community tools
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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
• FamilySearch Indexing– @FamilySearchInd
• FamilySearch Records– @RecordsWiki
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YouTube• FamilySearch• FamilySearch
Indexing
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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 ForumsWiki links directly to the Forums
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Replies in the Forums can include links back to the Wiki articles
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Research Courses• 71 in 2010• 133 lessons as of 12 Feb 2011
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Research Courses
• Beginning to Advanced• Worldwide• Spanish• Stay tuned because
more is being contributed by the community all the time . . .
• FamilySearch YouTube also has video tutorials
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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• Descendancy Research: Related Materials– Course links to Wiki article– Give Course Feedback
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Research Courses• Descendancy Research: Related Materials
– Course links to Wiki article– Give Course Feedback – 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– Give Course Feedback
• All features are a community effort
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Historical Records
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Historical Records Research Wiki
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FamilySearch Indexing
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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
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Finding Your Way• Basic Navigation– Views– Toolbox– Community– Personal tools
• Sections do not expand automatically
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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• Disambiguation
pages• “What links here”• Clickable maps
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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• Disambiguation
pages• “What links here”• 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