Wiki Categories
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As of January, 2016, a project reorganizing and refining Wiki categories was completed. Categories were approved by the Governance Council as follows:
Contents
- 1 Contents
- 2 Wiki Administration
- 3 Wiki Help
- 4 Articles by location (top level)
- 5 Articles By Topic
- 5.1 Research Sources
- 5.1.1 a. Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death
- 5.1.2 b. Business and medical records
- 5.1.3 c. Religions
- 5.1.4 d. Population
- 5.1.5 e. Court Records
- 5.1.6 f. Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
- 5.1.7 g. Genealogy Collections
- 5.1.8 h. Genealogy Websites and Online Collections
- 5.1.9 i. History and Geography
- 5.1.10 j. Institution and School Records
- 5.1.11 k. Language and Handwriting
- 5.1.12 l. Migration
- 5.1.13 m. Military records
- 5.1.14 o. Newspapers and Periodicals
- 5.1.15 p. Reference Materials and Finding Aids
- 5.1.16 q. Repositories
- 5.1.17 r. Societies
- 5.2 Research Process and Instruction
- 5.3 FamilySearch
- 5.1 Research Sources
- 6 Articles by location and location/topic
- 7 Images
- 8 New Capitalization Rule
Contents
Wiki Administration
Wiki Policies and Guidelines
- FamilySearch Wiki Policy
- Style Guidelines
- Dispute Resolution
- Image Approval
Wiki Governance Council
Wiki Community Council
Wiki Content Administration
- Adopted pages
- Community Meetings
- Completed Projects
- Inactive WikiProjects
- WikiProject Help Topics
- WikiProjects
Wiki Maintenance
- Multiple Categories Used by the Maintenance Team oOnly
- Wiki Maintenance Help
- Testing
Wiki Historical
Wiki User and Userboxes List
Wiki Help
Using the Wiki
- Searching the Wiki
- Personal Pages Help
Contributor Help
- How to Contribute to the Wiki
- Writing and Editing Articles
- Writing
- Editing
- Personal Pages Help
Training
- Wiki University
- Wiki
- Wiki Missionary
- Wikitext
- HTML
- Additional Wikitext Help
- Video Lessons
- Lesson Archives
Articles by location (top level)
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
Articles By Topic
Research Sources
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
- i. Business Records and Occupations
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.Indians of North America
- 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
- vii. Finding Aids
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
- i. Archives and Libraries
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
Research Process and Instruction
a. Beginners
b. New to Genealogy
c. Youth
d. Education Opportunities
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
- ix. Brick Walls
f. Writing and Publishing
g. Record Preservation
h. Descendancy Research
i. Genetic Research
j. Professional Genealogists
- i. Accreditation
FamilySearch
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)
- a. Autauga County, Alabama
- ii. Alabama Archives and Libraries
- iii. Alabama Church Records
- iv. (rest of Alabama topic pages)
- i. Alabama Counties
- b. Alaska, United States
- c. Etc.
- a. Alabama, United States
- 2. United States Archives and Libraries
- a. Alabama Archives and Libraries
- b. (Rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)
- a. Alabama Archives and Libraries
- 3. (Rest of United States topics)
- 1. States of the United States
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)
- i. Bedfordshire Parishes
- a.Bedfordshire, England
- 2. England Archives and Libraries
- a. Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries
- b. Berkshire Archives and Libraries
- c. (rest of England's counties’ Archives and Libraries)
- a. Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries
- 3. (Rest of England topic pages)
- 1. Counties of England
Subcategory of Canada
Canada
- 1. Provinces of Canada
- a. Alberta, Canada
- i. Alberta Archives and Libraries
- ii. (rest of Alberta topic pages)
- i. Alberta Archives and Libraries
- b. (Rest of Provinces)
- a. Alberta, Canada
- 2. Canada Archives and Libraries
- a. Alberta Archives and Libraries
- b. (rest of provinces’ Archives and Libraries)
- a. Alberta 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)
- i. Anhalt Archives and Libraries
- a. Anhalt, Germany
- 2. Germany Archives and Libraries
- a. Anhalt Archives and Libraries
- b. (rest of states’ Archives and Libraries)
- a. Anhalt Archives and Libraries
- 3. (Rest of Germany topics)
Images
- Building Images
- Buttons
- Charts and Forms Images
- Document Example Images
- Files from Flickr
- Files from Geograph
- Forms Images
- Help Images
- Historical Events Images
- Image Licenses
- Image Maps
- Images of People
- International Images
- Maps of Countries
- PAF
- Symbols
- Coats of Arms
- Flags
- Icons
- Insignia
- Logos
- Trademarks
- United States Files
- Flags of United States
- Images from the Library of Congress
- States of the United States Images
- United States Building Images
- States Census Files
- United States Document Images
- United States Historical Events
- United States Military Record Files
- United States Military Record Images
- Wiki screen shots
- Miscellaneous Images
New Capitalization 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.
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