The WONDERFUL FamilySearch WIKI

Now that we no longer have help from the Mesa FamilySearch Library we can find our own help on genealogical topics by turning to the AMAZING FamilySearch WIKI.

The FamilySearch Wiki is where you can begin to become an EXPERT in genealogical topics and places. Wonder what records are available for a certain time period in a certain place? Look in the Wiki. Want to know more about a certain record collection? Look in the Wiki. Want to learn more about research in a foreign country? Look in the Wiki. Need some genealogy forms? Look in the Wiki.

With the new GUIDED RESEARCH, it couldn't be easier! Now is the time to give it a try! That brick wall may find itself crumbling with the tools that you find available.

I became a convert over ten years ago. After one of James Tanner's classes at the old Mesa FamilySearch Library, I approached him with a difficult genealogical conundrum. One that had perplexed many others. James didn't know the answer so he sat down at the Wiki and within a short period of time had solved the dilemma. I was very impressed! From then on the Wiki became my go-to for genealogical questions. (And so did James Tanner!)

See my powerpoint for a walkthrough of various facets of the WIKI. See if you can spot my DOG and CAT ancestors! Who knew?!

The WONDERFUL FamilySearch WIKI-powerpoint pdf



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