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I. What is the Wiki? | I. What is the Wiki? | ||
:A. A place to get genealogical research advice, or learn where to find record collections in our 80,960 articles. | :A. A place to get genealogical research advice, or learn where to find record collections in our 80,960 articles. | ||
:B. It is not a database of names, but it has many links to websites that do have names. | :B. It is not a database of names, but it has many links to websites that do have names. | ||
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:D. Church Employees assign Wiki projects to Missionaries. | :D. Church Employees assign Wiki projects to Missionaries. | ||
:E. Full time missionaries and Church Service Missionaries work on the Wiki. Some Church Service Missionaries serve on campus while others serve from home. | :E. Full time missionaries and Church Service Missionaries work on the Wiki. Some Church Service Missionaries serve on campus while others serve from home. | ||
II. How to get to the Wiki? | II. How to get to the Wiki? | ||
:A. Familysearch.org – sign in. | :A. Familysearch.org – sign in. | ||
:B. Click on “search”. | :B. Click on “search”. | ||
:C. Select Wiki from the bottom of the list. | :C. Select Wiki from the bottom of the list.[[Image:Wiki drop down]][[Image:Wiki drop down.JPG|Wiki drop down]] | ||
III. Learning more about the Wiki | III. Learning more about the Wiki | ||
:A. In the purple sidebar on the right hand side, under “getting started”, click on “Wiki tools”. | :A. In the purple sidebar on the right hand side, under “getting started”, click on “Wiki tools”. | ||
::1) Read the “Notifications of Changes – Watching Pages. Locate the “watch” link. | ::1) Read the “Notifications of Changes – Watching Pages. Locate the “watch” link. | ||
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:B. Notice the number of articles. | :B. Notice the number of articles. | ||
:C. Think of the Wiki as a “Google for Family History Research! | :C. Think of the Wiki as a “Google for Family History Research! | ||
IV. What is the process to research the Wiki? <br> | IV. What is the process to research the Wiki? <br> | ||