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 === ''Task Description''  ===
-[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Adding Links|Add links]] to valuable information about the county or its records on the [http://usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm UTGenWeb] pages for each of the 29 counties.
+[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Adding_Links|Add links]] to valuable information about the county or its records on the Utah GenWeb pages for each of the 29 Utah counties.
-Search the county GenWeb site for items of genealogical or historical value for research, such as databases, indexes, maps, history, tips, etc.
+==== Step 1. Select a county  ====
-See [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Guidelines_for_Including_Links_.28or_Not.29|Guidelines for Including Links (or Not)]].
+A) In the assignment chart (which follows the instructions), sign up for the county you will work on for this task.
-For each item you find:
+B) From the [http://usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm UTGenWeb site], select that county.
-. In the FamilySearch Wiki, place the link under the appropriate topic heading, such as ''Cemeteries'', ''Land Records'', ''Obituaries'', etc.
+C) Search that county GenWeb site for items of genealogical or historical value for research, such as databases, indexes, maps, history, tips. See [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Guidelines_for_Including_Links_.28or_Not.29|Guidelines for Including Links (or Not)]].
-. Link to the '''exact place''' on their site where the item is found.
+*If there are none that need to be added to the Wiki for that county, simply type in the Remarks area of the assignment chart "None found" and do Step 1 for the next county.
+==== Step 2. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#How_to_create_a_link|Add links]] to the County page  ====
+GenWebs frequently have several databases. They may be under different topic headings. For this task, we will place links in the county Wiki pages under each topic that fits.
+A) In the county GenWeb site, click on a database and copy the address (URL).
+B) In the FamilySearch Wiki, place the link under the appropriate topic heading for the county, such as "Cemeteries," "Military", or "Obituaries", etc.
 ::a. If you cannot link to the exact place, '''describe''' how to navigate to it on the site.
 ::b. Link to the area where the user can browse like items, such as cemeteries. Please do not link to each one from the FamilySearch Wiki.
-. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Adding_Links|Describe the link]] so the user will know what to expect.
+C) [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Adding_Links|Describe the link]] so the user will know what to expect.
 . Identify the UTGenWeb Site they are linking to, such as "the county GenWeb site" and link to the contents page for that site. (The county GenWeb site is found by clicking on the county from [http://usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm UTGenWeb])