FHC Quickstart

Researching on the Wiki

 * Getting Started on the Wiki
 * Search
 * Search Tips

Key Features

 * United States Pages
 * Online Records Pages
 * Census Pages
 * Record Finders
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Country Pages
 * American Indian Pages
 * African American Pages
 * Historical Record Collection Pages
 * England Pages

Contributing to the Wiki

 * Editing
 * Images - email images to jcolmenares@familysearch.org
 * Links
 * Wikitext Cheatsheet

Remember, changing your hours on the wiki does not change them on the map. Click here to view instructions on editing the map (CDOL).

Additional Resources

 * Research Communities

Some Beginning Research Articles

 * Principles of Family History Research


 * Identify What You Know
 * Decide What You Want to Learn
 * Select Records to Search
 * Obtain and Search the Records
 * Evaluate and Use the Information


 * United States Basic Search Strategies
 * A Guide to Research
 * England Getting Started
 * Beginning African American Research
 * Indians of North America, A Beginner’s Guide
 * Research Guides (where they are in the wiki)
 * Organizing Your Files
 * Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)
 * Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)
 * Determining if a Source is Relevant
 * Document AS YOU GO
 * Websites for Family History Beginners
 * Research Forms
 * Begin a Search for Confederate Records
 * Begin a Search for Union Records
 * How to Find Descendants in the United States
 * Major Databases for Beginning United States Research
 * Resource Checklist
 * Rookie Mistakes
 * Solving Tough Research Problems – Overcoming Brick Walls
 * Spelling Substitution Tables
 * United States Census – Analyzing Census Data