Wiki Categories

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Americas

 * Countries in Central America
 * Countries in North America
 * Countries in South America
 * Countries in the Caribbean

Asia

 * Countries in Asia
 * Countries in Central Asia
 * Countries in Eastern Asia
 * Countries in South-eastern Asia
 * Countries in Southern Asia
 * Countries in the Middle East

Europe

 * Countries in Europe
 * Countries in Central Europe
 * Countries in Eastern Europe
 * Countries in Mediterranean Europe
 * Countries in Scandinavia
 * Countries in the British Isles

Oceania

 * Countries in Oceania
 * Countries in Australia and New Zealand
 * Countries in Melanesia
 * Countries in Micronesia
 * Countries in Polynesia

a. Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death

 * i. Bible Records
 * ii. Cemeteries
 * iii. Church Records
 * 1. Church Records By Country
 * 2. Church Records By Denomination
 * iv. Civil Registration
 * 1. How to Articles
 * v. Obituaries
 * 1. England Obituaries
 * 2. United States Obituaries
 * viii. Town Records
 * vii.Vital Records
 * 1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name)
 * 2. How to Articles

b. Business and medical records

 * i. Business Records and Occupations
 * 1. Business Records
 * 2. Industries
 * 3. Occupations
 * 4. Agriculture
 * ii. Hospital Records

c. Religions

 * i. Bible Records
 * ii. Church Directories
 * iii. Church History
 * iv. Church Records
 * 1. Church Records By Denomination
 * 2. Church Records By Country
 * v. Religions By Country

d. Population

 * i. Census
 * ii. Taxation
 * iii.Voting Registers
 * iv. Directories

e. Court Records

 * i. Adoption
 * ii.Court Records By Country
 * iii. Guardianship
 * iv. Land and Property Records
 * v. Probate Records

f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

 * i. African American Records
 * ii. Slavery and Bondage
 * iii. Minorities
 * iv.Native Races
 * v. Jewish Records
 * vi.Huguenots

g. Genealogy Collections

 * i. Compiled Genealogies
 * ii. Family Trees
 * iii.Fraudulent Genealogy
 * iv. Heraldry

h. Genealogy Websites and Online Collections

 * i. FamilySearch Historical Records
 * ii. Genealogy Websites By Country
 * iii.Major Genealogy Websites
 * iv. NARA Online Records
 * v. Online Genealogy Records
 * vi.Digitized Book Collections
 * vii.Social Media
 * 1. Message Boards and Forums
 * 2. Blogs

i. History and Geography

 * i.Biography
 * ii. Church History
 * iii. Disasters
 * iv.History
 * v. Local Histories
 * vi. Maps and Gazetteers
 * vii. Migration Routes
 * viii.Personal Histories, Memories, and Stories
 * 1. Personal History

j. Institution and School Records

 * i. Asylums
 * ii. Correctional Institutions
 * iii. Orphans and Orphanages
 * iv.School Records
 * v. Poor

k. Language and Handwriting

 * i. Handwriting
 * ii. Language and Languages
 * iii.Word List
 * iv. Letter Writing Guides
 * v. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
 * vi.Glossary

l. Migration

 * i. Emigration and Immigration
 * ii. Naturalization and Citizenship
 * iii. Migration Routes

m. Military records

 * i. Military Records By Country
 * ii. Military Records By War
 * 1. Wars Involving Canada
 * 2. Wars Involving England
 * 3. Wars Involving France
 * 4. Wars Involving Germany
 * 5. Wars Involving the United States

o. Newspapers and Periodicals

 * i. Newspapers
 * ii. Obituaries
 * iii.Periodicals

p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids

 * i. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
 * ii. Maps and Gazetteers
 * iii.Names Personal
 * iv. Record Selection Tables (will be later changed to Record Finder)
 * v. Research Guides
 * vi.Calendars

q. Repositories

 * i. Archives and Libraries
 * 1. University Libraries
 * 2. Family History Library
 * 3. WorldCat Libraries
 * ii. Family History Centers
 * iii. Museums
 * iv. National Archives and Records Administration
 * 1. NARA Online Records

r. Societies

 * i. Family Organizations
 * ii. Genealogical and Historical Societies
 * 1. Genealogical and Historical Societies By Country
 * 2. United States Societies
 * iii. Surname Societies
 * iv. Historical Membership Societies

e. Basic Research Process

 * i. Gathering Family Information
 * ii. Organizing Records
 * iii.Setting Research Objectives
 * iv. Selecting Records to Search
 * v. Obtaining and Searching the Records
 * 1. Search Strategies
 * 2. Letter Writing Guides
 * vi.Recording Research Results
 * 1. Research Logs
 * 2. Charts and Forms
 * 3. Citations
 * 4. Genealogy Software
 * vii.Evaluating Evidence
 * viii.Sharing

j. Professional Genealogists

 * i. Accreditation

Articles by location and location/topic
Localities categories for countries and jurisdictions below that:

Subcategory of the United States

 * United States
 * 1. States of the United States
 * a. Alabama, United States
 * i. Alabama Counties
 * a. Autauga County, Alabama
 * b. (Rest of counties in Alabama)
 * ii. Alabama Archives and Libraries
 * iii. Alabama Church Records
 * iv. (rest of Alabama topic pages)
 * b. Alaska, United States
 * c. Etc.
 * 2. United States Archives and Libraries
 * a. Alabama Archives and Libraries
 * b. (Rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)
 * 3. (Rest of United States topics)

Subcategory of England:

 * 2. England
 * a.Counties of England

Bedfordshire, England Bedfordshire Parishes Bedfordshire Archives and: Libraries (rest of Bedfordshire topic pages) England Archives and Libraries Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries (rest of counties’ Archives and Libraries) (Rest of England topic pages)

Subcategory of Germany Germany States of Germany Anhalt, Germany Anhalt Archives and Libraries (rest of Anhalt topic pages) Germany Archives and Libraries Anhalt Archives and Libraries (rest of states’ Archives and Libraries) (Rest of Germany topics)

Subcategory of Canada Canada Provinces of Canada Alberta, Canada Alberta Archives and Libraries (rest of Alberta topic pages) (Rest of Provinces) Canada Archives and Libraries Alberta Archives and Libraries (rest of provinces’ Archives and Libraries) (rest of Canada topics)

New Rule: Categories: all words in a category should be capitalized except Articles: a, an, the Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, for, nor, etc. Prepositions (fewer than five letters): on, at, to, from, by, etc.