Help:Wiki University Introduction

What is the Wiki?
We can never have enough articles in the Wiki!
 * A site to find out what genealogical records are available for a particular part of the world and how to gain access to them. We have at present Special:Statistics research articles for locations around the world.
 * The Special:Statistics research articles seems like a large amount of information, it is by no means a complete list of where all genealogical materials are located. We have only begun to list what is available.  New materials are being discovered all the time and are being made available to the researcher.
 * But for the materials we know about at the present time, the Wiki will show you how to gain access to such records as Census, Marriage, Probate, Military, Birth, Court, Land, etc. Click here to see a typical page.
 * Think of the Wiki as a Google for Family History Research

What the Wiki is not

 * The Wiki is not a database of names. To search for names you should go to FamilySearch.org or other sites on the internet.  If any genealogy information on individuals or families is found in the Wiki, it will be removed.

Accessing the Wiki
Here are some methods to get to the Wiki
 * Type "FamilySearch Wiki" in your browser.
 * Go to FamilySearch.org and click on Search. You will notice "Wiki" at the bottom of the drop down list.
 * You might consider creating a bookmark on your browser toolbar or a shortcut icon on your monitor so you can go to the Wiki with one click.

Try these out
 Quick Quiz
 * You can search for names of your ancestors in FamilySearch Wiki.
 * True
 * False


 * FamilySearch Wiki has a complete list of all places where genealogical records are kept in the world.
 * True
 * False


 * The only way to get to the FamilySearch Wiki is through FamilySearch.org
 * True
 * False

Check your answers