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=== What is the Map/Society Page Project? === | === What is the Map/Society Page Project? === | ||
The Map/Society Page Project was a pilot program started in 2012. Unfortunately, this project was cancelled in 2013. However, you can still create a society wiki page for your society. | |||
=== What does a Society Wiki Page Include? === | |||
Your society page can include: | |||
:*Purpose of the Society | :*Purpose of the Society | ||
:*Holdings of your society including, record collections, indexes, publications, etc. | :*Holdings of your society including, record collections, indexes, publications, etc. | ||
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View a [[The Brickwall Genealogical Society|Society Wiki page example]]. | View a [[The Brickwall Genealogical Society|Society Wiki page example]]. | ||
=== How Can | === How Can a Society Wiki Page Help A Society? === | ||
:*Drives new traffic to your society website | :*Drives new traffic to your society website | ||
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Learn more about what the [[Why the Wiki Benefits Your Society|FamilySearch Wiki can do for your organization.]] | Learn more about what the [[Why the Wiki Benefits Your Society|FamilySearch Wiki can do for your organization.]] | ||
=== How | === How Do You Create a Society Wiki Page? === | ||
:*Step 1 - Gather information about your society and write it down on the [[Media:Society_Page_and_Infobox_Form.pdf|Society Page and Infobox Form.]] | :*Step 1 - Gather information about your society and write it down on the [[Media:Society_Page_and_Infobox_Form.pdf|Society Page and Infobox Form.]] | ||
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:*Step 2 - Start creating your Society page: [[Map/Society Page Project - How to Create a Society Page|How to Create a Society Page]] <br> | :*Step 2 - Start creating your Society page: [[Map/Society Page Project - How to Create a Society Page|How to Create a Society Page]] <br> | ||
[[Category:Map/Society_Page_Project]] | [[Category:Map/Society_Page_Project]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:13, 12 August 2014
What is the Map/Society Page Project?[edit | edit source]
The Map/Society Page Project was a pilot program started in 2012. Unfortunately, this project was cancelled in 2013. However, you can still create a society wiki page for your society.
What does a Society Wiki Page Include?[edit | edit source]
Your society page can include:
- Purpose of the Society
- Holdings of your society including, record collections, indexes, publications, etc.
- List of Look up Services
- Benefits of joining your Society
- Society meetings
- Society projects
View a Society Wiki page example.
How Can a Society Wiki Page Help A Society?[edit | edit source]
- Drives new traffic to your society website
- Connects to FamilySearch.org Map that gets thousands of hits a day
- Free advertising for your society
- Showcases your society to a worldwide audience
- Gives a web presence for those without a society website
- Builds membership
Learn more about what the FamilySearch Wiki can do for your organization.
How Do You Create a Society Wiki Page?[edit | edit source]
- Step 1 - Gather information about your society and write it down on the Society Page and Infobox Form.
- Step 2 - Start creating your Society page: How to Create a Society Page
- Step 2 - Start creating your Society page: How to Create a Society Page