More category ideas to organize GenealogyWise

For both GenealogyWise and GenSeek I’ve previously proposed a framework based on the Library of Congress and Family History Library systems. Here’s an example showing how they may be adapted a bit for those taking an online approach.

Each of these topics can be part of a general Table of Contents when they refer to general or international subjects. Each can also be used as a subdivision under localities: countries, regions, states and provinces, counties & shires & parishes, cities and towns and so on.

It would also be helpful if posts were identified not only with a B-I-A level code, but also with a service code to indicate P for Public, C for Commercial, E for Educational, O for non-profit organizational, F for personal or family, G for Governmental, etc.

Feel free to juggle this list:

TOPICS

ADOPTEES & MISSING LIVING PERSONS
Adoption Research, Missing Person Research, Urban Research

ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
Archives & Libraries, Courthouses, Interlibrary Loan, Manuscript Collections, Special Collections,

ASSOCIATIONS
Historical & Genealogical Societies, Lineage & Patriotic Societies, Volunteers,

BUSINESS
Business Records & Commerce, Occupations,

CENSUS
Census Schedules, Census Statistics, Population Lists (national, state or provincial, local)

EDUCATION
Certification, Documentation, Ethics, Getting Started, Methodology, Pedigree Analysis, Professional Development, Reference Tools, Standards, Teaching & Training (conferences, events, etc.), Using Indexes,

ETHNIC GROUPS
Black History, Black Records, Ethnic Groups, Native Races, Minorities

FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS
Family & Surname Organizations, Research Coordination, Researchers, Reunions, Youth Groups,

GENEALOGY
Biography, Family History – Compiled, Genealogy - Compiled, Heraldry, Nobility,

GEOGRAPHY
Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps, Geographic Names

GOVERNMENT
Court Records, Guardianship, Land & Property, Law & Legislation, Notarial Records, Probate Records, Taxation, Town Records, Voting Records,

HISTORY
Chronology, Demography, History, Journals, Oral History, Personal History, Social History, Time Capsules, Time Periods (17th century, etc.)

INSTITUTIONS
Correctional Institutions, Funeral Homes, Medical Records, Newspapers, Orphans & Orphanages, Poorhouses, Schools,

LANGUAGES
Handwriting, Language, (word lists etc.)

MEDICAL
DNA, Genetics, Health History, Medical Research

MIGRATION
Emigration & Immigration, Internal Migration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Passports,

MILITARY
Military History, Military Records, Pensions,

NAMES
Personal Names, Surnames,

ONLINE SEARCHING
Internet, World Wide Web, Free Genealogy Sites, Commercial Genealogy Sites, Search Engines, Wikis,

ORGANIZATION
Family & Home Sources, Filing Systems, Forms, Organization Techniques,

PERIODICALS
Newspapers, Periodicals

PRESERVATION
Artifacts, Digital Items, Heirlooms, Material Culture, Photographs, Preservation

PROJECTS
Cataloging, Indexing, Preservation, Volunteer Searchers

RELIGIONS
Church History, Church Records, Jewish Records, Religious Life,
(Hugenot, Quaker, etc,)

TECHNOLOGY
Automation, Digitization, Hardware, Scanning, Gedcom Tools, Genealogy Software, Websites

VITAL EVENTS
Bible Records, Cemeteries, Civil Registration, Divorce Records, Obituaries, Vital Records,

WRITING & PUBLISHING
Blogging, Compiling, Copyright, Publishing, Sharing, Writing,