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This project centers around rewriting the [[United States Census|U.S. census]] page and all the state census pages, such as [[Pennsylvania Census|Pennsylvania Census]]. The project is being run by [[User:Diltsgd|Diltsgd]]. [[User:Ritcheymt|Ritcheymt]] is also assisting with scoping the project, defining sub-tasks, and recruiting volunteers.
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This project centers around rewriting the [[United States Census|U.S. census]] page and all the state census pages, such as [[Pennsylvania Census|Pennsylvania Census]]. The project is being run by [[User:Diltsgd|Diltsgd]]. [[User:RitcheyMT|Ritcheymt]] is also assisting with scoping the project, defining sub-tasks, and recruiting volunteers.  


=== Requirements and Tasks ===
=== Task Tracker  ===
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| style="background: #f0f0f0" align="center" | '''Task in progress [[User:Mmark|Mmark]]'''&nbsp;
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Task in<br>progress<br>[[User:Diltsgd|Diltsgd]]'''
| style="background: #f0f0f0" align="center" | '''Task in progress [[User:Healeyje|Healeyje]]'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Task in<br>progress<br>[[User:HardestyPN|Hardestypn]]'''  
| style="background: #f0f0f0" align="center" | '''Task in progress [[User:Blaylockjt|Blaylockjt]]'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Task in<br>progress<br>[[User:Hendricksonp|Hendricksonp]]'''  
| style="background: #f0f0f0" align="center" | '''Task in progress Pipkin'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Task in<br>progress<br>[[User:KirkBE|Kirkbe]]'''  
| style="background: #f0f0f0" align="center" | '''Task in progress [[User:Ritcheymt|Ritcheymt]]'''&nbsp;
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Task in<br>progress<br>[[User:Pipkincm|Pipkin]]'''  
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Task in<br>progress<br>[[User:RitcheyMT|Ritcheymt]]'''
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Hrs. left'''  
| style="background: #f0f0f0" align="center" | '''Hrs. left'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Task <br>complete'''  
| style="background: #f0f0f0" align="center" | '''Task&nbsp;complete'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Story <br>complete'''
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=== Requirement Backlog  ===
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Category'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Requirement''' '''(AKA story)''' 
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Priority<br>by<br>[[User:Diltsgd|Diltsgd]]''' 
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Priority<br>by<br>[[User:HardestyPN|Hardestypn]]'''
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Priority<br>by<br>[[User:KirkBE|Kirkbe]]'''
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Priority<br>by<br>[[User:RitcheyMT|Ritcheymt]]''' 
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Priority<br>Score<br>(Total)'''
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| Types of Census
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  Federal Census
(pop. Schedule)
| 40
| 31
| 41
| 5
| 40
| 41
| 230
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| Types of Census
|  State, Territory, and Colonial Census
| 34
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30
| 40
| 4
| 39
| 40
| 221
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| Types of Census
| Census Substitutes
| 36
| 29
| 39
| 12
| 31
| 24
| 188
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| Types of Census
| Veteran Schedule 1890
| 35
| 25
| 20
| 13
| 29
| 19
| 156
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| Types of Census
| Mortality Schedules
| 33
| 24
| 19
| 21
| 28
| 18
| 142
|-
| Types of Census
|
Native American Population schedules
(1910)
| 31
| 17
| 18
| 17
| 17
| 17
| 124
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| Types of Census
| Slave Schedules
| 30
| 18
| 17
| 22
| 23
| 16
| 123
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| Types of Census
|
Veteran Schedules
(Including 1840)
| 32
| 19
| 16
| 19
| 18
| 15
| 122
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| Types of Census
| Agriculture Schedules
| 29
| 16
| 13
| 20
| 27
| 14
| 120
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| Types of Census
| Industrial Schedules
| 28
| 15
| 12
| 29
| 9
| 13
| 89
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| Types of Census
|
Defective Schedules
(1880)
| 27
| 14
| 11
| 14
| 17
| 12
| 108
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| Types of Census
| LDS Church Census
| N/A
| 4
| 14
| 32
| 10
| 7
| 44
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| Types of Census
| Native American Tribal Rolls (or Reservation)
| 26
| 3
| 15
| 10
| 5
| 6
| 86
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| Types of Census
| School Census
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 25
| 8
| 5
| 45
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| Location/Availability
| Ancestry
| 38
| 37
| 30
| 16
| 35
| 39
| 204
|-
| Location/Availability
| Heritage Quest
| 37
| 36
| 29
| 6
| 34
| 38
| 209
|-
| Location/Availability
|
Record Search
(FamilySearch)
| 39
| 38
| 36
| 5
| 33
| 37
| 219
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| Location/Availability
| Steve Morse's Site
| 20
| 22
| 33
| 7
| 24
| 34
| 167
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| Location/Availability
| Census Finder
| 2
| 23
| 34
| 26
| 25
| 36
| 135
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| Location/Availability
| FS Library Favorites
| 12
| 21
| 32
| 28
| 14
| 33
| 125
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| Location/Availability
| NARA (Link to Catalog films)
| 10
| 33
| 37
| 15
| 32
| 32
| 170
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| Location/Availability
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Use Search Engines to Find Statewide Census Record
| 21
| 34
| 35
| 39
| 20
| 35
| 147
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| Location/Availability
| State Achives &amp; Libraries
| 14
| 35
| 38
| 11
| 30
| 31
| 178
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| Location/Availability
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US Genweb (Links to state recs,
but especially county records
| 11
| 13
| 31
| 31`
| 13
| 30
| 108
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| Location/Availability
| Rootsweb
| 15
| 12
| 28
| 23
| 6 
| 29
| 108
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| Location/Availability
| Footnote.com
| 16
| 10
| 27
| 9
| 11
| 27
| 123
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| Location/Availability
| Cyndi's List
| 18
| 20
| 26
| 18
| 15
| 28
| 130
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| Location/Availability
| Check all book references in google books
| 17
| 9
| 9
| 8
| 12
| 26
| 106
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| Location/Availability
| FS Library Films (link to FS Library Collection Entry)
| 10
| 32
| 10
| 24
| 4
| 25
| 98
|-
| Architecture or Style
| Guidelines for footnotes and bibliography
| 9
| 42
| 25
| 1
| 22
| 42
| 181
|-
| Architecture or Style
| Census Template for US
| 1
| 41
| 8
| 30
| 26
| 11
| 98
|-
| Architecture or Style
| Census Template for States
| 23
| 40
| 7
| 2
| 41
| 10
| 160
|-
| Architecture or Style
| Do One County Page example
| 3
| 8
| 6
| 37
| 3
| 9
| 33
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| Architecture or Style
| Update Links (Maintenance)
| 8
| 7
| 5
| 33
| 21
| 3
| 52
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| Architecture or Style
| FAQ's
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 21
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| Methodolgy
| How to find the Person
| 24
| 39
| 23
| 14
| 36
| 23
| 159
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| Methodolgy
| Content per census year
| 7
| 28
| 22
| 40
| 38
| 22
| 118
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| Methodolgy
|  
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How to use the information found 1790--1840
1850--present
| 25
| 27
| 24
| 2
| 37
| 21
| 174
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| Methodolgy
| Abbreviations and terms in the census
| 19
| 26
| 21
| 34
| 19
| 20
| 112
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| Methodolgy
| Ethnic Groups
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 35
| 7
| 4
| 30
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| Methodolgy
| Periodicals (plus Eastman)
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 36
| 1
| 8
| 23
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=== Related pages   ===
=== Related&nbsp;pages&nbsp;  ===
 
[[FamilySearch Wiki:Sources of Information for a United States Record Type Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Sources of Information for a United States Record Type Article]]


These articles will be done when they incorporate the best information from sources listed on&nbsp;[[FamilySearch Wiki:Sources of Information for a United States Record Type Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Sources of Information for a United States Record Type Article]]. This page will include a table&nbsp;where contributors can&nbsp;track their <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1239238435671_387" />progress on various tasks.
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