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FamilySearchFamilySearch + Wikipedia
Erika HerzogUser:BrillLyle
WikiWednesday 2015 @ Wikimedia New York City
BabycastlesWednesday, August 19, 2015
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FamilySearch FamilySearch.com is a website maintained by the
Mormon Church aka LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Unlike Ancestry.com, FamilySearch is a free resource with Vital Records
Types of records:• Birth, Baptism, and Christenings -- State Birth Indexes,
esp. California• Marriage -- State Marriage Indexes• Death -- Social Security Death Index, State Death Indexes,
Find A Grave• Census, Residence, and Lists -- US Census, United
States Public Records• Immigration and Naturalization -- Passenger Lists, etc.
[paywalls]• Military -- Draft Registration, Enlistment Records• Probate -- Estate Files
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FamilySearch + Wikipedia
What this means for Wikipedia citations.... With NO PAYWALL, the following information can be
confirmed and properly cited with vital records• Birth name• Birth dates• Birth place• Marriage dates• Spouse• Divorce dates
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FamilySearch – Select "Search"
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FamilySearch – Search Screen
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FamilySearch + Wikipedia
Search tips:• Match all terms exactly• Filter by
– RESTRICT RECORDS BY: – TYPE
Browse All Published Collections (from Search home page) can be used to target geographic locations and specific national collections
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FamilySearch: Birth Index
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FamilySearch: 1940 Census
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FamilySearch: 1940 Census
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Vital Records, Privacy, etc.
Care should be taken when using the information available on FamilySearch
Records in the United States Public Records category are similar to the "old school" phone book, but with more details. They often have relatively recent data and personal information (i.e., phone numbers, family members)
Typically, I do not use that information; instead I limit the citations used to the established vital records (birth, death, census)
If in doubt, if it seems that the information would be harmful to the subject of the article, DO NOT include the information
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Comparison Sources FamilySearch is a better citation resource than many
existing Wikipedia citations These resources are not sourced and do not include
official vital records; however, they are used all over Wikipedia as citations
• Filmreference.com• IMDb• Yahoo! Movie Biography links (which are now deadlinks)
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Q&AQuestions?Thoughts?Concerns?
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