How do I search the FamilySearch Research Wiki?

The Research Wiki contains family history articles. Most often you search by place or with key words.

Steps

Sign in to FamilySearch.org
Click Search, and then Research Wiki.
In the search box, type one or more keywords or the title of an article.
Click the search icon.
Review the list of articles in the search results.
Click the title of the article that you want to read.

The table offers strategies to help you find information in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

What You Know	Strategy
The exact title of an article	Enter the full title in the search box.
Keywords from an article that you read previously	Search with keywords that you remember from the title or the body of the article.
General information about what you want to learn	Enter these kinds of search terms: The name of a place. A record type. A topic: Indians of North America Germans in Pennsylvania 1880 U.S. Census Illinois land and property records. Near the bottom of every article, the word "Category" appears. To see a list of all articles in the category, click the name of the category. Search the list of articles in the category for similar or related articles.

What You Know

Strategy

The exact title of an article

Enter the full title in the search box.

Keywords from an article that you read previously

Search with keywords that you remember from the title or the body of the article.

General information about what you want to learn

Enter these kinds of search terms:

The name of a place.
A record type.
A topic:
- Indians of North America
- Germans in Pennsylvania
- 1880 U.S. Census
- Illinois land and property records.

Near the bottom of every article, the word "Category" appears. To see a list of all articles in the category, click the name of the category. Search the list of articles in the category for similar or related articles.

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