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*See [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio - Style and Guidelines|Wiki Project Ohio Style and Guidelines]].
*See [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio - Style and Guidelines|Wiki Project Ohio Style and Guidelines]].


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'''You may wish to print these instructions before you begin editing. ''' <br>  


=== Instructions  ===
=== Instructions  ===
1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Societies#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to  
1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Societies#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to  


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


3. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart.
3. Open a new Internet browser page and search the following websites:<br>


4. Scroll to the heading '''''Repositories'''''.  
:*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/oh/ Cyndi's List]<br>
:*[http://www.epodunk.com/ Epodunk] Browse appropriate county profile for historical societies<br>
:*[http://www.google.com/ Google] Type in the search box "Genealogical Society [county name and state]" or "Historical Society [county name and state]"<br>
:*[http://www.google.com/ Google] "[county name and state] genealogy blog" then scan the blog for mention of any societies for that county<br>
:*[http://www.ohgenweb.org/counties.php US GenWeb]<br>


5. Scroll to the section '''''Societies''''' within Repositories.
4. In conjunction with the Internet, for Internet addresses you may want to consult


6. Open a new Internet browser page and search the following websites:<br>
*Elizabeth Petty Bentley, ''Genealogy Address Book ''(Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland, 2009) .


 
5. Return to the FamilySearch Wiki Project OhioClick on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. 4. Scroll to the heading Repositories. 5. Scroll to the section Societies within Repositories.  
:*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/oh/ Cyndi's List]<br>
:*[http://www.epodunk.com/ Epodunk] Browse appropriate county profile for historical societies<br>
:*[http://www.google.com/ Google] Type in the search box "Genealogical Society [county name and state]"  or "Historical Society [county name and state]"<br>
:*[http://www.google.com/ Google] "[county name and state] genealogy blog" then scan the blog for mention of any societies for that county<br>
:*[http://www.ohgenweb.org/counties.php US GenWeb]<br>
 
7. In conjunction with the Internet, for Internet addresses you may want to consult
*Elizabeth Petty Bentley, ''Genealogy Address Book ''(Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland, 2009) .  


3. For each county society you find, add the following:<br>  
3. For each county society you find, add the following:<br>  


*Name of the society
*Name of the society  
*Address<br>  
*Address<br>  
*phone number<br>  
*phone number<br>  
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