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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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Answers to common questions
Answers to common questions
Answers to common questions
Tons of Images
New Research Articles
Adopt-a-page Societies
Watch a page
Change your preferences
• User profile
• Files you upload
• Date and time
• Editing
• Recent changes
• Watchlist
• Search
• Misc
WikiProjects
Join a WikiProject
The Utah WikiProject
Help
Video Demonstrations
Article: Keys to success
