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== ''Task Description''  ==
=== ''Task Description''  ===


Add information to the '''History''' area, located under '''Quick Facts''' on each county page.  
Add information or links to the '''History''' area (located under '''Quick Facts''' on each county page) for the 29 counties.  


== ''Where to find the information''  ==
What to include in this brief history:


Several sites are loaded with information about the history of Utah's counties. For this task, however, we will use only Wikipedia as the resource. (Otherwise, this task will mushroom out of proportion at the expense of completing other tasks.) Also, information in Wikipedia can be used without copyright issues in FamilySearch Research Wiki.  
*Links to Internet sites with a history of the county. Please be selective, especially if the sites are redundant.  
*Events that affected the record-keeping
*Migrations, influx of settlers (such as Scandivians, etc.)
*Crop damage that led to ghost settlements.
*Whatever is interesting and will help users know what happened, especially as if affected records and record-keeping.


To use Wikipedia, simply do a ''Google'' search for the name of the county and select the Wikipedia article.  
No need to repeat information in the other sub-headings of '''Quick Facts''' (Parent County, Boundary Changes, Record Loss) UNLESS you are doing a timeline. Each of those sub-headings will become WikiProject Utah tasks.


Before you begin your timeline: <br>1) copy the following paragraph and paste it to the county page:
If you choose to do this in a timeline, please start each line with year-month-day then the event description. There is a blank table you can use on the '''Discussion''' page for this task. Simply copy it in WikiText to the county.


'''NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for'''  
=== ''Prototype:'' ===


2) Add the name of the county with a [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Adding_Links|link]] to the Wikipedia article for that county. (See [[Tooele County, Utah#History|Tooele County]] for an example.)
No general prototype; varies from county to county. See [[Owyhee County, Idaho#History|Owyhee County, Idaho]] or [[Adams County, Idaho#History|Adams County, Idaho]] for examples.  


== ''What to add''  ==
=== ''Assignment Chart''  ===


Click to jump to:
We need team members to volunteer to check all 29 counties, adding items as appropriate. Please place four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) in the "Volunteer" column next to the counties you choose for this assignment. This will automatically give your username and the date you signed up.  
 
<div id="imageContainer" style="border-right: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; overflow-y: hidden; overflow-x: auto; padding-bottom: 1.4em; width: 99%">
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County History#A_History_in_Timeline_format|A History in Timeline format]]
{| style="background-color: rgb(255,255,204)" cellpadding="5" border="1"
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County History#An_Interesting_Fact|An Interesting Fact]]
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County History#Timeline_example|Timeline example]]
 
=== '''A History in Timeline format'''  ===
 
::See ''Timeline Example'' below.
 
Putting the history in Timeline format lets users to scan for the years that affected their ancestors. It also makes it easy for writers to insert events between years.
 
Please keep event descriptions very short. The computer screen is not like reading a book or an article in a magazine.<br>
 
In reality, it may never be "complete." Whatever you add will be a great improvement. <br>
 
Please include events that affected records, or record-keeping, such as:
 
*Settlement and migration into or out of the county. This can include an influx of settlers from specific countries, such as Scandinavians, or religious groups.
*County formation and boundary changes. (This is given elsewhere for each county, but should also be in the timeline, since it is a great summary of major events over the years.)
*County buildings where officers created and stored the records. What did they use before a courthouse was built?
*Fires, floods, and other natural disasters that destroyed the records or changed where they were stored.
*Crop damage or mining incidents that led to booms, busts, and ghost settlements.
*Whatever you find that is interesting and will help users know what affected migrations, records, and record-keeping.
 
<br>'''Books and Internet Sites for County History''' <br>If you find an internet site or a book you want to tell people about, please place them under ''Local Histories'', which appears further down on the county page under the ''Resources'' heading.
 
=== '''An Interesting fact'''  ===
 
Although you start by filling out a timeline history, you will likely find a fact or event that is unique to the county and interesting to users.
 
*For example, "Hole the Rock, the hideout of the famous gang of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, is in this county."
**Note: If you added an example like this, users would benefit if you included a link to the Internet for ''Hole in the Rock'', ''Butch Cassidy'', and ''Sundance Kid''.
 
== ''Timeline Example:''  ==
 
The timeline needs to be to the point and easy to scan (by users) and to insert events (by writers).
 
Please use a [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Formatting|bulleted list]] arranged by date with the year first. Then type a brief description of the event, such as:
 
*'''1849 October.''' The first Latter-day Saint settlers arrived in (add name of town or area)
*'''1850.''' (name of county) was established as an original county in Utah Territory. It included the entire area west to the California border, which is now in Nevada.
*'''1852.''' 85 families lived in the areas of (add names of places)
*'''18__.''' Nevada Territory was formed, decreasing the size of this county.
*'''18__.''' The first courthouse was built.
 
:(NOTE: The above timeline is fictitious and given as a formatting example only.)
 
For an example, see [[Tooele County, Utah#history|Tooele County]].
 
<br>
 
== ''Assignment Chart''  ==
 
Volunteers are needed to check all 29 counties, adding items as appropriate. Please place four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) in the "Volunteer" column next to the counties you choose for this assignment. This will automatically give your username and the date you signed up.  
 
=== Beaver — Grand Counties  ===
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''County'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-size: auto auto; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''County'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Volunteer'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-size: auto auto; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Volunteer'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Date Completed'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-size: auto auto; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Date Completed'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Remarks'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-size: auto auto; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Remarks'''
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| [[Beaver County, Utah#History|Beaver]]  
| [[Beaver County, Utah#History|Beaver]]  
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[[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 15:23, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
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| [[Box Elder County, Utah#History|Box Elder]]  
| [[Box Elder County, Utah#History|Box Elder]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] [[User:Nolaneclark|Nolaneclark]] 21:31, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:Cathymstevens|Cathymstevens]] 15:35, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Cache County, Utah#History|Cache]]  
| [[Cache County, Utah#History|Cache]]  
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[[User:JeffreyWStevens|JeffreyWStevens]] 21:53, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:Gloriaannclark|Gloriaannclark]] 16:48, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Carbon County, Utah#History|Carbon]]  
| [[Carbon County, Utah#History|Carbon]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]]
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[[User:JeffreyWStevens|JeffreyWStevens]] 20:00, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Daggett County, Utah#History|Daggett]]  
| [[Daggett County, Utah#History|Daggett]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]]  18 Aug 2011
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[[User:Cathymstevens|Cathymstevens]] 15:52, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Davis County, Utah#History|Davis]]  
| [[Davis County, Utah#History|Davis]]  
| . [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 17:49, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
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| [[Duchesne County, Utah#History|Duchesne]]  
| [[Duchesne County, Utah#History|Duchesne]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]]
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[[User:Cathymstevens|Cathymstevens]] 20:12, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Emery County, Utah#History|Emery]]  
| [[Emery County, Utah#History|Emery]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 23:39, 31 August 2011 (UTC)Aug 31 2011
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[[User:Gbo17|Gbo17]] 15:40, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Garfield County, Utah#History|Garfield]]  
| [[Garfield County, Utah#History|Garfield]]  
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. [[User:Solah|Solah]] 20:12, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
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| .Can we put the Bryce Canyon image elsewhere?&nbsp;
[[User:Cathymstevens|Cathymstevens]] 16:22, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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. Timeline needed. Can we put the Bryce Canyon image elsewhere?  
 
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| [[Grand County, Utah#History|Grand]]  
| [[Grand County, Utah#History|Grand]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]]
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[[User:JeffreyWStevens|JeffreyWStevens]] 20:59, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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=== Iron — San Juan Counties  ===
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{| style="background-color: rgb(255,255,204)" border="1" cellpadding="5"
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''County'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''Volunteer'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''Date Completed'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''Remarks'''
|-
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| [[Iron County, Utah#History|Iron]]  
| [[Iron County, Utah#History|Iron]]  
| . [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 21:55, 24 August 2011 (UTC) [[User:Nolaneclark|Nolaneclark]] 20:52, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
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| . Wikipedia did not have any history. Added timeline from Parowan &amp; Ceder City articles
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| [[Juab County, Utah#History|Juab]]  
| [[Juab County, Utah#History|Juab]]  
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. [[User:MarkhamMJ|MarkhamMJ]] 15:57, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:Gbo17|Gbo17]] 20:13, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Kane County, Utah#History|Kane]]  
| [[Kane County, Utah#History|Kane]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 23:43, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:Gbo17|Gbo17]] 18:09, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Millard County, Utah#History|Millard]]  
| [[Millard County, Utah#History|Millard]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 23:46, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:JeffreyWStevens|JeffreyWStevens]] 16:36, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Morgan County, Utah#History|Morgan]]  
| [[Morgan County, Utah#History|Morgan]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 23:56, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:Gloriaannclark|Gloriaannclark]] 16:52, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Piute County, Utah#History|Piute]]  
| [[Piute County, Utah#History|Piute]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]] 00:00, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:JeffreyWStevens|JeffreyWStevens]] 17:03, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 
[[User:Gloriaannclark|Gloriaannclark]] 16:46, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Rich County, Utah#History|Rich]]  
| [[Rich County, Utah#History|Rich]]  
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. [[User:Loisfowles|Loisfowles]]
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[[User:Gbo17|Gbo17]] 20:44, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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|-
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| [[Salt Lake County, Utah#History|Salt Lake]]  
| [[Salt Lake County, Utah#History|Salt Lake]]  
| [[User:Solah|Solah]] 14:48, 15 November 2011 (UTC).  
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| [[San Juan County, Utah#History|San Juan]]  
| [[San Juan County, Utah#History|San Juan]]  
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[[User:Solah|Solah]] 18:26, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
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| . This county is not organized the same as other counties.
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| 8 Nov 2011 
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. This county is not organized the same as other counties. Resolved by PXH before 7/13/11 * 
 
Timeline added
 
|}
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=== Sanpete — Weber Counties  ===
 
{| style="background-color: rgb(255,255,204)" border="1" cellpadding="5"
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''County'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''Volunteer'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''Date Completed'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" align="center" | '''Remarks'''
|-
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| [[Sanpete County, Utah#History|Sanpete]]  
| [[Sanpete County, Utah#History|Sanpete]]  
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[[User:Familyjournals|Familyjournals]] 19:04, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:Cathymstevens|Cathymstevens]] 17:17, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 
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| [[Sevier County, Utah#History|Sevier]]  
| [[Sevier County, Utah#History|Sevier]]  
| [[User:Solah|Solah]] 22:01, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
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| [[Summit County, Utah#History|Summitt]]  
| [[Summit County, Utah#History|Summitt]]  
| [[User:Solah|Solah]] 20:47, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
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| [[Tooele County, Utah#History|Tooele]]  
| [[Tooele County, Utah#History|Tooele]]  
| . [[User:AdkinsWH|AdkinsWH]] 21:11, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
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| [[Uintah County, Utah#History|Uintah]]  
| [[Uintah County, Utah#History|Uintah]]  
| [[User:Solah|Solah]] 19:48, 11 November 2011 (UTC) 
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| 11 Nov 2011
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| [[Utah County, Utah#History|Utah]]  
| [[Utah County, Utah#History|Utah]]  
| . [[User:MarkhamMJ|MarkhamMJ]] 15:57, 27 July 2011 (UTC)    [[User:Solah|Solah]] 18:25, 18 November 2011 (UTC) 
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| 18 Nov 2011.  
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| [[Wasatch County, Utah#History|Wasatch]]  
| [[Wasatch County, Utah#History|Wasatch]]  
| [[User:Solah|Solah]] 22:33, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
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| [[Washington County, Utah#History|Washington]]  
| [[Washington County, Utah#History|Washington]]  
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.--[[User:Utahnancy|Utahnancy]] 03:11, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
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[[User:Cathymstevens|Cathymstevens]] 20:52, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 
| . 29 Nov 2011
| . Timeline added
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| [[Wayne County, Utah#History|Wayne]]  
| [[Wayne County, Utah#History|Wayne]]  
| [[User:Solah|Solah]] 19:31, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
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| 10 Nov 2011
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| . Timeline added
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| [[Weber County, Utah#History|Weber]]  
| [[Weber County, Utah#History|Weber]]  
| .[[User:Familyjournals|Familyjournals]] 19:04, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
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| 21 Sept 2011
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| . Timeline added
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|}
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Task Description[edit | edit source]

Add information or links to the History area (located under Quick Facts on each county page) for the 29 counties.

What to include in this brief history:

  • Links to Internet sites with a history of the county. Please be selective, especially if the sites are redundant.
  • Events that affected the record-keeping
  • Migrations, influx of settlers (such as Scandivians, etc.)
  • Crop damage that led to ghost settlements.
  • Whatever is interesting and will help users know what happened, especially as if affected records and record-keeping.

No need to repeat information in the other sub-headings of Quick Facts (Parent County, Boundary Changes, Record Loss) UNLESS you are doing a timeline. Each of those sub-headings will become WikiProject Utah tasks.

If you choose to do this in a timeline, please start each line with year-month-day then the event description. There is a blank table you can use on the Discussion page for this task. Simply copy it in WikiText to the county.

Prototype:[edit | edit source]

No general prototype; varies from county to county. See Owyhee County, Idaho or Adams County, Idaho for examples.

Assignment Chart[edit | edit source]

We need team members to volunteer to check all 29 counties, adding items as appropriate. Please place four tildes (~~~~) in the "Volunteer" column next to the counties you choose for this assignment. This will automatically give your username and the date you signed up.

County Volunteer Date Completed Remarks
Beaver . . .
Box Elder . . .
Cache . . .
Carbon . . .
Daggett . . .
Davis . . .
Duchesne . . .
Emery . . .
Garfield . . .Can we put the Bryce Canyon image elsewhere? 
Grand . . .
Iron . . .
Juab . . .
Kane . . .
Millard . . .
Morgan . . .
Piute . . .
Rich . . .
Salt Lake . . .
San Juan . . . This county is not organized the same as other counties.
Sanpete . . .
Sevier . . .
Summitt . . .
Tooele . . .
Uintah . . .
Utah . . .
Wasatch . . .
Washington . . .
Wayne . . .
Weber . . .
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