Community tools

FamilySearch Community Tools
Family history for the community, by the community
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World-wind Tour
FamilySearch Community Tools
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FamilySearch Blog
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Wiki - English
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Wiki - Spanish
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Wiki - Portuguese
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Wiki - Swedish
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Forums - English
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Forums - Spanish
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Research Courses
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Worldwide Indexing
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Getting started with family history
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FamilySearch Feedback
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FamilySearch Help
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Facebook Pages
FamilySearch
FamilySearch Wiki
FamilySearch Indexing
English
Spanish
Family History Library
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Twitter
FamilySearch News
@fs_news
@FamilySearchInd
FamilySearch Records
@RecordsWiki
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YouTube
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FamilySearch

Family Tech
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Wiki Integration
The following slides show you how the FamilySearch Wiki is tightly integrated with other products available on FamilySearch.org
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FamilySearch Forums
Wiki links directly to the Forums
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Replies in the Forums can include links back to the Wiki articles

Research Courses
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71 in 2010
133 lessons as of 12 Feb 2011

Research Courses
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Beginning to Advanced
Worldwide
Spanish
Stay tuned because more is being contributed by the community all the time . . .
FamilySearch YouTube also has video tutorials

Research Courses
Beginning to Advanced
Worldwide
Spanish
Stay tuned . . .
FamilySearch YouTube
video tutorials
Professional Courses
Improve skills
Prepare for exams
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Research Courses
Descendancy Research: Related Materials
Course links to Wiki article
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Research Courses
Give Course Feedback
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Research Courses
Both features are a community effort
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Research Courses
German Town of Origin
Sponsored by Teresa S. McMillin
Links to her website
All features are a community effort
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Historical Records
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Historical Records
Research Wiki

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Language Wiki’s
Links to language wikis
Peru in English
Links to Peru in Spanish
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Finding Your Way Around
The following slides show multiple ways to search and browse the Wiki
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Finding Your Way
Basic Navigation
Views
Toolbox
Community
Personal tools
Sections do not expand automatically
The “Community” section is one of the best-kept secrets!
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Finding Your Way
Basic Navigation
Views
Toolbox
Community
Personal tools
Sections do not expand automatically
The “Community” section is one of the best-kept secrets!
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Finding Your Way
Searching
Subject
Place
Keyword
Browse by country
Browse by topic
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Finding Your Way
Searching
Subject
Place
Keyword
Browse by country
Browse by topic
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Finding Your Way
Searching
Subject
Place
Keyword
Browse by country
Browse by topic
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Finding Your Way
Searching
Subject
Place
Keyword
Browse by country
Browse by topic
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Finding Your Way
Searching
Keyword searches
Subject
Place
Keyword
Browse by country
Browse by topic
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Finding Your Way
Searching
Keyword searches
Subject
Place
Keyword
Browse by country
Browse by topic
Integrated with the FamilySearch topics
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Finding Your Way
Navigational boxes
Disambiguation pages
“What links here”
Clickable maps
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Finding Your Way
Navigational boxes
Clickable maps
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Finding Your Way
Navigational boxes
Clickable maps
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Finding Your Way
Navigational boxes
Clickable maps
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Getting Help
An overview of the Help content
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Getting Help
Wiki Help (research)
The Wiki Tour
Wiki Overview
Etiquette Guidelines
FAQs
Community Meetings
Forums
And many more …
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Authoring in the Wiki
Suggestions for getting started with authoring and editing Wiki content
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Your User Page
Learn how to author in the wiki by using your own wiki page.
Ideas for content:
A picture
Short biography
User boxes
WikiProjects
Links to sub-pages
Pedigree
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Your Pedigree
Template
Template:Ahnentafel
Can only be used on your personal user page
Use the Forums to ask for help if you need it
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Have fun editing your user page!
If you need help with editing your own user page in the Wiki, use the Forums to post your request
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Thank You
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