Wiki Tools for Research

Notifications of Changes—Watching Pages

New information can be added at any time to the pages for the localities you are researching. "Watch" those pages, and you will receive an email each time a page is updated. To Watch a page, click on the star in the profile banner, next to View My Relationship.

For example, if you are researching in Albany, New York, "Watch" the following pages:

New York, United States Genealogy

Albany, New York
New York (and see the Topics section for other pages of interest to watch)
New York Online Genealogy

Each time information is added to one of those pages, you will receive an email.

You must be signed into FamilySearch with your own account for this feature to work.

Main article: Help:Watchlist

Talk Pages

Is information missing that would make an article more complete? Add a note to the Talk Page to ask a question or request Wiki Contributors to add information to that page. To add a note:

Click on the Talk tab in the upper left to get to the Talk page.
Click on "Edit" or "Edit Source" in the top right corner of the screen to add content. Be sure to save your changes. (You must be signed in with a FamilySearch account).

Navigating The Wiki

You can use the navigation bar on the left hand of the screen to navigate the Wiki including Browse by Country and Research Resources.
You can also use the Search field in the top left hand corner to type in localities, such as a county, state, or country or topics and record types, such as Census Records or Research Process.
In the top right hand corner, you will find links to your User page, User talk page, Preferences, Watchlist of articles and contributions. A link to your personal sandbox is located on the left navigation bar under the Volunteer and Helper section.