status
Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles Copy and add template to correct part of the Wiki page
Link
Beginner
Beginner
Active
Add Counties to NBI Part 4 To add counties, previously unavailable online, to the NBI (National Burial Index) task list which will be used to update parish tables.
Link
Intermediate
Beginner
Active
US Voter Records Copy wikitext code and alter different information on the page. Then, check FamilySearch and Ancestry for additional voter databases.
Link
Intermediate
Advanced
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