Wiki Categories

As of January, 2016, a project reorganizing and refining Wiki categories was completed. Categories were approved by the Governance Council as follows: =Contents=

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Americas

 * Countries in Central America
 * Countries in North America
 * Countries in South America
 * Countries in the Caribbean

Asia

 * Countries in Asia
 * Countries in Central Asia
 * Countries in Eastern Asia
 * Countries in South-eastern Asia
 * Countries in Southern Asia
 * Countries in the Middle East

Europe

 * Countries in Europe
 * Countries in Central Europe
 * Countries in Eastern Europe
 * Countries in Mediterranean Europe
 * Countries in Scandinavia
 * Countries in the British Isles

Oceania

 * Countries in Oceania
 * Countries in Australia and New Zealand
 * Countries in Melanesia
 * Countries in Micronesia
 * Countries in Polynesia

Former Countries
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a. Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death

 * i. Bible Records
 * ii. Cemeteries
 * iii. Church Records
 * 1. Church Records by Country
 * 2. Church Records by Denomination
 * iv. Civil Registration
 * 1. How to Articles
 * v. Obituaries
 * 1. England Obituaries
 * 2. United States Obituaries
 * viii. Town Records
 * vii.Vital Records
 * 1. Women (focuses on finding maiden name)
 * 2. How to Articles

b. Business and medical records

 * i. Business Records and Occupations
 * 1. Business Records
 * 2. Industries
 * 3. Occupations
 * 4. Agriculture
 * ii. Hospital Records

c. Religions

 * i. Bible Records
 * ii. Church Directories
 * iii. Church History
 * iv. Church Records
 * 1. Church Records by Denomination
 * 2. Church Records by Country
 * v. Religions by Country

d. Population

 * i. Census
 * ii. Taxation
 * iii.Voting Registers
 * iv. Directories

e. Court Records

 * i. Adoption
 * ii.Court Records by Country
 * iii. Guardianship
 * iv. Land and Property Records
 * v. Probate Records

f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

 * i. African American Records
 * ii. Slavery and Bondage
 * iii. Minorities
 * iv.Native Races
 * v. Jewish Records
 * vi.Huguenots

g. Genealogy Collections

 * i. Compiled Genealogies
 * ii. Family Trees
 * iii.Fraudulent Genealogy
 * iv. Heraldry

h. Genealogy Websites and Online Collections

 * i. FamilySearch Historical Records
 * ii. Genealogy Websites by Country
 * iii.Major Genealogy Websites
 * iv. NARA Online Records
 * v. Online Genealogy Records
 * vi.Digitized Book Collections
 * vii.Social Media
 * 1. Message Boards and Forums
 * 2. Blogs

i. History and Geography

 * i.Biography
 * ii. Church History
 * iii. Disasters
 * iv.History
 * v. Local Histories
 * vi. Maps and Gazetteers
 * vii. Migration Routes
 * viii.Personal Histories, Memories, and Stories
 * 1. Personal History

j. Institution and School Records

 * i. Asylums
 * ii. Correctional Institutions
 * iii. Orphans and Orphanages
 * iv.School Records
 * v. Poor

k. Language and Handwriting

 * i. Handwriting
 * ii. Language and Languages
 * iii.Word List
 * iv. Letter Writing Guides
 * v. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
 * vi.Glossary

l. Migration

 * i. Emigration and Immigration
 * ii. Naturalization and Citizenship
 * iii. Migration Routes

m. Military records

 * i. Military Records by Country
 * ii. Military Records by War
 * 1. Wars Involving Canada
 * 2. Wars Involving England
 * 3. Wars Involving France
 * 4. Wars Involving Germany
 * 5. Wars Involving the United States

o. Newspapers and Periodicals

 * i. Newspapers
 * ii. Obituaries
 * iii.Periodicals

p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids

 * i. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
 * ii. Maps and Gazetteers
 * iii.Names Personal
 * iv. Record Selection Tables (will be later changed to Record Finder)
 * v. Research Guides
 * vi.Calendars

q. Repositories

 * i. Archives and Libraries
 * 1. University Libraries
 * 2. Family History Library
 * 3. WorldCat Libraries
 * ii. Family History Centers
 * iii. Museums
 * iv. National Archives and Records Administration
 * 1. NARA Online Records

r. Societies

 * i. Family Organizations
 * ii. Genealogical and Historical Societies
 * 1. Genealogical and Historical Societies By Country
 * 2. United States Societies
 * iii. Surname Societies
 * iv. Historical Membership Societies

e. Basic Research Process

 * i. Gathering Family Information
 * ii. Organizing Records
 * iii.Setting Research Objectives
 * iv. Selecting Records to Search
 * v. Obtaining and Searching the Records
 * 1. Search Strategies
 * 2. Letter Writing Guides
 * vi.Recording Research Results
 * 1. Research Logs
 * 2. Charts and Forms
 * 3. Citations
 * 4. Genealogy Software
 * vii.Evaluating Evidence
 * viii.Sharing

j. Professional Genealogists

 * i. Accreditation

FamilySearch
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Articles by location and location/topic
1. Locality categories for countries and jurisdictions below country. 2. Categories which combine a location and a topic as it pertains to that location.

Subcategory of the United States

 * United States
 * 1. States of the United States
 * a. Alabama, United States
 * i. Alabama Counties
 * a. Autauga County, Alabama
 * b. (Rest of counties in Alabama)
 * ii. Alabama Archives and Libraries
 * iii. Alabama Church Records
 * iv. (rest of Alabama topic pages)
 * b. Alaska, United States
 * c. Etc.
 * 2. United States Archives and Libraries
 * a. Alabama Archives and Libraries
 * b. (Rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)
 * 3. (Rest of United States topics)

Subcategory of England

 * England
 * 1. Counties of England
 * a.Bedfordshire, England
 * i. Bedfordshire Parishes
 * ii. Bedfordshire Archives and: Libraries
 * iii.(rest of Bedfordshire topic pages)
 * 2. England Archives and Libraries
 * a. Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries
 * b. Berkshire Archives and Libraries
 * c. (rest of England's counties’ Archives and Libraries)
 * 3. (Rest of England topic pages)

Subcategory of Canada
Canada
 * 1. Provinces of Canada
 * a. Alberta, Canada
 * i. Alberta Archives and Libraries
 * ii. (rest of Alberta topic pages)
 * b. (Rest of Provinces)
 * 2. Canada Archives and Libraries
 * a. Alberta Archives and Libraries
 * b. (rest of provinces’ Archives and Libraries)
 * 3.(rest of Canada topics)

Subcategory of Germany and other countries
Germany
 * 1. States of Germany: Depending on country, this could be regions, districts, prefectures, municipalities, etc. Use the jurisdiction equivalent to a county.
 * a. Anhalt, Germany
 * i. Anhalt Archives and Libraries
 * ii. (rest of Anhalt topic pages)
 * 2. Germany Archives and Libraries
 * a. Anhalt Archives and Libraries
 * b. (rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)
 * 3. (Rest of Germany topics)

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Capitalization New Rule
Categories: all words in a category should be capitalized except
 * Articles: a, an, the
 * Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, for, nor, etc.
 * Prepositions (fewer than five letters): on, at, to, from, by, etc.