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== Purpose ==
== Purpose ==
Adding brief county descriptions to that section of the county pages.
Adding brief county descriptions to that section of the county pages.


== Contact ==
== Contact ==
[[User:Evancol|Jane Colmenares]]
[[User:Evancol|Jane Colmenares]][


== Task List ==
== Task List ==
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*Where the county is located in the state
*Where the county is located in the state
*Date the county was created (sometimes found under another heading on the wiki page)
*The county seat
*Who/what the county was named after
*Who/what the county was named after




2. Once you have found information to enter, go to the Description section of the page and enter the information.
2. Once you have found information to enter, go to the Description sesction of the page and enter the information.  
 
=== References ===
3. Then, add a reference to Wikipedia or any other website you find the information.  The following are some examples to use:
 
'''Wikipedia'''<br>
<nowiki><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Nebraska accessed 19 July 2016.</ref></nowiki><br>


'''Genealogy Trails'''<br>
3. Then, add a reference to Wikipedia for the information.  The following is an example of a reference in wikitext, to use as a guide to adapt to each website:
<nowiki><ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Butler County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/butler/  accessed 2/14/2017.</ref></nowiki><br>


<nowiki><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Nebraska, accessed 19 July 2016.</ref></nowiki>


=== Example ===
=== Example ===

Revision as of 07:31, 21 October 2016

Purpose[edit | edit source]

Adding brief county descriptions to that section of the county pages.

Contact[edit | edit source]

Jane Colmenares[

Task List[edit | edit source]

Task List

Instructions[edit | edit source]

Step 1: Gather information about the County[edit | edit source]

1. This part of the project involves gathering information about the county to add to the Description section. You can get this information from Wikipedia, but be sure to reference them.

Information for Description: (put only the following)

  • Where the county is located in the state
  • Date the county was created (sometimes found under another heading on the wiki page)
  • The county seat
  • Who/what the county was named after


2. Once you have found information to enter, go to the Description sesction of the page and enter the information.

3. Then, add a reference to Wikipedia for the information. The following is an example of a reference in wikitext, to use as a guide to adapt to each website:

<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Nebraska, accessed 19 July 2016.</ref>

Example[edit | edit source]

For an example of what this heading should look like when it is complete, click here.