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Ancestry Errors Wiki

Subscription genealogy websites such as Ancestry.com and Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com) provide a tremendous service by placing digital record images online and thus increasing our access to these records. Unfortunately, occasional errors in imaging, programming, or organization defeat the purpose of these websites by limiting our ability to access some of the records. This wiki exists to notify genealogists of such errors, so that we can view the relevant records until the errors are corrected.

Ancestry.com Wiki

The Ancestry.com Wiki is made up of four kinds of fantastic content: The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy; Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources; Other great Ancestry.com content; Content added by you.

Biographical Wiki

A place for individuals to post biographies of their ancestors and to contribute or edit biographies of common ancestors.

Family History Wiki at Genealogy Today

This family history "content wiki" includes original documents, photographs and public domain materials of interest to genealogists, along with explanations of genealogical terminology. Includes tombstone photos, obituary images, photos of old homes/churches/schools, and more.

Familypedia

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.

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.

GenealogyWiki.org - Shared History

Share your genealogy research with others and work toward building a shared family tree.

Genealowiki.com

A genealogy wiki host.

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.

WeRelate

The world's largest genealogy wiki.

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.

WikiTree.com

What makes WikiTree.com special is its unique Trusted List system. Unlike most wikis, you don't give up copyrights and you control who can access and edit each individual profile page. This enables families to privately share memories, photos, and sensitive information. But the profiles still exist on an interconnected worldwide family tree, so you get the benefits of collaborating with distant relatives and connecting your research with that of others. 100% free. Started in 2008 by the creator of WikiAnswers.