FamilySearch Wiki:About Us

 In the Wiki, you will find: Links to record collections where your ancestor's information may be found. Research advice&#160;on solving research problems.   You won't search for individuals&#160;in the Wiki; instead search for places and topics to discover the records that might possibly contain your ancestors' information.&#160; To use the Wiki in your search for an ancestor: Think about what you want to know about the ancestor. Consider the location where that event may have happened </li>Think about other records that may possibly contain the information you need </li>Work backward, rather than forward (look for a death record before searching for a marriage record) </li>Think about the record trail that we all leave behind </li></ol> </dd></dl> It is helpful to know: <ol>A possible location </li>A time period </li></ol> </dd></dl> Valuable Resources Additional research advice can be found on: <a href="Help:Tour">Get started in the Wiki</a> </li><a href="Help:Keys to success using the Wiki">Help:Keys to Success using the Wiki</a> </li><a href="FamilySearch Wiki:Success Stories">Success Stories</a> </li><a href="Rookie Mistakes">Rookie Mistakes</a> </li><a href="Family History for Beginners">Family History for Beginners</a> </li><a href="Identify What You Know">Identify What you Know</a> </li><a href="Obtain and Search the Records">Obtain and Search the Records</a> </li><li><a href="Use the Information">Use the Information</a> </li><li><a href="https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/researching-in-the-familysearch-wiki-a-case-study/664">Researching in the FamilySearch Wiki: A Case Study</a>(video) </li></ul> One of the following articles can help you <a href="How to Guess Where to Start">decide where to look first</a> for a puzzling: <ul><li><a href="Guessing a Name Variation">Name Variation</a> </li><li><a href="Guessing a Date">Date</a> </li><li><a href="Guessing a Place">Place</a> </li><li><a href="Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event">Easiest to Research Person and Event</a> </li><li><a href="Guessing a Record Type to Use">Record Type to Use</a> </li></ul> For information about contributing to the wiki: <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="The Vision: Why We Built FamilySearch Wiki">The Vision: Why We Built FamilySearch Wiki</a> </li><li><a href="FamilySearch Wiki:Purpose and Appropriate Topics">Purpose and Appropriate Topics</a> </li><li><a href="FamilySearch Wiki:Accuracy and collaboration">Accuracy and collaboration</a> </li><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Content Organization, Browsing, and Categories">Content Organization, Browsing, and Categories</a> </li><li><a href="Help:Contributor Help">Contributor Help</a> </li></ul> Learn more about ...  <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template">

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