FHC Quickstart
Researching on the Wiki[edit | edit source]
Key Features
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- United States Pages
- Online Records Pages
- Census Pages
- Record Finders
- Research Tips and Strategies
- Country Pages
- American Indian Pages
- African American Pages
- Historical Record Collection Pages
- England Pages
Contributing to the Wiki[edit | edit source]
- Editing
- Images - email images to jcolmenares@familysearch.org
- Links
- Wikitext Cheatsheet
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Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
Some Beginning Research Articles
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- United States Basic Search Strategies
- A Guide to Research
- England Getting Started
- Beginning African American Research
- Indians of North America, A Beginner’s Guide
- Research Guides (where they are in the wiki)
- Organizing Your Files
- Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)
- Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)
- Determining if a Source is Relevant
- Document AS YOU GO
- Websites for Family History Beginners
- Research Forms
- Begin a Search for Confederate Records
- Begin a Search for Union Records
- How to Find Descendants in the United States
- Major Databases for Beginning United States Research
- Resource Checklist
- Rookie Mistakes
- Solving Tough Research Problems – Overcoming Brick Walls
- Spelling Substitution Tables
- United States Census – Analyzing Census Data
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