Wiki Wizard Videos

The Wiki Wizard is a collection of 5 minute videos on how to use the Wiki and research in different countries. Classes give instructions on how to use the Research Wiki in finding your ancestors.

How to Use the Wiki
Six 5-minute classes explaining how to utilize the Research Wiki for your genealogical research.
 * Wiki Genealogy by Locality
 * Learning About Records With the Wiki
 * Research Strategies on the Wiki
 * Wiki Online Genealogy Records
 * Research Skills Lessons on the Wiki
 * Foreign Language Helps on the Wiki

Brazil Research With the Research Wiki Videos
Brazil Genealogy Research Using the Wiki – Video Series Eight 5-minute lessons
 * The Brazil Main Page
 * Identifying Your Ancestor in Brazil: Home Records
 * Identifying Your Ancestor in Brazil: U.S. Records
 * Identifying Your Ancestor in Brazil: Immigration and Citizenship Records
 * Brazil Wiki State Pages
 * Reading Brazilian Records in Portuguese
 * Writing for Records in Portuguese
 * Brazil Search Strategy: A Case Study

Czech Republic With the Research Videos
Czech Republic Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series - Five 5-7 minute classes
 * The Czech Republic Main Page
 * The Czech Republic Finding Town of Origin:
 * [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1878 '''A Czech Republic Archival Region Page :''']
 * Reading Czech Republic Records:
 * A Czech Republic Case Study:

France Research With the Wiki Videos
France Genealogy Research Using the Wiki--Video Series - Eight 5-minute classes
 * The France Main Page
 * A France Department Page
 * France Finding Town of Origin
 * Using France Department Archives Online
 * Reading Records in French and Latin
 * A French Case Study: Civil Registration
 * A French Case Study: Church Records
 * Writing for Records in French

Germany Research With the Wiki Videos
Germany Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series - Thirteen 5-minute classes
 * The Germany Genealogy Main Page
 * Finding Your German Town of Origin in Home Records
 * Finding Your German Town of Origin in U.S. Records
 * Finding German Origin: Naturalization and Immigration
 * Finding German Town of Origin in German Records
 * Germany Maps and Gazetteers
 * Germany Wiki Province Pages
 * Finding Aids for German Records
 * Germany Indexed Records
 * Reading Original German Records
 * Germany Online Civil Registration
 * Germany Online Church Records
 * Germany Archives
 * Writing for German Records

Italy Research With the Wiki Videos
Italy Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series - Thirteen 5-minute classes
 * The Italy Main Page
 * An Italy Province Page
 * Finding a Birth Certificate Online
 * Finding a Marriage Certificate Online
 * Finding a Death Certificate Online
 * Writing for a Birth, Marriage or Death Certificate
 * Finding a Church Baptism Record Online, Lesson
 * Finding a Church Baptism Record Online, Case Study
 * Finding a Church Marriage Record Online
 * Finding a Church Death/Burial Record Online
 * Writing to a Priest for Church Records
 * Finding Your Town of Origin in Italy: Home Records
 * Finding Your Town of Origin in Italy: U S Records
 * Finding a Town of Origin:Immigration and Naturalization

Mexico Research With the Wiki Videos
Mexico Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series - Eleven 5-6 minute classes
 * The Mexico Genealogy Main Page
 * Identifying Your Ancestor in Mexico with Home Records'''
 * Identifying Your Ancestor in Mexico with U.S. Records
 * U. S. Immigration and Citizenship Records
 * Mexico Wiki State Pages
 * Reading Mexican Records in Spanish
 * Mexico Civil Registration
 * A Mexico Civil Registration Case Study
 * Mexico Church Records
 * A Mexico Church Records Case Study
 * Writing for Records in Spanish

Netherlands Research With the Wiki Videos
Netherlands Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series - Seven 5-6 minute classes
 * The Netherlands Main Page
 * The Netherlands Finding Town of Origin
 * A Netherlands Province Page
 * Reading Dutch Records
 * [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1864 '''Online Collections of The Netherlands: WieWasWie,  OpenArch, and FamilySearch Historical Records''']
 * [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1865 '''Online Collections of the Netherlands: Provincial  Archives, Genealogie Werkbalk, and Van Papier  Naar Digitaal (VPND)''']
 * Netherlands Population Registers

Puerto Rico Research With the Wiki Videos
Puerto Rico Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series - Eight 5-7 minute classes
 * The Puerto Rico Main Page
 * Puerto Rico Finding Town of Origin
 * Puerto Rico Census Records
 * Reading Records in Spanish
 * Puerto Rico Civil Registration
 * A Puerto Rico Case Study: Civil Registration and Census Records
 * Puerto Rico Church Records
 * A Puerto Rico Case Study: Church Records

Philippines Research With the Wiki Videos
Philippines Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series - Seven 5-6 minute classes
 * The Philippines Main Page
 * A Philippines Province Page
 * Finding Your Philippines Town of Origin
 * Finding a Philippines Birth or Marriage Record
 * A Philippines Family Case Study
 * Reading Philippine Records in Spanish and Latin
 * Writing to the Philippines for Records

Poland With the Research Wiki Videos
Poland Genealogy Research Using the Wiki--Video Series--Eighteen 5-6 minute classes
 * The Poland Genealogy Main Page
 * Poland Maps ESSENTIAL: MUST WATCH!
 * Identifying Your Ancestor in Poland: Home Records
 * Identifying Your Ancestor in Poland: U.S. Records
 * U. S. Immigration and Citizenship
 * Poland Civil Registration and Church Records
 * Poland Gazetteers
 * Poland Province (Voivodeship) Pages
 * Poland Finding Aids
 * Poland Online Databases
 * Poland FamilySearch Collections
 * Poland PRADZIAD and National Archives
 * Poland Church Archives
 * Writing for Poland Records
 * Poland and Reading Languages
 * Search Strategy and Poland Case Study
 * Ortsfamilienbücher for Prussian Poland
 * Jewish Research in Poland

Wiki Wizard in Slovakia with the FamilySearch Research Wiki Videos

 * Slovakia Research With the Wiki Part 1 of 6: The Slovakia Genealogy Main Page: Learning how to use the Slovakia main page of the FamilySearch Research Wiki as an index of links to genealogical record articles, online records, and articles about genealogical research in Slovakia.
 * Slovakia Research With the Wiki Part 2 of 6: Slovakia Finding Town of Origin: To use the records of Slovakia, you must know the exact town where your ancestor lived. Learn how to search for that information in family records, vital records, census records, cemetery records, obituaries, military records, Social Security records, and passports.
 * [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1907 '''Slovakia Research With the Wiki Part 3 of 6: Place Names in Slovakia :'''] Learn to convert Hungarian place names for towns to their modern Slovakian name, locate towns that hold parish registers, locate county and region designations for a town, and find local civil registration offices, so that you can locate church records for your Slovakia genealogy projects.
 * Slovakia Research With the Wiki Part 4 of 6: A Slovakian Region Page:  For each region of Slovakia, find instructions and all the links you need to find church records in online databases and indexes, the FamilySearch catalog, and by correspondence with state archives and local civil registration offices, to help with your Slovakia family research project.
 * Slovakia Research With the Wiki Part 5 of 6: Reading Slovakian Records: Learn to read Slovakian church records in Latin, Hungarian, and Slovak ,by using reading aids, translated column headings, and genealogical word lists in the Research Wiki to complete your Slovakian genealogy project.
 * With the Research Wiki Part 6 of 6: A Slovakian Case Study:''' A case study demonstrating a search strategy using the online church records of Slovakia to compile genealogy records for a typical family.