FamilySearch Wiki:In the News

New York Times article - 13 Nov 2013
FamilySearch Wiki mentioned in New York Times article "Advice on How to Research Family History, Part 2"

Genealogy Star - 17 March 2013
The State of the Research Wiki. ... it is a hidden wonder when you realize the amount of information already present in its over 71,000 articles

The Morgan County News - 19 November 2011
Find your family -FamilySearch Wiki By Don Anderson. About two years ago FamilySearch decided to begin work on a genealogically specific wiki. ... If you are looking for answers on how to research in a particular area, what records are available to search, search strategies, or information on how to use records the FamilySearch wiki is the best place to start.

Genea-Musings - 29 March 2011

 * Randy Seaver posted an interesting article in his blog, Tuesday's Tip - Consider Name Variations For Elusive Ancestors - thanks Randy for the mention!

Genealogy Star - 4 March 2011

 * A new blog post about the wiki: The good, the bad, and the wiki by James Tanner on Genealogy's Star- you're bound to enjoy this article! :)

Family Tech 4 March 2011

 * The new Family Tech site on FamilySearch features an article about the Wiki written by one of our community members. Thanks, Robin for a great article!

RootsTech news reports mentions the Wiki - 20 Feb 2011

 * RootsTech Conference: Convergence brings new technological uses Gadgets, Internet are boon to genealogists.
 * Managing RootsTech knowledge - a new page in the wiki was created to capture RootsTech presentations
 * RootsTech: The History of Your Family is in the Future
 * RootsTech - Day 2 - mentions Wiki engineer Don Stringham's presentation of creating Wiki templates
 * RootsTech Ketchup - ok, now we're really stretching, but it's still an interesting article
 * Add additional articles as they are discovered.

Examiner.com Features FamilySearch Wiki
Titled An Easy Approach to Finding Resources on FamilySearch Wiki, writer Robin Foster of Columbia, South Carolina features the FamilySearch Wiki, describes its value, and includes a video demonstration.

Genea-Musings Blog Features FSWiki Adopt-a-Page
In his popular genealogy blog Genea-Musings.com, Randy Seaver of Chula Vista, California highlighted the FamilySearch Wiki "Adopt-a-Page" program. FamilySearch enthusiasts may also enjoy reading his comments on Indexing, FamilySearch Historical Records Collections, and FamilySearch Blogger Day.