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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.

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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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From the Article: Family Group Record: Roadmap for Researchers. Contributed by Diltzdg, (11 Feb 2008) A well-documented family group record is like a research roadmap -- it can tell you at a glance what is known about a family and can also generate many ideas on where to search next. A family group record bristles with clues about names, dates, places, events, sources, and family relationships. To learn how to use this excellent tool, read on...

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  • You don't need to buy a book or visit a library to learn how to find your ancestors. Many articles and courses are on the Internet. Read more...
  • The fact that an ancestor always spelled his name the same way does not guarantee it was always spelled that way by a clerk or by an indexer. If your first search fails to find an ancestor, consider variant spellings of the name. Read more...
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The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.


An article about FamilySearch Wiki was published online at Mormon Times: Wiki adds Resources to FamilySearch research

21 July 2008--1841 to 1901 England and Wales Census published online. FamilySearch partners with findmypast.com, The Origins Network, and Intelligent Image Management to publish online indexes to censuses for England and Wales from 1841 to 1901. Read on....

21 July 2008--FamilySearch and Ancestry Partner on Federal Census. Ancestry.com and FamilySearch form partnership to significantly enhance the online U.S. Federal Census Collection (1790 to 1930). Read on....

24 June 2008--Online demos now available on WIKI. New online demos called Guided Practice training modules are available to help you learn how to contribute to FamilySearch Wiki:

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  • The 2008 UGA Fall Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, Septermber 12th and 13th at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is a great year to come to the UGA Fall Conference! For this year only, the conference, Solving Family Histories, will be at the world famous FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, and it will be FREE! For more information, click here. For the detailed class schedule, click here. Register today!
  • The Annual Conference on Family History and Genealogy is held during the summer at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Conference Details
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