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

• 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

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

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

Finding Your Way• Basic Navigation– Views– Toolbox– Community– Personal tools

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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– 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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Getting Help

An overview of the Help content

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

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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http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=81

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Thank You

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