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Description

The purpose of this task is to add an introduction to church records on Indiana county pages.

This task is beginner task and requires basic experience with copying and pasting in wikitext.

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Questions about editing this project?

You may wish to print these instructions before you begin editing.
To Print:

  • Go to the top right-hand corner of the page within the the white area.
  • Locate the word Print or the icon of a printer. Click on the icon.
  • Print.

Instructions

1. Check the Assignment Chart below to choose a county to edit.

2. Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.

3. For each county, you will add information to the county page by editing in [[wikitext. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.

  • If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading Description.

4. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task.

5. Also, report your finished task on the Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!

Wikitext Editing Instructions

Part A - Adding the Intro Template

1. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. This will take you to your county page.

2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password. Find the sign-in area in the top right-hand corner of the page.

3. Scroll to the heading Church Records.

4. Open the Church Records heading for editing by clicking on the pen in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title.

5. Click on the word wikitext in the toolbox at the top left of the edit box.

6. Place your cursor immediately after the heading Church Records and strike the enter key on your keyboard.

7. While in wiki text, copy and paste the following template under the heading Church Records:

{{IN Church Intro}}

8. If there is any other text under the heading, be sure to place the intro template on a separate line before any additional text.

Part B - Adding the subheadings

1. If any records are already added to the church section, determine which congregation to which the records belong.

2. Using size 5 heading, add the name of the congregation for a subheading, such as Baptist, Methodist or Society of Friends. If the record is multi-denominational or you cannot determine the congregation, add a heading called General. This heading should come before the other denonimations.

Make a size 5 heading by typing 5 = signs before and after the heading.
Example: =====General=====

3. Be sure each heading is on a separate line and before the text which applies to that congregation.

4. Arrange the congregation names in alphabetical order. This may require moving some text which is already on the page. Do as follows to move the text:

a. While in wiki text, position your cursor in front of the text which needs moving.
b. Left click and drag your cursor across the text to highlight the information which needs moving.
c. Right click and select cut.
d. Move your cursor under the correct heading or at the correct line on the page and hit enter on your keyboard to move to a new line.
e. Right click and paste the moved information in its new position.

5. Do NOT add congregation headings if there is not information about that church.

6. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Type a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Added church intro and headings".

7. Click on the box "Save Page". The task is complete.

8. Follow the directions in the Assignment Chart section below to report your completed task.

12. Save the page and exit.

Example of Completed Heading

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date.

The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group.

For general information about Indiana denominations, view the Indiana Church Records wiki page.

General
  • Mahoning Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Youngstown, Ohio, Court, Church and Family Records of Mahoning and Columbiana Counties of Ohio FS Library film 859777 item 7
Society of Friends

Example of a Completed Section

See Monroe County, Indiana Church Records

Assignment Chart

If you are accepting this task:

1. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.
2. Open the Assignment Chart for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.
3. Place your cursor in the box under the heading Name/Date Task Accepted and opposite your county of choice.
4. Not all counties are included in the chart below. If your county is not listed, this task is not needed for your county.
5. Type 4 tildes (~). This symbol is located on the upper left-hand part of your keyboard, next to the number 1. The ~~~~ is an electronic signature and will leave your user name and date when you signed.
6. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Adams County for adding FamilySearch Center".
7. Click on the box "Save Page".
8. You are now signed up to complete this task.


If you are completing this task:

  • Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading Date Completed. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Adams County for societies."

Indiana County Assignment Chart

County Name/Date accepted Date Completed
Adams Mcbridelw 19:31, 11 July 2013 (UTC) Mcbridelw 19:31, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
Allen Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Bartholomew Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Benton Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Blackford Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Boone Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Brown Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Carroll Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Cass Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Clark Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Clinton Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Crawford Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Daviess Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
De Kalb Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Dearborn Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Decatur Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Delaware Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Dubois Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Elkhart Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Fayette Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Floyd Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Fountain Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Franklin Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Fulton Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Gibson Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Grant Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Greene Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Hamilton Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Hancock Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Harrison Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Hendricks Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Henry Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Howard Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Huntington Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Jackson Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Jasper Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Jay Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Jefferson Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Jennings Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Johnson Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Knox Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Kosciusko Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
La Porte Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
La Grange Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Lake Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Lawrence Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Madison Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Marion Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Marshall Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Martin Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Miami Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Monroe Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Montgomery Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Morgan Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Newton Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Noble Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Ohio Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Orange Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Owen Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Parke Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Perry Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Pike Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Porter Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Posey Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Pulaski Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Putnam Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Randolph Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Ripley Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Rush Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Scott Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Shelby Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Spencer Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
St. Joseph Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Starke Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Steuben Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Sullivan Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Switzerland Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Tippecanoe Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Tipton Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Union Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Vanderburgh Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Vermillion Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Vigo Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Wabash Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Warren Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Warrick Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Washington Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Wayne Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Wells Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
White Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Whitley Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC) Mbitter19 00:12, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

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