Wiki keys to success 10 2011

FamilySearch Wiki Success

+ 25 Key Features

FamilySearch Wiki

• Success Stories

– Utah Death Certificates

– Carlisle Indian School Records

– Finding Pennsylvania Ward Maps

– Norway Birth and Marriage Records

– England Probate Records

• 25 Key Features of the Wiki

Utah Death Certificates

Success Story #1

Almost Gave Up

Film index included 1949

Film is at the vault!

2 to 3 day wait

Let’s check the Wiki

Answer Historical Records

Utah Death Records

Wiki Article – Utah Vital Records

1949 Death Certificate

Historical Records Wiki

Wiki Historical Record

Carlisle Indian School

Records

Success Story #2

“Can you help me?”

Wiki to the rescue!

Pennsylvania Ward Maps

Success Story #3

Ward Maps & Census Records

How to use ward maps?

“Let’s give it a test . . .”

Checked PA Census article

Checked PA Maps article

Success!

“Let’s give it a test…”

Norway Birth & Marriage

Records

Success Story #4

Monica’s Norwegian Research

• Ward consultant

• Lives in Colorado

• Norway research

– 2nd great-grandfather

– His siblings

– 3rd g-grandparents

– Wanted to find birth and

marriage records

Monica writes . . .

England Probate Records

Success Story #5

England

• William Moule

• Buried Jan 1659

• Chrishall, Essex

• Want to verify his

son was Stephen

• Verify no other

children in family

Essex Archives Online

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Essex Parish Probate Jurisdictions

National Archives: PCC Wills

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will

• William Moule’s Will

• Obtained online from

• The National Archives

2 Bonus Success Stories

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Best Wiki Features

Wiki’s 25 key features, starting with features to help you find your way around

in the wiki through browse and search.

(A link to the article is in the syllabus)

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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

• “What links here”

• Clickable maps

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Navigational Boxes

Finding Your Way

• Navigational boxes

• “What links here”

• Clickable maps

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Finding Your Way

• Navigational boxes

• “What links here”

• Clickable maps

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