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== FamilySearch Wiki is... == | == FamilySearch Wiki is... == | ||
FamilySearch Wiki is a tool people can use to learn how to find their ancestors. It offers information on how to find, use, and analyze records of genealogical value. The site’s content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate researchers, and experts. | FamilySearch Wiki is a tool people can use to learn how to find their ancestors. It offers information on how to find, use, and analyze records of genealogical value. The site’s content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate researchers, and experts.<sup>1</sup> Some suitable types of content for the wiki are: | ||
*Instructions on how to find, use, and analyze records that are genealogically useful. | *Instructions on how to find, use, and analyze records that are genealogically useful. | ||
*Historical definitions of legal terms, occupations, and other terms that are useful to genealogists. | *Historical definitions of legal terms, occupations, and other terms that are useful to genealogists. | ||
*Images of records used as examples of the kind of information a type of record will bear. | *Images of records used as examples of the kind of information a type of record will bear. | ||