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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 | 2. Once you have found information to enter, go to the Description sesction of the page and enter the information. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 26 June 2017
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Adding brief county descriptions to that section of the county pages.
Contact[edit | edit source]
Task List[edit | edit source]
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.
References[edit | edit source]
3. Then, add a reference to Wikipedia or any other website you find the information. The following are some examples to use:
Wikipedia
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Nebraska accessed 19 July 2016.</ref>
Genealogy Trails
<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Butler County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/butler/ accessed 2/14/2017.</ref>
Example[edit | edit source]
For an example of what this heading should look like when it is complete, click here.