Briefly Defined

• NetLingo 
  • Wiki 
• Wiki.com - What is a Wiki? 
• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 
  • Wiki 

General Resource Sites

• Biographical Wiki 
  A place for individuals to post biographies of their ancestors and to contribute or edit biographies of common ancestors.
• FamilySearch Research Wiki 
  FamilySearch Research Wiki is intended as an online community for family history researchers and those interested in learning how to be more successful in the search for their ancestors.
• Genealowiki.com 
  A genealogy wiki host.
• Genealogy - Familypedia - The Genealogy Wiki 
  Anyone can list their research on this cooperative "Wikicity" site: details on worldwide subjects and individuals — historically significant people and everyday people. MediaWiki software makes searching, entering data, and linking easy; and categories automatically list subcategories and articles. Active contributors from multiple cultures and regions.
• GenealogyWiki.org - Shared History 
  Share your genealogy research with others and work toward building a shared family tree.
• WeRelate 
  "The world's largest genealogy wiki."
• The Wiki - Family Tree Forum's Reference Library 
  A resource for the genealogist with loads of information on how to search, useful resources and family history information, freely available for editing by all registered members.
• WikiTree 
  The goal of WikiTree is to construct bloodline trees of families that will gradually start forming a global family forest of humanity. All entries are freely edited by users.

How To Find Wikis & Use Wikis

• Genealogy and Wikis 
  An article on using wikis for genealogical publishing online.
• JLiki - Creating Your Own Genealogy Wiki 
• Wiki.com 

Locality or Ethnic Specific

• Creative Gene Wiki, For Genealogy Enthusiasts 
  Detroit history and genealogy.
• GenWiki 
  Designed to become the main source for genealogy in the German-speaking areas of the world.
• Jewish Genealogy Wiki 
• Massachusetts Online Vital Records Research Guide 
  Complete list of Massachusetts towns and where their pre-1850 vital records may be found (for free if possible) online.
• Mexico IGI Batch Numbers 
  Free WIKI style website that is organizing all the IGI's batch numbers for the entire country of Mexico by state, town and year. Bilingual site also explains how to use batch numbers more effectively in searches.

Personal Research Wikis

• Descendants of Daniel COOK b. 1808 - The COOK Genealogy Wiki 
  A Wikipedia style genealogy site for the descendants of Daniel Cook, b. 1808, Adair Co., Kentucky. Includes photos and bios.
• Genealowiki.com > Benedict > WebHome - BENEDICT Generations 
  BENEDICT families- their ancestors and folklore. A collaborative site where users can add their own stories and family lines. Uses TWiki tool for easy access.
• HALL Family History Wiki 
  This is a wiki, a pedigree of the HALL family and its branches, the pedigree can be edited, extended, by users.
• HAMMOND Genealogy Wiki 
• ManunWikiTa 
  The genealogy wiki website of the Italian MANUNTA family.
• WHITNEY Research Group 
  An informal group of individuals interested in the scholarly research of Whitney families around the world and throughout history. Includes an online Transcription Project for the 1895 genealogy "The Descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635".

Software & Services for Wikis

• MediaWiki.org 
  A free software wiki package.
• PBWiki 
• TiddlyWiki 
  A reusable non-linear personal web notebook, a single html file which has all the characteristics of a wiki.
• TWiki - the Open Source Enterprise Wiki and Web 2.0 Application Platform 
• WetPaint 
• WikiDot 
• WikiMatrix - Compare Them All 
• WikiSpaces 

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