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The Next Level
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This next level ( climbing “your” family tree ) highlights a number of areas you should review when starting off for the first time and which should be reviewed periodically to keep you on track. You can check out some or all of the articles or come back to them later as needed. After this your next step could be to go to the “New to the Wiki” section for information on how to best utilize this wiki to help you build a strong foundation for your future research.
By its very nature, your genealogical research is a never ending quest as there is a constant influx of new online information and every new contact you make could add to your knowledge and your family history records. Many people have a tendency to expand their research beyond their direct family line due to their enjoyment of the research process itself and their interest in pursuing the world family tree. You have to decide when and what you want to get out of this endeavor and how much time you are willing and able to put into it.
Ultimately, the most important point to remember is that you should always pace yourself during this venture. There will be times when new information comes fast and furious due to a breakthrough of a brick wall, as well as times where nothing is found for weeks or months. Your enthusiasm will also waver up and down in relationship to more important issues in your life but just remember that once you have completed the two time sensitive critical steps the other genealogy data will always be there waiting for you. Pace yourself so that you do not burn out and loose interest and if you document your research with irrefutable sources then others like your children or your children’s children can pick up where your legacy left off.
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"One on One" help options[edit | edit source]
Personal help options (Talk with us)
- Contact Support personnel through their user page
- Use the talk page
- Fill out a Submit form
- Add a "helpme" template to your user page
Live help options (phone, email, or chat line)
Find a volunteer (Mentor requests)
Local area help (Find a Family History Center)
- (also see the FHC Introduction article)
Facebook (FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups)
"Do it yourself" checklist[edit | edit source]
Welcoming Committee help and training can be found on your talk page
--- This is your main line of communication
--- Here is Your talk page
1st: Create your user page
--- Find Your user page here
--- To start, type a word and then save
2nd: Set Your preferences
--- Set email choices, search options, etc
--- You can change Your password here
3rd: Play in your sandbox pages
--- Go to Your sandbox
--- To start, type a word and then save
4th: Check out the Community meetings
--- Join the discussions/ask questions
--- Meeting recordings are available
5th: Use your watchlist
--- Keep track of pages that interest you
--- Find Your watched pages here
6th: How to use the history and talk tabs
--- Find other user pages in the history tab
--- post questions/comments on talk tab
Contacting others
Use the “talk” pages
Add a “Looking for help” template
Request a mentor
Talk to a “live” person
Submit a question to Support
Remember to sign your name
Known issues and fixes
Common fixes
Known issues
What belongs on the wiki
Wiki basics
Register to use the wiki
Changing your preferences
Take a tour
Video lessons to get started
Navigation basics
Review the basics
Navigating through the wiki
Some terminology to know
Searching basics
How search works
Search tips
Advanced location searching
Search for article or topic
Search images or new files
Maintenance templates
Special Pages search options
Wiki Terminology
Editing CheatSheet
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Help with Wiki Care
Use the submit form, if preferred
Add content: big or small
Create a new article
Improve an article’s content/style
Suggest a new article
Expand an article
Translate an article
Update/add links to articles
Take part in WikiCare
Help with Wiki Support
Create a “Help” article
Mark a stub article
Categorize articles/photos
Become a moderator
Patrol the Wiki
Add your input to meeting discussions
Join the Welcoming committee
Assist with training
Become a mentor
Get involved in Team Projects
Adopt a page
Select an active project
Suggest/build a project
Watch for “barn raising” projects
Whether you like to be at the head of the parade twirling the baton or prefer to remain in the background building the floats,
all volunteers are welcome
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