Help:Wiki University Introduction

What is the Wiki?
We can never have enough articles in the Wiki!
 * FamilySearch Wiki is a site to find out what genealogical records are available for a particular part of the world and how to gain access to them. It is also a source of information for how to do genealogy research. There are presently Special:Statistics research articles.
 * Articles cover locations in all countries, although some are more complete than others. That number of research articles seems like a large amount of information, but 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 researchers.
 * In the materials we know about at the present time, the Wiki can 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 the links provided on the Wiki, 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.


 * There are other restrictions on Wiki content. They will be covered in more depth during the upcoming lessons on Wiki policy and guiding principles.

Accessing the Wiki
Here are some methods to get to the Wiki
 * Type "wiki.familysearch.org" in your browser.


 * Go to FamilySearch.org and click on Search. You will notice "Wiki" at the bottom of the drop down list.


 * Type a specific country, followed by "genealogy," in your search engine. Then select the familysearch wiki item in the search results.


 * You might also 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 Help: Wiki University.
 * True
 * False


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


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

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