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=== Description  ===
=== Description  ===


The purpose of this task is to add an introduction to newspaper records on Indiana county pages. <br>  
The purpose of this task is to add the introduction to newspaper records on Indiana county pages. <br>  


This task is beginner task and requires basic experience with copying and pasting in wikitext. <br>  
This task is beginner task and requires basic experience with copying and pasting in wikitext. <br>  
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:*See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:WikiProject_Indiana Wiki Project Indiana Objectives and Guiding Principles].  
:*See [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:WikiProject_Indiana Wiki Project Indiana Objectives and Guiding Principles].  
:*See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/WikiProject_Indiana_-_Style_and_Guidelines Wiki Project Indiana Style and Guidelines].
:*See [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/WikiProject_Indiana_-_Style_and_Guidelines Wiki Project Indiana Style and Guidelines].


'''You may wish to print these instructions before you begin editing. '''<br> To Print:  
'''You may wish to print these instructions before you begin editing. '''<br> To Print:  
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7. While still in wiki text, copy and paste the following intro template under the heading Newspapers:  
7. While still in wiki text, copy and paste the following intro template under the heading Newspapers:  


:::<nowiki>{{OHnewspapers|Monroe}}</nowiki>
:::<nowiki>{{OHnewspapers|Adams}}</nowiki>


8. Replace the name Monroe with the name of the county you are currently working on.  
8. Replace the name Adams with the name of the county you are currently working on.  


9. If there is any other text under the heading, be sure to place the intro template on a separate line before any additional text and after the Newspaper heading.  
9. If there is any other text under the heading, be sure to place the intro template on a separate line before any additional text and after the Newspaper heading.  
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:7. Click on the box "Save Page".<br>  
:7. Click on the box "Save Page".<br>  
:8. You are now signed up to complete this task.<br>
:8. You are now signed up to complete this task.<br>
<div style="width:100%"><center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:Wiki Project Ohio Tasks – Newspaper Intro#top|Return to Top of Page]]</center><br> </div>  
<div style="width:147%"><center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:Wiki Project Ohio Tasks – Newspaper Intro#top|Return to Top of Page]]</center><br> </div>  
<br> If you are completing this task:<br>  
<br> If you are completing this task:<br>  


*Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading '''Date Completed'''. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Mahoning County for newspaper intro and headings."
*Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading '''Date Completed'''. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Mahoning County for newspaper intro and headings."


* Thank you!
*. Thank you!<br>


=== Counties Assignment Chart ===
===Indiana Counties Assignment Chart===


{| width="400" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2" align="center"
{| width="400" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2" align="center"
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! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | County  
! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | County&nbsp;
! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | Name/Date accepted  
! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | Name/Date accepted  
! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | Date Completed
! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | Date Completed
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| [[Adams County, Indiana|Adams]]  
| [[Adams County, Indiana|Adams]]  
| [[User:Mcbridelw|Mcbridelw]] 12:03, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
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| [[User:Mcbridelw|Mcbridelw]] 12:03, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]]  
| [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]]  
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| [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]  
| [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]  
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| [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton]]  
| [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton]]  
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| [[Blackford County, Indiana|Blackford]]  
| [[Blackford County, Indiana|Blackford]]  
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| [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone]]  
| [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone]]  
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| [[Brown County, Indiana|Brown]]  
| [[Brown County, Indiana|Brown]]
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| [[Carroll County, Indiana|Carroll]]  
| [[Carroll County, Indiana|Carroll]]
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| [[Cass County, Indiana|Cass]]  
| [[Cass County, Indiana|Cass]]  
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| [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]]  
| [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]]  
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| [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton]]  
| [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton]]  
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| [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford]]  
| [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford]]  
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| [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford]]
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| [[Daviess County, Indiana|Daviess]]  
| [[Daviess County, Indiana|Daviess]]  
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| [[De Kalb County, Alabama|De Kalb]]  
| [[De Kalb County, Alabama|De Kalb]]  
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| [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]]  
| [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]]  
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| [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur]]  
| [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur]]  
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| [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware]]  
| [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware]]  
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| [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois]]  
| [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois]]  
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| [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart]]  
| [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart]]  
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| [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette]]  
| [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette]]  
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| [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd]]  
| [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd]]  
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| [[Fountain County, Indiana|Fountain]]  
| [[Fountain County, Indiana|Fountain]]  
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| [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]]  
| [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]]
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| [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton]]  
| [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton]]  
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| [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]]  
| [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]]
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| [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant]]  
| [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant]]  
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| [[Greene County, Indiana|Greene]]  
| [[Greene County, Indiana|Greene]]  
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| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton]]  
| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton]]  
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| [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock]]  
| [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock]]
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| [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]]  
| [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]]  
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| [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]]  
| [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]]  
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| [[Henry County, Indiana|Henry]]  
| [[Henry County, Indiana|Henry]]  
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| [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard]]  
| [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard]]  
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| [[Huntington County, Indiana|Huntington]]  
| [[Huntington County, Indiana|Huntington]]
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| [[Jackson County, Indiana|Jackson]]  
| [[Jackson County, Indiana|Jackson&]]  
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| [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper]]  
| [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper]]  
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| [[Jay County, Indiana|Jay]]  
| [[Jay County, Indiana|Jay]]&
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| [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson]]  
| [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson]]  
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| [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]]  
| [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]]
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| [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson]]  
| [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson]]  
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| [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox]]  
| [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox]]  
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| [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko]]  
| [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko]]  
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| [[La Porte County, Indiana|La Porte]]  
| [[La Porte County, Indiana|La Porte]]  
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| [[La Grange County, Indiana|La Grange]]  
| [[La Grange County, Indiana|La Grange]]  
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| [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]  
| [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]  
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| [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence]]  
| [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence]]
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| [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]  
| [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]  
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| [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion]]
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| [[Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall]]  
| [[Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall]]  
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| [[Martin County, Indiana|Martin]]  
| [[Martin County, Indiana|Martin]]  
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| [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami]]  
| [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami]]  
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| [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe]]  
| [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe]]  
| [[User:Mcbridelw|Mcbridelw]] 12:03, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
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| [[User:Mcbridelw|Mcbridelw]] 12:03, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery]]  
| [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery]]  
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| [[Morgan County, Indiana|Morgan]]  
| [[Morgan County, Indiana|Morgan]]
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| [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton]]  
| [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton]]  
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| [[Noble County, Indiana|Noble]]  
| [[Noble County, Indiana|Noble]]
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| [[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]  
| [[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]  
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| [[Orange County, Indiana|Orange]]  
| [[Orange County, Indiana|Orange]]  
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| [[Owen County, Indiana|Owen]]  
| [[Owen County, Indiana|Owen]]  
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| [[Parke County, Indiana|Parke]]  
| [[Parke County, Indiana|Parke]]  
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| [[Perry County, Indiana|Perry]]  
| [[Perry County, Indiana|Perry]]  
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| [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike]]  
| [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike]]  
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| [[Porter County, Indiana|Porter]]  
| [[Porter County, Indiana|Porter]]  
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| [[Posey County, Indiana|Posey]]  
| [[Posey County, Indiana|Posey]]  
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| [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski]]  
| [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski]]
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| [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam]]  
| [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam&]]  
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| [[Randolph County, Indiana|Randolph]]  
| [[Randolph County, Indiana|Randolph]]  
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| [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]]  
| [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]]  
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| [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]]  
| [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]]  
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| [[Scott County, Indiana|Scott]]  
| [[Scott County, Indiana|Scott]]  
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| [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]  
| [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]  
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| [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer]]  
| [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer]]  
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| [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]  
| [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]  
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| [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke]]  
| [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke]]  
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| [[Steuben County, Indiana|Steuben]]  
| [[Steuben County, Indiana|Steuben]]
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| [[Sullivan County, Indiana|Sullivan]]  
| [[Sullivan County, Indiana|Sullivan]]  
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| [[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland]]  
| [[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland]]  
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| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe]]  
| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe]]  
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| [[Tipton County, Indiana|Tipton]]  
| [[Tipton County, Indiana|Tipton]]  
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| [[Union County, Indiana|Union]]&amp;
| [[Union County, Indiana|Union]]&
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| [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh]]  
| [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh]]  
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| [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]]  
| [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]]  
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| [[Vigo County, Indiana|Vigo]]  
| [[Vigo County, Indiana|Vigo]]  
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| [[Wabash County, Indiana|Wabash]]  
| [[Wabash County, Indiana|Wabash]]  
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| [[Warren County, Indiana|Warren]]  
| [[Warren County, Indiana|Warren&]]  
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| [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick]]  
| [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick]]
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| [[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]]  
| [[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]]
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| [[Wayne County, Indiana|Wayne]]  
| [[Wayne County, Indiana|Wayne]]
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| [[Wells County, Indiana|Wells]]  
| [[Wells County, Indiana|Wells]]  
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| [[White County, Indiana|White&amp;]]  
| [[White County, Indiana|White&]]  
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| [[Whitley County, Indiana|Whitley]]  
| [[Whitley County, Indiana|Whitley]]  
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[[Category:Indiana_Tasks|County Subject Headings]]
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Revision as of 08:34, 1 April 2013

WikiProject Indiana Gotoarrow.png Wiki Project Indiana Tasks - Newspaper Records Intro

Description[edit | edit source]

The purpose of this task is to add the introduction to newspaper records on Indiana county pages.

This task is beginner task and requires basic experience with copying and pasting in wikitext.

New to the wiki?

  • See Help to request individual mentoring or to join community discussions.
  • See Editing Help – Online Video Demonstration.
  • See Editing Articles – Online Class.

    Questions about editing this project?

You may wish to print these instructions before you begin editing.
To Print:

  • Go to the top right-hand corner of the page within the the white area.
  • Locate the word Print or the icon of a printer. Click on the icon.
  • Print.

Instructions[edit | edit source]

1. Check the Assignment Chart below to choose a county to edit.

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

3. For each county, you will add information to the county page by editing in wikitext. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.

  • If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading Description.

4. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task. Thank You

Wikitext Editing Instructions[edit | edit source]

Part A - Adding the Template[edit | edit source]

1. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. This will take you to your county page.

2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password. Find the sign-in area in the top right-hand corner of the page.

3. Scroll to the heading Newspapers.

4. Open the Newspapers heading for editing by clicking on the pen in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title.

5. Click on the word wikitext in the toolbox at the top left of the edit box.

6. Place your cursor immediately after the heading Newspapers and strike the enter key on your keyboard.

7. While still in wiki text, copy and paste the following intro template under the heading Newspapers:

{{OHnewspapers|Adams}}

8. Replace the name Adams with the name of the county you are currently working on.

9. If there is any other text under the heading, be sure to place the intro template on a separate line before any additional text and after the Newspaper heading.

10. Save the page.

11. Click on the blue links you just added.

a. Public libraries
b. Indiana Genealogical Society chapters
c. College or university libraries
d. Library of Congress
e. Google News
f. Indiana Historical Society
g. Indiana Genealogical Society Obituary Database
12. If any of these links do not work, please contact FamilySearch at the number listed in Description above.
Part B - Adding the Headings[edit | edit source]

1. Open Newspapers for editing as you did in the above steps 1-5.

2. If there are text or links already entered on the page, determine if that newspaper information is about online newspaper copies, or online newspaper abstracts, or links to books about newspaper abstracts. This text will be moved in step 4.

3. While in wiki text, under the template added in step 7 above, copy and paste the following headings:

'''Online Newspapers'''<br>
'''Online Newspaper Abstracts'''<br>
'''Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form'''<br>

Be sure each heading is on a separate line and before any additional text.

4. If you found text or links previously entered in the page, determine if the newspaper information is about online newspaper copies, or online newspaper abstracts, or links to books about newspaper abstracts.

a. While in wiki text, position your cursor in front of the text which needs moving.
b. Left click and drag your cursor across the text to highlight the information which needs moving.
c. Right click and select cut.
d. Move your cursor under the correct heading and hit enter on your keyboard to move to a new line.
e. Right click and paste the moved information in its new position.

5. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Added newspaper intro and headings".

6. Click on the box "Save Page". The task is complete.

7. Follow the directions in the Assignment Chart section below to report your completed task.

Example of Completed Heading[edit | edit source]

Mahoning County newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.

To access newspapers, contact public libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society chapters, college or university libraries, the Library of Congress, Google News, or the Ohio Historical Society. The Ohio Genealogical Society Obituary Database is another source of newspaper information.

For more Indiana newspaper information see the Newspaper Guides on the wiki page Ohio Newspapers.

Online Newspapers

Online Newspaper Abstracts

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Example of a Completed Section[edit | edit source]

See Madison County, Indiana Newspaper Records

Assignment Chart[edit | edit source]

If you are accepting this task:

1. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.
2. Open the Assignment Chart for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.
3. Place your cursor in the box under the heading Name/Date Task Accepted and opposite your county of choice.
4. Not all counties are included in the chart below. If your county is not listed, this task is not needed for your county.
5. Type 4 tildes (~). This symbol is located on the upper left-hand part of your keyboard, next to the number 1. The ~~~~ is an electronic signature and will leave your user name and date when you signed.
6. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Added newspaper intro and headings for Mahoning County".
7. Click on the box "Save Page".
8. You are now signed up to complete this task.


If you are completing this task:

  • Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading Date Completed. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Mahoning County for newspaper intro and headings."
  • . Thank you!
===Indiana Counties Assignment Chart===
County  Name/Date accepted Date Completed
Adams    
Allen    
Bartholomew    
Benton    
Blackford    
Boone    
Brown    
Carroll    
Cass    
Clark    
Clinton    
Crawford    
Crawford    
Daviess    
De Kalb    
Dearborn    
Decatur    
Delaware    
Dubois    
Elkhart    
Fayette    
Floyd    
Fountain    
Franklin    
Fulton    
Gibson    
Grant    
Greene    
Hamilton    
Hancock    
Harrison    
Hendricks    
Henry    
Howard    
Huntington    
Jackson&    
Jasper    
Jay&    
Jefferson    
Jennings    
Johnson    
Knox    
Kosciusko    
La Porte    
La Grange    
Lake    
Lawrence    
Madison    
Marshall    
Martin    
Miami    
Monroe    
Montgomery    
Morgan  
Newton    
Noble    
Ohio    
Orange    
Owen    
Parke    
Perry    
Pike    
Porter    
Posey    
Pulaski    
Putnam&    
Randolph    
Ripley    
Rush    
Scott    
Shelby    
Spencer    
St. Joseph    
Starke    
Steuben    
Sullivan    
Switzerland    
Tippecanoe    
Tipton    
Union&    
Vanderburgh    
Vermillion    
Vigo    
Wabash    
Warren&    
Warrick    
Washington    
Wayne    
Wells    
White&    
Whitley    



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