FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Newspapers

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Task Description

Copy preset newspaper paragraphs (templates) and links under the "Newspapers" heading for each of Utah's 29 counties. Then adapt the paragraphs and links to the county.

FYI: Using templates allows wording to be consistent from county to county. Changes can be made in one place and appear wherever those templates were posted.

It is expected that this task will take 15 - 30 minutes per county.

Steps

Step 1. Prep

A. Open a new window for the county page

• Why: Having two windows opened makes it easy to switch between this "Task" page and the county page.
  • Tip: Sign in to the Wiki first, and you will be signed in for both windows.

• To open a new window:
  • Right-click Project page (located in the shaded area right of the screen)
  • Select Open in new window

B. Sign up for a county

1. Go to the Sign up Chart and follow directions to sign up for a county.

2. Type the name of that county (such as Garfield) in the Summary box and Save Page

3. Click to the County

Step 2. Put the templates on the county page

A. Copy the templates

1. Alt+Tab to get back to this task page

2. Copy the following cryptic stuff (NOT in Edit mode):

{{UTNewspaperBlurb}}
*{{UTDigitalNewspapers}}
**''[title of newspaper]'' and ''[title of newspaper]'', covering 1881-1929 are included.
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Utah&county=Beaver&city=&year1=1690&year2=2012&terms=&frequency=&language=&ethnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20 Existing copies of newspapers]{{UTNewspaperChroniclingAmerica}}
**[[Beaver County, Utah {{UTNewspaperCountybyTowns}}

B. Paste the templates

1. Alt+Tab to switch to the county page

2. In edit mode (WikiText)

• Place the cursor under the Newspapers heading
• Paste the cryptic stuff

3. In the Summary, write "Copied newspaper templates"

4. Save page.

Step 3. Adapt the templates to the county

A. Utah Digital Newspapers

Fix names/dates of newspapers 1. Click the link to Utah Digital Newspapers project, and select Browse 2. From the map, click the current county 3a. If 4 or fewer newspapers are listed: , change [Title of newspaper] to the item with two

• • [title of newspaper] and [title of newspaper], covering 1881-1929 are included.

3b. If more than four newspapers are listed: Replace the [title of newspaper] with
"Several newspapers covering [dates] are included."

B. Chronicling America

C. Link to county newspapers page

Step 4. Update this task page for that county

As you do this task, you may have wording or other changes to suggest. Please make those suggestions in the remarks column for the county.

Sign up Chart

Volunteers are needed 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 task. This will automatically show your username and the date you signed up.

Beaver — Grand Counties

County	Volunteer	Date Completed	Remarks
Beaver	.	.	.
Box Elder	.	.	.
Cache	.	.	.
Carbon	.	.	.
Daggett	.	.	.
Davis	.	.	.
Duchesne	.	.	.
Emery	.	.	.
Garfield	.	.	.
Grand	.	.	.

Iron — Sanpete Counties

County	Volunteer	Date Completed	Remarks
Iron	.	.	.
Juab	.	.	.
Kane	.	.	.
Millard	.	.	.
Morgan	.	.	.
Piute	.	.	.
Rich	.	.	.
Salt Lake	.	.	.
San Juan	.	.	.
Sanpete	.	.	.

Sevier — Weber Counties

County	Volunteer	Date Completed	Remarks
Sevier	.	.	.
Summitt	.	.	.
Tooele	.	.	.
Uintah	.	.	.
Utah	.	.	.
Wasatch	.	.	.
Washington	.	.	.
Wayne	.	.	.
Weber	.	.	.

A national directory from the Library of Congress that lists of libraries around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.