Wiki Common Taxonomy
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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
- 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
Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists
- Census
- Household registration
- Registers
- Taxation
- Appropriations and expenditures
- Church tax
- Voting Records
Church History
Court, Land, and Wills
- Adoption
- Court Records
- Guardianship Records
- Land and Property
- Notarial Records
- Probate Records
- Public Records
Directories
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
- 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
Geographic Aids
Histories, Memories, and Stories
- Biographies
- Dates and Calendars
- Children
- Disasters
- History and Geography
- Histories
- Law and Legislation
- Portraits
- Social Life and Customs
- Women
Institutions
Instruction and Methodology
Migration and Citizenship
- Colonial Records
- Emigration and Immigration
- Migration Routes
- Migration
- Naturalization and Citizenship
- Passport Records
- Ships
Military
- 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
Reference Materials and Finding Aids
- Abbreviations
- Almanacs
- Bibliography
- Books
- Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Ethnology
- Handwriting
- Information storage and retrieval systems
- Language and Languages
- Manuscripts
- Naming Customs
- Numismatics
Repositories
- Archives and libraries
- Inventories, registers, catalogs
- Societies
- Websites (This sub-category is not official, but is currently under review.)
Schools
(Previously under Institutions, removed)