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== 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 sesction of the page and enter the information.  
2. Once you have found information to enter, go to the Description section 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:
=== 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>
<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 ===