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2. The many of the newspapers are identified by city only. You will need to identify the cities in your county by doing a[https://www.google.com/ Google ]search.  
2. The many of the newspapers are identified by city only. You will need to identify the cities in your county by doing a[https://www.google.com/ Google ]search.  


:a. Type <county name> Ohio Wikipedia in the Google search box.  
:a. Type "<county name> Ohio Wikipedia" in the Google search box.  
:b. Open the search result Wikipedia page.  
:b. Open the county Wikipedia page.  
:c. In the table of contents on the Wikipedia page, click on "Cities" under the heading "Local Government".  
:c. In the table of contents on the Wikipedia page, click on "Cities" under the heading "Local Government".  
:d. You will compare this list of cities to the names of the Library of Congress Ohio Digital Newspapers in the next step.
:d. You will compare this list of cities to the names of the Library of Congress Ohio Digital Newspapers in the next step.
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3. Click on this link to the [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Ohio Library of Congress].  
3. Click on this link to the [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Ohio Library of Congress].  


5. Compare the list of newspapers to the list of cities you found on Wikipedia.  
4. Compare the list of newspapers to the list of cities you found on Wikipedia.  
 
5. If you do not find any newspapers your task is complete. Go to [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Online Newspapers#Specific_Instructions_for_Ancestry_Newspapers|Ancestry Newspapers]] on this page


6. If you find an newspaper for your county, add it under the heading '''Online Newspapers. '''Use the following format:  
6. If you find an newspaper for your county, add it under the heading '''Online Newspapers. '''Use the following format:  
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:*(c) Type the date range of the newspaper. Put this date between three <nowiki>'''</nowiki>. This will bold the date.  
:*(c) Type the date range of the newspaper. Put this date between three <nowiki>'''</nowiki>. This will bold the date.  
:*(d) Add a space.  
:*(d) Add a space.  
:*(e) Add the ancestry.com catalog entry with accompanying url link: [''url(web address) of the collection'' SPACE ''title of the collection''] The entire link and title must be enclosed by brackets [ ].  
:*(e) Add the Library of Congress entry with accompanying url link:
:::::[''url(web address) of the collection'' SPACE ''title of the newspaper'']  
:::::The entire link and title must be enclosed by brackets [ ].  
::-'''Url (Web Address) of the collection:''' To get to the url or web address of the newspaper, be sure you have clicked on the title of the newspaper, which will take you to a summary page. This is the page with the web address (url) that will go into the FamilySearch wiki.  
::-'''Url (Web Address) of the collection:''' To get to the url or web address of the newspaper, be sure you have clicked on the title of the newspaper, which will take you to a summary page. This is the page with the web address (url) that will go into the FamilySearch wiki.  
:::-Begin by typing a bracket: [  
:::-Begin by typing a bracket: [  
:::-To add the url link, hover the cursor over the url or web address on the ancestry website page. This is at the top of the page in the web address box. Right click your mouse. This will highlight the address and an edit box will appear. Right click on COPY. Return to the wiki county page and after the [ right click and PASTE.  
:::-To add the url link, hover the cursor over the url or web address on the Library of Congress website page. This is at the top of the page in the web address box. Right click your mouse. This will highlight the address and an edit box will appear. Right click on COPY. Return to the wiki county page and after the " [ " right click and PASTE.  
::*'''Space''' It is important to put one space between the url and the title.  
::*'''Space''' It is important to put one space between the url and the title.  
::*'''Title of the collection:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;''Title in italics''  
::*'''Title of the newspaper:'''  
:::*Type the title of the newspaper.&nbsp;  
:::*Type the title of the newspaper.&nbsp;  
:::*To make italics put two <nowiki>''</nowiki> before and after the title. Be sure to capitalize the proper words in the title.  
:::*To make italics put two <nowiki>''</nowiki> before and after the title. Be sure to capitalize the proper words in the title.  
:::*End by typing another bracket: ]  
:::*End by typing another bracket: ]  
:*(d) Copy and paste the following phrase: at <nowiki>[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]</nowiki> ($)
::*'''-free'''
:*(e) Add a brief description, if needed, such as "not all years complete,"
:::*Add the word -free after the name of the newspaper. Remember to add the dash before the word free.  
:*(f) Add a brief description, if needed, such as "not all years complete,"


10. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page add the words, "Added Ancestry County Newspapers" and then click the Save page button.  
7. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page add the words, "Added Library of Congress County Newspapers" and then click the Save page button.  


{{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not add a blank line between entries, but do make sure there is a line between a heading and an entry.}}
{{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not add a blank line between entries, but do make sure there is a line between a heading and an entry.}}
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