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=== Birth, Marriage and Death === | === Birth, Marriage and Death === | ||
:[[:Category:Bible | :[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible records]] | ||
:[[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | :[[:Category:Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | ||
::National cemeteries | ::National cemeteries | ||
:[[:Category:Church | :[[:Category:Church Records|Church records]] | ||
:[[:Category:Civil | :[[:Category:Civil Registration|Civil registration]] | ||
:Funeral records | :Funeral records | ||
:[[:Category:Obituaries|Obituaries]] | :[[:Category:Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
:[[:Category:Town | :[[:Category:Town Records|Town records]] | ||
::Registers of births, etc. | ::Registers of births, etc. | ||
::Marriage | ::Marriage | ||
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::Divorce records | ::Divorce records | ||
::Registers of dead | ::Registers of dead | ||
:[[:Category:Vital | :[[:Category:Vital Records|Vital records]]<br><br> | ||
=== Business Records and Occupations === | === Business Records and Occupations === | ||
:[[:Category:Agriculture|Agriculture]] | :[[:Category:Agriculture|Agriculture]] | ||
:[[:Category:Business | :[[:Category:Business Records and Commerce|Business records and commerce]] | ||
::Business records | ::Business records | ||
::Commerce | ::Commerce | ||
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::Insurance, Fire | ::Insurance, Fire | ||
:[[:Category:Industries|Industries]] | :[[:Category:Industries|Industries]] | ||
:[[:Category:Livestock | :[[:Category:Livestock Brands|Livestock brands]] | ||
::Cattle brands | ::Cattle brands | ||
:[[:Category:Occupations|Occupations]] | :[[:Category:Occupations|Occupations]] | ||
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:[[:Category:Census|Census]] | :[[:Category:Census|Census]] | ||
:[[:Category:Household | :[[:Category:Household Registration|Household registration]] | ||
:[[:Category:Registers|Registers]] | :[[:Category:Registers|Registers]] | ||
:[[:Category:Taxation|Taxation]] | :[[:Category:Taxation|Taxation]] | ||
::Appropriations and expenditures | ::Appropriations and expenditures | ||
::Church tax | ::Church tax | ||
:[[:Category:Voting | :[[:Category:Voting Records|Voting Records]]<br><br> | ||
=== Church History === | === Church History === | ||
:[[:Category:Bible|Bible]] | :[[:Category:Bible Records|Bible Records]] | ||
:[[:Category:Church | :[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]] | ||
:[[:Category: | :[[:Category:Church History|Church History]] | ||
:[[:Category:Religions|Religions]] | |||
:[[:Category:Religions | |||
=== Court, Land, and Wills === | === Court, Land, and Wills === | ||
:[[:Category:Adoption|Adoption]] | :[[:Category:Adoption|Adoption]] | ||
:[[:Category:Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
:[[:Category:Court | |||
:[[:Category:Guardianship|Guardianship]] | :[[:Category:Guardianship|Guardianship]] | ||
:[[:Category:Land and Property|Land and Property]] | :[[:Category:Land and Property|Land and Property]] | ||
:[[:Category:Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] | |||
:[[:Category:Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
:[[:Category:Public Records|Public Records]] | |||
:[[:Category:Notarial | |||
:[[:Category:Probate | |||
:[[:Category:Public | |||
=== Directories === | === Directories === | ||
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::[[:Category:Directories|Directories]] | ::[[:Category:Directories|Directories]] | ||
:::[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]] | :::[[:Category:Church Directories|Church Directories]] | ||
=== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups === | === Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups === | ||
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:[[:Category:Family Trees|Family Trees]] | :[[:Category:Family Trees|Family Trees]] | ||
::[[:Category:Genealogy|Genealogy]] | ::[[:Category:Genealogy|Genealogy]] | ||
::[[:Category:Mayflower Colonists|Mayflower Colonists]] | |||
::[[:Category:Mayflower | |||
::[[:Category:Nobility|Nobility]] | ::[[:Category:Nobility|Nobility]] | ||
=== Geographic Aids === | === Geographic Aids === | ||
:[[:Category:Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] | :[[:Category:Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] | ||
:[[:Category:Geography|Geography]] | :[[:Category:Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] | ||
:[[:Category:Maps|Maps]] | :[[:Category:Maps|Maps]] | ||
=== Histories, Memories, and Stories === | === Histories, Memories, and Stories === | ||
:[[:Category: | :[[:Category:Biographies|Biographies]] | ||
:[[:Category:Calendars|Calendars]] | :[[:Category:Dates and Calendars|Dates and Calendars]] | ||
:[[:Category:Centennial celebrations, etc.|Centennial celebrations, etc.]] | :[[:Category:Centennial celebrations, etc.|Centennial celebrations, etc.]] | ||
:[[:Category:Children|Children]] | :[[:Category:Children|Children]] | ||
:[[:Category:Disasters|Disasters]] | :[[:Category:Disasters|Disasters]] | ||
:[[:Category: | :[[:Category:History and Geography|History and Geography]] | ||
:[[:Category:Histories|Histories]] | |||
:[[:Category:Law and Legislation|Law and Legislation]] | |||
:[[:Category: | |||
:[[:Category:Law and | |||
:[[:Category:Portraits|Portraits]] | :[[:Category:Portraits|Portraits]] | ||
:[[:Category:Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]] | |||
:[[:Category:Social | |||
:[[:Category:Women|Women]]<br><br> | :[[:Category:Women|Women]]<br><br> | ||
=== Institutions === | === Institutions === | ||
:[[:Category:Crime and | :[[:Category:Crime and Punishment|Crime and Punishment]] | ||
:[[:Category:Medical|Medical | :[[:Category:Medical Records|Medical Records]] | ||
:[[:Category:Orphans and )rphanages|Orphans and Orphanages]] | |||
:[[:Category:Orphans and | :[[:Category:Poor and Welfare Records|Poor and Welfare Records]] | ||
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:[[:Category:Education|Education]] | :[[:Category:Education|Education]] | ||
:[[:Category:Genetic | :[[:Category:Genetic Research|Genetic Research]] | ||
=== Migration and Citizenship === | === Migration and Citizenship === | ||
:[[:Category: | :[[:Category:Colony Records|Colony Records]] | ||
:[[:Category:Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | :[[:Category:Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
:[[:Category: | :[[:Category:Migration Routes|Migration Routes]] | ||
:[[:Category:Migration | :[[:Category:Migration|Migration]] | ||
:[[:Category:Naturalization and | :[[:Category:Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | ||
:[[:Category:Passport Records|Passport Records]] | |||
:[[:Category: | |||
:[[:Category:Ships|Ships]] | :[[:Category:Ships|Ships]] | ||
=== Military === | === Military === | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 28 October 2024
This article sets out a suggested common taxonomy to be used in the FamilySearch Wiki. Applying a common taxonomy is a way to help structure topics and Wiki Categories that will result in a consistent approach and enable users to navigate topics easily.
Birth, Marriage and Death[edit | edit source]
- Bible records
- Cemeteries
- National cemeteries
- Church records
- Civil registration
- Funeral records
- Obituaries
- Town records
- Registers of births, etc.
- Marriage
- Marriage records
- Divorce records
- Registers of dead
- Vital records
Business Records and Occupations[edit | edit source]
- Agriculture
- Business records and commerce
- Business records
- Commerce
- Pensions
- Insurance, Fire
- Industries
- Livestock brands
- Cattle brands
- Occupations
- Note: numerous occupations are at the third and fourth levels. Each one will be added to this list after the page itself is redesigned.
- Note: numerous occupations are at the third and fourth levels. Each one will be added to this list after the page itself is redesigned.
Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists[edit | edit source]
- Census
- Household registration
- Registers
- Taxation
- Appropriations and expenditures
- Church tax
- Voting Records
Church History[edit | edit source]
Court, Land, and Wills[edit | edit source]
- Adoption
- Court Records
- Guardianship
- Land and Property
- Notarial Records
- Probate Records
- Public Records
Directories[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
- Abolitionists
- Acadians
- Africans
- Hessians
- Indian allotments
- Indians of Central America
- Indians of Mexico
- Indians of South America
- Native people of New Zealand
- Native people of Polynesia
- Australian aborigines
- Native races
- Religion and religious life
- Albigenses:
- Amish
- Anabaptists
- Anglicans
- Armenian Church
- Augustinians
- Baptists
Family Trees[edit | edit source]
Geographic Aids[edit | edit source]
Histories, Memories, and Stories[edit | edit source]
- Biographies
- Dates and Calendars
- Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Children
- Disasters
- History and Geography
- Histories
- Law and Legislation
- Portraits
- Social Life and Customs
- Women
Institutions[edit | edit source]
Instruction and Methodology[edit | edit source]
Migration and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- Colony Records
- Emigration and Immigration
- Migration Routes
- Migration
- Naturalization and Citizenship
- Passport Records
- Ships
Military[edit | edit source]
- Casualties
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
- Military art and science
- Military history
- Military parks
- Military records
- Military religious orders
- Prisoners of war
- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Soldiers
- Treaties
- Veterans
- War crimes
- Wars, battles, and armies
- Warships
Newspapers and Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Reference Materials and Finding Aids[edit | edit source]
- Abbreviations
- Almanacs
- Bibliography
- Books
- Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Ethnology
- Handwriting
- Information storage and retrieval systems
- Language and Languages
- Manuscripts
- Naming Customs
- Numismatics
Repositories[edit | edit source]
- Archives and libraries
- Inventories, registers, catalogs
- Societies
- Websites (This sub-category is not official, but is currently under review.)
Schools[edit | edit source]
(Previously under Institutions, removed)