Wiki Categories

As of January, 2016, a project reorganizing and refining Wiki categories was completed. Categories were approved by the Governance Council as follows:

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Wiki Maintenance Help

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Wiki Help

Using the Wiki

Searching the Wiki

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Writing and Editing Articles

Writing

Editing

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Articles by location (top level)

Americas

Countries in Central America

Countries in North America

Countries in South America

Countries in the Caribbean

Asia

Countries in Asia

Countries in Central Asia

Countries in Eastern Asia

Countries in South-eastern Asia

Countries in Southern Asia

Countries in the Middle East

Europe

Countries in Europe

Countries in Central Europe

Countries in Eastern Europe

Countries in Mediterranean Europe

Countries in Scandinavia

Countries in the British Isles

Oceania

Countries in Oceania

Countries in Australia and New Zealand

Countries in Melanesia

Countries in Micronesia

Countries in Polynesia

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Articles By Topic

Research Sources

a. Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death

i. Bible Records

ii. Cemeteries

iii. Church Records

1. Church Records by Country

2. Church Records by Denomination

iv. Civil Registration

1. How to Articles

v. Obituaries

1. England Obituaries

2. United States Obituaries

viii. Town Records

vii.Vital Records

1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name)

2. How to Articles

b. Business and medical records

i. Business Records and Occupations

1. Business Records

2. Industries

3. Occupations

4. Agriculture

ii. Hospital Records


c. Religions

i. Bible Records

ii. Church Directories

iii. Church History


iv. Church Records

1. Church Records by Denomination

2. Church Records by Country

v. Religions by Country


d. Population

i. Census

ii. Taxation

iii.Voting Registers

iv. Directories

e. Court Records

i. Adoption

ii.Court Records by Country

iii. Guardianship

iv. Land and Property Records

v. Probate Records

f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

i. African American Records

ii. Slavery and Bondage

iii. Minorities

iv.Indians of North America

v. Jewish Records

vi.Huguenots

g. Genealogy Collections

i. Compiled Genealogies

ii. Family Trees

iii.Fraudulent Genealogy

iv. Heraldry



h. Genealogy Websites and Online Collections

i. FamilySearch Historical Records

ii. Genealogy Websites by Country

iii.Major Genealogy Websites

iv. NARA Online Records

v. Online Genealogy Records

vi.Digitized Book Collections

vii.Social Media

1. Message Boards and Forums

2. Blogs



i. History and Geography

i.Biography 


ii. Church History

iii. Disasters

iv.History

v. Local Histories

vi. Maps and Gazetteers

vii. Migration Routes

viii.Personal Histories, Memories, and Stories

1. Personal History


j. Institution and School Records

i. Asylums

ii. Correctional Institutions

iii. Orphans and Orphanages

iv.School Records

v. Poor 


k. Language and Handwriting

i. Handwriting

ii. Language and Languages

iii.Word List

iv. Letter Writing Guides

v. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

vi.Glossary


l. Migration

i. Emigration and Immigration

ii. Naturalization and Citizenship

iii. Migration Routes

m. Military records

i. Military Records by Country

ii. Military Records by War

1. Wars Involving Canada

2. Wars Involving England

3. Wars Involving France

4. Wars Involving Germany


5. Wars Involving the United States



o. Newspapers and Periodicals

i. Newspapers

ii. Obituaries

iii.Periodicals 


p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids

i. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

ii. Maps and Gazetteers

iii.Names Personal

iv. Record Selection Tables (will be later changed to Record Finder)

v. Research Guides

vi.Calendars



vii. Finding Aids

q. Repositories

i. Archives and Libraries

1. University Libraries

2. FamilySearch Library

3. WorldCat Libraries

ii. FamilySearch Centers

iii. Museums

iv. National Archives and Records Administration

1. NARA Online Records


r. Societies

i. Family Organizations

ii. Genealogical and Historical Societies

1. Genealogical and Historical Societies By Country

2. United States Societies

iii. Surname Societies

iv. Historical Membership Societies

Research Process and Instruction

e. Basic Research Process

i. Gathering Family Information

ii. Organizing Records

iii.Setting Research Objectives

iv. Selecting Records to Search

v. Obtaining and Searching the Records

1. Search Strategies

2. Letter Writing Guides

vi.Recording Research Results

1. Research Logs

2. Charts and Forms

3. Citations

4. Genealogy Software

vii.Evaluating Evidence

viii.Sharing

ix. Brick Walls

j. Professional Genealogists

i. Accreditation


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Articles by location and location/topic

1. Locality categories for countries and jurisdictions below country.
2. Categories which combine a location and a topic as it pertains to that location.

Subcategory of the United States

United States

1. States of the United States

a. Alabama, United States

i. Alabama Counties

a. Autauga County, Alabama

b. (Rest of counties in Alabama)

ii. Alabama Archives and Libraries

iii. Alabama Church Records

iv. (rest of Alabama topic pages)

b. Alaska, United States

c. Etc.

2. United States Archives and Libraries

a. Alabama Archives and Libraries

b. (Rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)

3. (Rest of United States topics)

Subcategory of England

England

1. Counties of England

a.Bedfordshire, England

i. Bedfordshire Parishes

ii. Bedfordshire Archives and: Libraries

iii.(rest of Bedfordshire topic pages)

2. England Archives and Libraries

a. Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries

b. Berkshire Archives and Libraries

c. (rest of England's counties’ Archives and Libraries)

3. (Rest of England topic pages)

Subcategory of Canada

Canada

1. Provinces of Canada

a. Alberta, Canada

i. Alberta Archives and Libraries

ii. (rest of Alberta topic pages)

b. (Rest of Provinces)

2. Canada Archives and Libraries

a. Alberta Archives and Libraries

b. (rest of provinces’ Archives and Libraries)

3.(rest of Canada topics)

Subcategory of Germany and other countries

Germany

1. States of Germany: Depending on country, this could be regions, districts, prefectures, municipalities, etc. Use the jurisdiction equivalent to a county.

a. Anhalt, Germany

i. Anhalt Archives and Libraries

ii. (rest of Anhalt topic pages)

2. Germany Archives and Libraries

a. Anhalt Archives and Libraries

b. (rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)

3. (Rest of Germany topics)

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