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

National cemeteries
Funeral records
Registers of births, etc.
Marriage
Marriage records
Divorce records
Registers of dead

Business Records and Occupations


Census, Taxation, and Voter Lists

Church History

Court, Land, and Wills

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

Institutions



Instruction and Methodology

Migration and Citizenship

Military

Newspapers and Periodicals

Reference Materials and Finding Aids

Repositories

Schools