The future is almost here! The following link will allow you to learn what Family Search is going to look and act like:
http://blog.beta.familysearch.org/whats_new
You can learn about (and try) the new & improved "Search", "Share & Collaborate" and the new "Single Sign In". It appears that wiki.familysearch.org, pilot.familysearch.org and several of the features in "old" www.familysearch.org are being combined and better organized.
"Beta" will continue to evolve until it is eventually combined with and replaces the "Search Records" tab in the "old" familysearch and "pilot". I plan to start using "beta" now because I can access my favorite parts of "wiki", "pilot" and "old" familysearch on one site. It may not be perfect but it will allow me to access all my favorite tools from a single site.
Some of these tools are found in the "Learning and How-To's" tab :
• The Search function allows you to access research articles by topic. You can also access individual country portals directly. This is the best tool I have found for novice family history researchers and it is getting better every week!
• Using the Add function you can add or edit research articles. Yes, even you, can contribute to the collective knowledge contained in "wiki".
• Forums lets you pose that research question that has you stumped. There is a good chance that your question has already been asked and answered.
• Genealogy Learning Online includes many of those wonderful links and classes that have been buried deep in the Library Tab in "old" familysearch. They will now see the light of day. Guess what? There are even more now! If you want to learn about a specific topic in genealogical research this is the place to start.
Take a tour of the site and see the future.
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