Encyclopedia of Genealogy

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-	==First Steps==	+	You can [[Cat|search this encyclopedia]] at any time by clicking on [[Special:Search|Search]] in the menus. You can also click on [[Special:Allpages|Index]] to view a list of all the entries.
-	The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''.	+
-	#<font color="red">Important:</font>  [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] as admin and go to [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] to change your password!	+
-	#Write down your password.	+
-	#On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki.	+
-	==Other optional things to do==	+	The Encyclopedia of Genealogy serves as a compendium of genealogical tools and techniques. It provides reference information about everything in genealogy except people. Look to the Encyclopedia ''of'' Genealogy to provide explanations of how to look up your family tree, explanations of terms found in genealogy research, including obsolete medical and legal terms. It will describe locations where records may be found. It also will describe how to research Italian, German, Polish, French-Canadian, Jewish, Black, Indian and other ancestors. In short, the Encyclopedia of Genealogy will serve as your standard genealogy reference manual.
-	*Control the rights of anyomus and logged in users through the control panel (which can be found in the toolbox on the left side of this page).	+
-	*Add the url for your wiki to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Categorized_Wiki_List Categorized wiki list]. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.	+	[[Image:Eogen.PNG|thumb]]
-	*To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Link_Quota_Page Link Quota Page] to increase your uploads quota.	+	The Encyclopedia of Genealogy is created by genealogists like yourself. In fact, '''YOU''' can help by adding content: your own knowledge and expertise can help others. If you see anything in this encyclopedia that is incorrect, YOU can change it! If you see anything that is incomplete, YOU can add to it! If you note anything that is missing, YOU can add it! This encyclopedia will succeed because people like you contribute nuggets of information. When enough "nuggets" are added, the Encyclopedia of Genealogy will become a gold mine.
-	*Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu	+
-	*Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:	+	:'''NOTE:''' This encyclopedia is not a place to find all the ancestors of John Doe or all the descendants of John and Mary
-	#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis]	+	:Smith. The World Wide Web already has many online message boards and databases that perform that function well. Instead, the
-	#[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br>	+	:Encyclopedia of Genealogy serves as a clearinghouse of genealogy techniques: where to find records, how to organize the data
-	*If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the  javascript and css to the [[Header]] to change the look of your wiki.	+	:found, what the terminology means and how to plan your next research effort.
-	**You must log as admin to do this	+
-	**Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles.	+	Visit our [[Contribute|Contribute information page]] to find out how you can edit an article, or experiment in the [[sandbox]].
-	*Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help.	+
-	*Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis]	+	Thank you for looting the Encyclopedia of Genealogy!
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Current revision as of 21:02, 2 December 2007

Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Genealogy, a free-content encyclopedia created by its readers, people like you. The Encyclopedia of Genealogy is available to everyone, free of charge. Everyone can also contribute information, again free of charge.

You can search this encyclopedia at any time by clicking on Search in the menus. You can also click on Index to view a list of all the entries.

The Encyclopedia of Genealogy serves as a compendium of genealogical tools and techniques. It provides reference information about everything in genealogy except people. Look to the Encyclopedia of Genealogy to provide explanations of how to look up your family tree, explanations of terms found in genealogy research, including obsolete medical and legal terms. It will describe locations where records may be found. It also will describe how to research Italian, German, Polish, French-Canadian, Jewish, Black, Indian and other ancestors. In short, the Encyclopedia of Genealogy will serve as your standard genealogy reference manual.

The Encyclopedia of Genealogy is created by genealogists like yourself. In fact, YOU can help by adding content: your own knowledge and expertise can help others. If you see anything in this encyclopedia that is incorrect, YOU can change it! If you see anything that is incomplete, YOU can add to it! If you note anything that is missing, YOU can add it! This encyclopedia will succeed because people like you contribute nuggets of information. When enough "nuggets" are added, the Encyclopedia of Genealogy will become a gold mine.

NOTE: This encyclopedia is not a place to find all the ancestors of John Doe or all the descendants of John and Mary

Smith. The World Wide Web already has many online message boards and databases that perform that function well. Instead, the

Encyclopedia of Genealogy serves as a clearinghouse of genealogy techniques: where to find records, how to organize the data

found, what the terminology means and how to plan your next research effort.

Visit our Contribute information page to find out how you can edit an article, or experiment in the sandbox.

Thank you for looting the Encyclopedia of Genealogy!