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more formatting of the capitalization section
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family group record | family group record | ||
family history center (This term is not trademarked and is not capitalized.) | family history center (This term is not trademarked and is not capitalized.) | ||
Family History Library | Family History Library | ||
FamilySearch | FamilySearch | ||
FamlySearch Research Wiki | FamlySearch Research Wiki | ||
FamilySearch website | FamilySearch website | ||
FamilySearch.org or familysearch.org (Capitals make the site name easier to read, but both are correct.) | FamilySearch.org or familysearch.org (Capitals make the site name easier to read, but both are correct.) | ||
family tree | family tree | ||
International Genealogical Index (IGI) | International Genealogical Index (IGI) | ||
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) | Personal Ancestral File (PAF) | ||
GEDCOM | GEDCOM | ||
historical collections (in FamilySearch.org) | historical collections (in FamilySearch.org) | ||
Internet | Internet | ||
pedigree chart record types (for example, census records, court records, military records) | |||
pedigree chart | |||
record types (for example, census records, court records, military records) | |||
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The is part of the official title and is capitalized.) | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The is part of the official title and is capitalized.) | ||
website | website | ||
wiki (for example, the wiki, wiki articles, wiki pages, wiki community) | wiki (for example, the wiki, wiki articles, wiki pages, wiki community) | ||
'''Places.''' Capitalize the word “city,” “county,” “state,” or “province” only when the word appears as part of a place name. Do not capitalize the word city, county, state, or province when it is not part of the place name. | '''Places.''' Capitalize the word “city,” “county,” “state,” or “province” only when the word appears as part of a place name. Do not capitalize the word city, county, state, or province when it is not part of the place name. | ||
Correct: Salt Lake City, Los Angeles County, Quebec Province | Correct: Salt Lake City, Los Angeles County, Quebec Province | ||
Correct: city of Boston, state of New York | Correct: city of Boston, state of New York | ||
Incorrect: City of Boston, Province of Alberta | Incorrect: City of Boston, Province of Alberta | ||