User:JensenFA

Fran Jensen is a member of the Research Support team, Worldwide Support division, Family and Church History Department, Corporation of the President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

My ancestors are from Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland. After my ancestors immigrated to the United States they settled in California, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, and Utah (just to name a few). Tracing LDS Ancestors is a passion of mine, in addition to all aspects of writing personal and family histories.

User:Franjensen/Sandbox - My sandbox is currently a brief summary of a book I read about participating in the creation of a Wiki site.

User:Franjensen/Census - testing the concept..

I'm testing the concept of having a portal page for United States Census research.

To-Do: Who are the moderators? Which countries or states still need moderators? See User group meeting agenda & minutes 18 June 2008 for details about this task assignment.

Links to sites that have helped me learn how to edit and add content to a wiki site using the Wiki text markup language instead of the FCKeditor that's provided on FamilySearch Wiki include:


 * Wikipedia: How to edit a page and specifically the Wiki Markup section of the article.

Portal:Family History for Beginners


 * Overview of Family History Research Procedures add to portal page

The Training Team has been hard at work to make FamilySearch Wiki contributions even easier! Please use the links provided below to:
 * Learn how to format an article within the FamilySearch Wiki
 * Learn how to create and title a new page in the FamilySearch Wiki
 * Learn how to categorize articles so they are easier for users to find

Coming soon: How to import formatted Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and tables into the FamilySearch Wiki!

Content in the Wiki about writing personal and family histories:
 * Writing Your Family and Personal History
 * Write a Family History
 * For Further Reading about writing a family history see the bibliography listed under the section titled "Writing a Family History."

User:Franjensen/New Ways to Publish a Personal or Family History