Research Communities on Skype

We are excited to announce the creation of several online research communities powered by FamilySearch, and would like to take this opportunity to invite you to join! These communities are being created to help you and others researching in the same area to:


 * Collaborate on your research
 * Ask questions of each other
 * Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in that area

Scroll down for instructions to join. There are groups in the following areas:

Ethnic Research Communities
African American (United States) American Indian (Southeastern United States) Hispanic (Americas)

North America
Canada Canada First Nations

Arkansas, United States California, United States Colorado, United States Connecticut, United States Delaware, United States District of Columbia, United States Hawaii, United States Idaho, United States Illinois, United States Indiana, United States Iowa, United States Kansas, United States Kentucky, United States Maine, United States Maryland, United States Massachusetts, United States Michigan, United States Minnesota, United States Missouri, United States Montana, United States Nebraska, United States Nevada, United States New Hampshire, United States New Jersey, United States New York, United States North Carolina, United States North Dakota, United States Ohio, United States Oregon, United States Pennsylvania, United States Rhode Island, United States South Dakota, United States  Tennessee, United States Texas, United States Utah, United States Vermont, United States Virginia, United States Washington, United States West Virginia, United States Wisconsin, United States Wyoming, United States 

Latin America
Argentina Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Venezuela

Europe
Czechoslovakia Denmark England Finland Germany/Prussia Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Wales

Africa
South Africa

Asia
Thailand

Oceania
Australia

To join a Skype group:

 * Download the Skype program at Skype.com and register for an account.
 * Send [mailto:research@familysearch.org E-Mail] to Research@FamilySearch.org and include your Skype username with the list of the groups you'd like to be added to. (see instructions for adding contacts in Skype)
 * Join in the discussions! It's that easy. (see instructions for sending a message)
 * Learn more about Skype in the Skype User's Guide.