FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Gazetteers: Difference between revisions

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When you search, you might have to search by a state's colonial or alternative name.  Check the following places to find a gazetteer:<br>
When you search, you might have to search by a state's colonial or alternative name.  Check the following places to find a gazetteer:<br>
Step 6:  Use what is already on the page. If the sources on the page aren't digitally available online, then place them under '''Print Only Gazetteers'''.<br>
Step 6:  Use what is already on the page. If the sources on the page aren't digitally available online, then place them under '''Print Only Gazetteers'''.<br>
Step 7: At the very top of the page, add a link for FamilySearch Places. Go [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/ here] and search for your state. ''Then'', copy the URL and add it to the page. Paste the following on the page:
Step 7: Under the heading online gazetteers, add a link for FamilySearch Places. Go [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/ here] and search for your state. ''Then'', copy the URL and add it to the page. Paste the following on the page:
<pre>*[URL FamilySearch Places]</pre>
<pre>*[URL FamilySearch Places]</pre>
Step 8: Go to the FamilySearch Catalog. Add publishing information. If the sources on the page aren't digitally available online, then place them under '''Print Only Gazetteers'''.<br>
Step 8: Go to the FamilySearch Catalog. Add publishing information. If the sources on the page aren't digitally available online, then place them under '''Print Only Gazetteers'''.<br>
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