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[[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Wiki Project Alabama''' | {{WikiProject status|Inactive}}[[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Wiki Project Alabama''' | ||
[[Image:Vulcan statue Birmingham AL 2008 snow retouched.jpg|right|250x350px|Vulcan statue Birmingham AL - Largest cast iron statue on the world]] | [[Image:Vulcan statue Birmingham AL 2008 snow retouched.jpg|right|250x350px|Vulcan statue Birmingham AL - Largest cast iron statue on the world]] | ||
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*'''Links to online resources:''' indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records. | *'''Links to online resources:''' indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records. | ||
*'''Local repositories''' (libraries, archives, museums) and the records and resources they have. | *'''Local repositories''' (libraries, archives, museums) and the records and resources they have. | ||
*'''Links to catalogs''' such as the | *'''Links to catalogs''' such as the FamilySearch catalog, Google books, and WorldCat among others. | ||
=== Guiding Principles === | |||
*'''Highlight important and relevant items'''. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important. | *'''Highlight important and relevant items'''. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important. | ||
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*'''Links to online resources:''' indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records. | *'''Links to online resources:''' indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records. | ||
*'''Links to catalogs''' such as the [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google books], [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat], [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlc/ | *'''Links to catalogs''' such as the [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google books], [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat], [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlc/ FamilySearch Catalog]among others. | ||
For more [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio - Style and Guidelines|style and guidelines for the Ohio Wiki | For more [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio - Style and Guidelines|style and guidelines]] for the Alabama and Ohio Wiki Projects. | ||
=== Alabama Wiki Project Phases - Explanation === | === Alabama Wiki Project Phases - Explanation === | ||
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:*'''Verify parent county and surrounding counties''' | :*'''Verify parent county and surrounding counties''' | ||
:*'''County repositories (libraries, archives, museums)''' - contact information for repositories that hold original and compiled records for individuals that lived in that county including links to the repositories' websites with additional information | :*'''County repositories (libraries, archives, museums)''' - contact information for repositories that hold original and compiled records for individuals that lived in that county including links to the repositories' websites with additional information | ||
:*'''Locate | :*'''Locate FamilySearch Centers''' | ||
==== Records Tasks ==== | ==== Records Tasks ==== | ||
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'''FIRST TIME WIKI USERS:''' For instructions on how to edit the wiki use the following: | '''FIRST TIME WIKI USERS:''' For instructions on how to edit the wiki use the following: | ||
:*[[Help:Editing The Wiki|Editing on the Wiki written instructions]] | :*[[Help:Editing The Wiki|Editing on the Wiki written instructions]] | ||
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Alabama Tasks- | | [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Alabama Tasks-FamilySearch Centers|Locate FamilySearch Centers. Add link.]] | ||
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Alabama Tasks-Ancestry Vital Records Part A|Add Ancestry Vital Records Part A.]] | | [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Alabama Tasks-Ancestry Vital Records Part A|Add Ancestry Vital Records Part A.]] Wait to complete this task until Vital Records Intro and Subheadings tasks are complete for your chosen county.<br> | ||
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|+ '''Alabama county/topic interest list''' | |+ '''Alabama county/topic interest list''' | ||
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| ''Topics'' <br>Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Counties appear when you click on the blue link. | | ''Topics'' <br>Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Counties appear when you click on the blue link. | ||
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Alabama Tasks-Newspaper Records Other Repositories|Add newspaper records other repositories template]] | | [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Alabama Tasks-Newspaper Records Other Repositories|Add newspaper records other repositories template]] | ||
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==== County Histories Tasks ==== | ==== County Histories Tasks ==== | ||
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|+ '''Alabama county/topic interest list''' | |+ '''Alabama county/topic interest list''' | ||
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| ''Topics'' <br>Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. | | ''Topics'' <br>Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. | ||
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|+ '''Alabama county/topic interest list''' | |+ '''Alabama county/topic interest list''' | ||
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| ''Topics'' <br>Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. | | ''Topics'' <br>Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. | ||
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[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio - Style and Guidelines|Style and guidelines]] for the Alabama Wiki Project as well as Ohio. | [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio - Style and Guidelines|Style and guidelines]] for the Alabama Wiki Project as well as Ohio. | ||
==== | ==== Talk and Forum ==== | ||
Paticipants are encouraged to use the Facebook Alabama Genealogy Wiki Project Group as a forum for questions and discussions. This is not yet available.<br> | Paticipants are encouraged to use the Facebook Alabama Genealogy Wiki Project Group as a forum for questions and discussions. This is not yet available.<br> | ||
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==== Tasks completed ==== | ==== Tasks completed ==== | ||
*Links to topics in the | *Links to topics in the FamilySearch Catalog This allows only the best items to be highlighted in the Wiki while informing users of other records or resources that are available. This also makes it so the Wiki won't have to be updated each time new things are added to the sites included. | ||
*Fix Starting Dates for records in the Top Table on each county. | *Fix Starting Dates for records in the Top Table on each county. | ||
*Top Table in the counties Copy and adapt the table (from the Experimental County) to each county. . | *Top Table in the counties Copy and adapt the table (from the Experimental County) to each county. . | ||
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | <center>'''Share YOUR ideas!'''</center>Help decide what county pages will contain and how they will appear. Your comments make a difference: | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | <center>'''Share YOUR ideas!'''</center>Help decide what county pages will contain and how they will appear. Your comments make a difference: | ||
*On the | *On the talk page for the experimental county.<br> | ||
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==== '''Describe each edit''' ==== | ==== '''Describe each edit''' ==== | ||
Describe each edit in the'''''f'''''<i>'''ield before clicking the '''Save | Describe each edit in the'''''f'''''<i>'''ield before clicking the '''Save '''button.''' </i> | ||
Thank you for your participation in the Alabama Research Wiki project. | Thank you for your participation in the Alabama Research Wiki project. | ||
[[Category:WikiProject_Alabama|WikiProject_Alabama]] | [[Category:WikiProject_Alabama|WikiProject_Alabama]] | ||
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