the familysearch community: wiki and forums
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THE FAMILYSEARCH COMMUNITY: WIKI AND FORUMS
https://www.familysearch.org
Agenda
• What is a wiki?
• Find It
• Searching
• Navigating
• Why you should register
• Your user page
• Ask questions
• Get involved
WHAT IS A WIKI?
What Is A Wiki?
• A quick reference tool
• Free family history research advice for the community, by the community
• A collection of more than 63,000 articles
• Repository of knowledge and expertise
Research Wiki
The Research Wiki is a free collection of family history articles provided by family history enthusiasts from around the world.
Unlike Wikipedia the Research Wiki is only about family history how to information
FIND THE FAMILYSEARCH RESEARCH WIKI
Start typing a search term and related topics will appear.
NAVIGATING THE WIKI
With a page added to your watch list you will be notified by email of any changes to
the page.
YOUR USER PAGE
ASK QUESTIONS
You don’t know who might answer your questions in the FamilySearch forums.
Communities thrive online but face to face interaction is still important
• Societies
• Conferences
• Seminars
• Libraries
Get Involved
• Your questions will spark solutions
• Your experience can help others
• Not everyone has all the answers
• Many hands make light work
