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Welcome to the Research Wiki  Click to learn more about how the FamilySearch Research Wiki can help you: What types of information can you expect to find on it? Research your Family History Preserve your Research Knowledge </ul> </dd></dl> Research your Family History <dl><dd>In the Wiki, you can learn what records exist in specific areas or topics. Here are some articles to help you get started: </dd><dd> 1.&#160; Research Help </dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><ul><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/FStour.html">Video: Researching using the Wiki</a>&#160; </li><a href="Family History for Beginners">Family History for Beginners</a> </li><a href="Principles of Family History Research">Principles of Family History Research</a> &#160; </li></ul> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> <dl><dd> '''2. Wiki Search Tips''' <dl><dd><ul><a href="Help:Basic Searches">Basic searches</a> (also see <a href="FamilySearch Wiki:How To Demonstrations">video demonstrations</a>) </li><a href="Boolean Searches in the Wiki">Advanced searches</a> (also see&#160;<a href="Help:Search Tips">Help:Search Tips</a>) </li></ul> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> Preserve your Research Knowledge &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Share your knowledge with others <dl><dd><dl><dd>You know something that can help other researchers find their family members. Contribute your knowledge about researching in a specific area or topic to the wiki. <dl><dd><dl><dd><ul>The&#160;<a href="Help:Contributor Help">Contributor Help</a>&#160;page is the central resource for instructions about how to edit in the Wiki. </li><a href="FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject/Projects Seeking Contributors">Projects Seeking Contributors</a> lists some of the community projects that are currently in progress. </li>There is a <a href="FamilySearch Wiki:Community Meetings">Community Meeting</a> for New Wiki Contributors on Thursday afternoons. Come to learn more about how to edit in the Wiki. </li></ul> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Store Information in the Wiki <dl><dd><dl><dd>As you learn tips and tricks that will help you in your genealogy research, instead of Bookmarking or creating a Favorite in your browser, go to the Wiki page for that locality or topic, and add a note about the resource. When you share, other researchers in that area/topic will be able to find that information as well. </dd></dl> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Here are a few links to get you started: </dd></dl> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><ul><a href="Help:Basic Editing">Basic Editing</a> </li><a href="Help:Adding Links">Adding Links</a> </li><a href="Help:Watchlist">"Watching" pages of interest</a> </li></ul> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd>If you would like to work with others on the wiki, see the following: <dl><dd><ul><a href="Projects Seeking Contributors">Work on projects with others</a> </li><a href="Help:Talk Pages">Use Talk Pages</a> </li><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5%7CWiki">Forums</a> </li></ul> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> </dd></dl> More information? <dl><dd>If you would like to know more about the Wiki and its function, the following links will help: </dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><ul><a href="Help:Navigation">Navigation</a> </li><a href="FamilySearch Wiki:Introduction">Why We Built FamilySearch Wiki</a> </li><li><a href="FamilySearch Wiki:Purpose and Appropriate Topics">Wiki Purpose and Appropriate Topics</a> </li></ul> </dd></dl> </dd></dl>

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