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<noinclude>*''Please use this template to create boilerplate repository pages describing each | <noinclude>*''Please use this template to create boilerplate repository pages describing each courthouse, recorder’s office, archive, library, museum, or other repository with one or more collections of interest to genealogists. Edit to fit each repository. Note there is a separate template for societies.'' | ||
''' | *''See'' • • [[Library of Congress]] • [[Allen County Public Library]] • [[Church History Library]] • [[Worcester County, Maryland Courthouse]] and • [[Salt Lake City Public Library]] ''for examples of how a well-done finished page for how a repository would look.'' | ||
*Create a new page with the name of the repository, e.g. Ohio State Archives. | *'''''To use this template''' to create a boilerplate repository page:'' | ||
*Create a new page with the name of the repository, e.g.'' Ohio State Archives. | |||
*Add <nowiki>{{subst:Repository}}</nowiki> then save the page. The template should populate the page. | *Add <nowiki>{{subst:Repository}}</nowiki> then save the page. The template should populate the page. | ||
*Edit the resulting layout of the page to fit your needs as you describe the repository. | *Edit the resulting layout of the page to fit your needs as you describe the repository. | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 25 October 2024
- Please use this template to create boilerplate repository pages describing each courthouse, recorder’s office, archive, library, museum, or other repository with one or more collections of interest to genealogists. Edit to fit each repository. Note there is a separate template for societies.
- See • • Library of Congress • Allen County Public Library • Church History Library • Worcester County, Maryland Courthouse and • Salt Lake City Public Library for examples of how a well-done finished page for how a repository would look.
- To use this template to create a boilerplate repository page:
- Create a new page with the name of the repository, e.g. Ohio State Archives.
- Add {{subst:Repository}} then save the page. The template should populate the page.
- Edit the resulting layout of the page to fit your needs as you describe the repository.
- Delete instructions in brackets and unwanted sections of the template. Add whatever is appropriate.
- Examples:
Contact Information[edit source]NAME OF REPOSITORY
Collection Description[edit source](Please briefly describe each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections). For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.)
Tips[edit source](Optional)
Guides[edit source](Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists.)
Sources[edit source]
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