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This is a list of the WikiProject that are currently active and working on content. The projects are always seeking contributors, so feel free to join a group and have fun! If you would like help with organizing a FamilySearch WikiProject, please send your request through the '''[https://help.familysearch.org/help Help]''' link above.  
This is a list of the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject|WikiProjects]] that are currently active and working on content. Project team are always seeking for additional community members to help with their projects, so feel free to join a group and have fun! If you would like help with organizing a new FamilySearch WikiProject, please send your request through the '''[https://help.familysearch.org/help Help]''' link above.  


== Creating New Projects  ==
== Creating New Projects  ==
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== United States Projects  ==
== United States Projects  ==
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!Project !! Description
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! Project  
! Description
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Idaho|Idaho]]
| adding content to the county pages of [[Idaho]]
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Indians of North America|Indians of North America]]
| The [[Indians of North America]], including their history, types of records, the location of those records, web sites of interest, and much more
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Idaho|Idaho]] || adding content to the county pages of [[Idaho]]
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Maryland News and Events|Maryland News and Events]]  
| needs volunteers to find genealogical news and events relating to Maryland and link to them from the News and Events section of the [[Maryland|Maryland Portal]].
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|[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Indians of North America|Indians of North America]] || The [[Indians of North America]], including their history, types of records, the location of those records, web sites of interest, and much more
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York|New York]]  
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| cleaning, correcting links, adding content to the county pages of [[New York]].
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Maryland News and Events|Maryland News and Events]] || needs volunteers to find genealogical news and events relating to Maryland and link to them from the News and Events section of the [[Maryland|Maryland Portal]].
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York|New York]] || cleaning, correcting links, adding content to the county pages of [[New York]].
| [[FamilySearch WikiProject:Rural Records of the Southern United States|Rural Records of the Southern United States]]  
| [[User:Marklowe|J. Mark Lowe]]’s rural and agricultural records project
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| [[FamilySearch WikiProject:Rural Records of the Southern United States|Rural Records of the Southern United States]] || [[User:Marklowe|J. Mark Lowe]]’s rural and agricultural records project
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject U.S. Vital Records|U.S. Vital Records]]  
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| Rewriting the [[United States Vital Records|U.S. Vital Records]] page and all the state vital records pages
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject U.S. Vital Records|U.S. Vital Records]] || Rewriting the [[United States Vital Records|U.S. Vital Records]] page and all the state vital records pages
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== Europe Projects  ==
== Europe Projects  ==


{| class="sortable" {{prettytable}}
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!Project !! Description
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|  [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Sweden|Sweden]] || A collaborative effort to improve the coverage of [[Sweden]]-related articles on FamilySearch Research Wiki.
! Project
! Description
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ireland Court Records|Ireland Court Records]] ||
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Sweden|Sweden]]  
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| A collaborative effort to improve the coverage of [[Sweden]]-related articles on FamilySearch Research Wiki.
| [[England Barn Raising Tasks|England Barn Raising]] || Tasks await [[England|English]] experts, wiki experts, and volunteers willing to help with routine editing. Anyone willing to help can sign up now.
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| [[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Articles Needing Revision|Denmark]] || has several individual projects that need volunteers to help with expanding and improving content about [[Denmark|Danish]] research.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ireland Court Records|Ireland Court Records]]
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| [[England Barn Raising Tasks|England Barn Raising]]
| Tasks await [[England|English]] experts, wiki experts, and volunteers willing to help with routine editing. Anyone willing to help can sign up now.
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| [[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Articles Needing Revision|Denmark]]  
| has several individual projects that need volunteers to help with expanding and improving content about [[Denmark|Danish]] research.
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== Wiki Content Improvement Projects  ==
== Wiki Content Improvement Projects  ==
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!Project !! Description
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|  [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Linking Wiki Articles Mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the Main PERSI Article|PERSI Linking Project]] || Link wiki articles mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the main PERSI article
! Project  
! Description
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives|BYU Books Archive Linking Project]] || WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives. Needs volunteers to link wiki pages to digitized county and state histories on the [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php BYU Family History Archives] site.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Linking Wiki Articles Mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the Main PERSI Article|PERSI Linking Project]]  
| Link wiki articles mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the main PERSI article
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| [[Julian and Gregorian Calendars| Julian and Gregorian Calendar Project]] || The page is an article with very little content. Work with others or by yourself to improve the information on this page.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives|BYU Books Archive Linking Project]]  
| WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives. Needs volunteers to link wiki pages to digitized county and state histories on the [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php BYU Family History Archives] site.
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| [[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection Project]] || A small article that needs lots of improvement! Work with others or by yourself to improve the content on this page.
| [[Julian and Gregorian Calendars|Julian and Gregorian Calendar Project]]
| The page is an article with very little content. Work with others or by yourself to improve the information on this page.
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| [[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection Project]]  
| A small article that needs lots of improvement! Work with others or by yourself to improve the content on this page.
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== Wiki Development Projects  ==
== Wiki Development Projects  ==
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!Project !! Description
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! Project  
! Description
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals|Portals to un-portals]]
| All portal pages on the wiki need to be converted to un-portal pages. Questions can be directed to [[User talk:Laraleepn|Laralee]]
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject portals to un-portals|Portals to un-portals]] || All portal pages on the wiki need to be converted to un-portal pages. Questions can be directed to [[User talk:Laraleepn|Laralee]]
| [[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Research Guidance and Help Content]]  
| Copying Research Guidance and Help Content from FamilySearch.org into the Wiki.
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| [[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Research Guidance and Help Content]] || Copying Research Guidance and Help Content from FamilySearch.org into the Wiki.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New Common Taxonomy|Topic Taxonomy Project]]  
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| Establishing a new taxonomy to be used as the way to structure topics on the Wiki.
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New Common Taxonomy|Topic Taxonomy Project]] || Establishing a new taxonomy to be used as the way to structure topics on the Wiki.
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki|Place Standards Project]] || Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki|Place Standards Project]]  
| Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki
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