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*Published in newspapers (at a cost), sometimes kept by funeral homes (helpful if not in a newspaper) (JS: my grandfather and great-grandfather being  newspaper editors would say most people couldn't write so well so a favorable obit was written by newspaper editor from his interviews with the family;  

*Substitutes: Funeral home programs.

On the pages, give new people a way, a place to add it without stepping on another contributor's toes. Especially when we don't understand or want to correct another person's writing. (Jana)  

:Instructions on discussion page: annotate the Wiki: there is a separate CW page, please use that.

=== Probate Records  ===

=== Vital Records  ===

One of our challenges is to keep this area loaded with the ideas that have come, but organized enough that even small ideas are not lost.  

==== Summary of decisions  ====

*Each section needs a blurb

==== Birth  ====

[[User:JanaStokes|JanaStokes]] 17:06, 23 April 2012 (UTC)  

===== Summaries of minutes  =====

What needs to move up to summary of decisions?  

*Date or timeline concept giving suggestions based on birth years. Liked by everyone  

**2) If they can't find it from the major sources, what do they do.  

**3) Then help them get other records that may provide more clues. (How do we move them toward other skills?)  

*Create a page (or add to the state page) a link to alternative resources and be sure they are well explained in that area. Exceptions that affect a county should be explained within that county. That breakout page is a good place to explain anomalies about collections.  

**Refer to NY VR pages for examples to employ or modify  

*We need a footnoting task description. Marilyn has much on this already and will email to Liz, Jana, Wilma.  

*Must-haves on the section:  

*Although the alternatives will often be the same, the order of recommendation will vary depending on the time frame, ethnicity and religious affiliation of the majority of county residents;  

*And whether the record type being linked to on the county page has any "problem solving content" in it.  

*She gives more thoughts below the table for specific date ranges.

*Chart can be uniquely adapted to each county.  

*Most of chart should be specific to the county, then refer to state/alternative sources  

**The idea was if no vital rec then to send them to that county's church rec section—not to a State page where:  

***After reading about all the alternatives (including some state-wide sources link which they would tend to click on and go off and search)  

**Birth info could be in any type of record -- and a very long list  

*Don't make the table too long  

**What do we do when there are several "gap" dates? That in itself makes the table longer. But also more valuable to the user.  

**Point to a state page that can give a long list of alternatives  

**Where do we draw the line on alternative sources? On the state page, on the county page?  

*"When [birth] records don't exist" area -- at the top or bottom of the chart  

*Pat is cleaning up the state VR page. Please don't work on it until she has finished.

I thought about combining years---not showing ALL the non extant years; but realized idea was not acceptable---showing the non extant years is what made the table priceless in terms of efficiency. For example often Ancestry and Historical Records will entitle their collection "1800-1900", when really there is no coverage for year 1880, 1891, etc and so you are flat out WASTING your time searching those collections for 1880 birth---especially considering all the name variations/transcription errors one has to adjust for and search for in attempting to find an individual.  

==== Marriage  ====

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Clouds - possible icon for online resources  

== Comment on Newspapers  ==