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 . Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.
-=== Specific Instructions for Library of Congress Newspapers  ===
+=== Adding a Heading: Online Newspapers ===
 . You will be adding information to the FamilySearch county page by editing in wiki text.
+If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Online Newspapers#Description|Description]].
+. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. This will take you to your county page.
+. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.
+. Scroll to the heading Newspapers. Find the final information after the introduction.  There may also be information under the heading '''Historical Newspapers by Name'''.  Scroll to the final information after this heading.
+. On a new line, and in wiki text, copy and paste the following phrase:
+<nowiki>'''Online Newspapers'''</nowiki>.
-*If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Online Newspapers#Description|Description]].&nbsp;
+=== Specific Instructions for Library of Congress Newspapers  ===
-. Click on your chosen county name in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Online Newspapers#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]]. This will take you to your county page.&nbsp;
+. You will be adding a link to any Ohio newspapers for your county which are found in the Library of Congress' online digital collection.
-. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.
+. The many of the newspapers are identified by city only.  You will need to identify the cities in your county by doing a Google search.
+:a. Type <county name> Ohio Wikipedia in the Google search box.
+:b. Open the search result Wikipedia page.
+:c. In the table of contents on the Wikipedia page, click on "Cities" under the heading "Local Government".
+:d. You will compare this list of cities to the names of the Library of Congress Ohio Digital Newspapers in the next step.
-. Scroll to the heading Newspapers.
+. Click on this link to the [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Ohio Library of Congress].
-. &nbsp;
+. Compare the list of newspapers to the list of cities you found on Wikipedia.
-. Click at the following ancestry.com link to go to [http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Ohio/Default.aspx Ancestry.com]
+. If you find an newspaper for your county, add it in the following format:
+:*(a) Type a: (colon)
-. Once at the Ancestry.com website, look to the right of the webpage and click on the county you have chosen to work on. A list of all databases and digital books for that county will appear.
+:*(b) Type a * (star)
+:*(c) Type the date range of the newspaper. Put this date between three <nowiki>'''</nowiki>. This will bold the date.
+:*(d) Add a space.
+:*(e) Add the ancestry.com catalog entry with accompanying url link: [''url(web address) of the collection'' SPACE ''title of the collection''] The entire link and title must be enclosed by brackets [ ].
+::-'''Url (Web Address) of the collection:''' To get to the url or web address of the newspaper, be sure you have clicked on the title of the newspaper, which will take you to a summary page. This is the page with the web address (url) that will go into the FamilySearch wiki.
+:::-Begin by typing a bracket: [
+:::-To add the url link, hover the cursor over the url or web address on the ancestry website page. This is at the top of the page in the web address box. Right click your mouse. This will highlight the address and an edit box will appear. Right click on COPY. Return to the wiki county page and after the [ right click and PASTE.
+::*'''Space''' It is important to put one space between the url and the title.
+::*'''Title of the collection:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;''Title in italics''
+:::*Type the title of the newspaper.&nbsp;
+:::*To make italics put two <nowiki>''</nowiki> before and after the title. Be sure to capitalize the proper words in the title.
+:::*End by typing another bracket: ]
+:*(d) Copy and paste the following phrase: at <nowiki>[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]</nowiki> ($)
+:*(e) Add a brief description, if needed, such as "not all years complete,"
-. Review the databases listed under the section "County Newspapers &amp; Publications" to determine which ones may be added under the Online Newspapers section on the FamilySearch county wiki page.
+. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page add the words, "Added Ancestry County Newspapers" and then click the Save page button.
-. Go back to the window you have open for the FamilySearch county wiki page and click the edit box, which is to the right of the heading, Local Histories. If "Local Histories" does not have an edit box, use the one to the right of "Histories." Then click on the word, wikitext, which will bring you to the wiki text field.
+{{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not add a blank line between entries, but do make sure there is a line between a heading and an entry.}}
-. You will now enter the databases found in ancestry into the FamilySearch county wiki page under Local History. &nbsp;
 === Specific Instructions for Ancestry Historic Newspapers  ===
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 ::*'''Space''' It is important to put one space between the url and the title.
 ::*'''Title of the collection:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;''Title in italics''
 :::*Type the title of the newspaper.&nbsp;
 :::*To make italics put two <nowiki>''</nowiki> before and after the title. Be sure to capitalize the proper words in the title.
 :::*End by typing another bracket: ]