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==== '''A History in Timeline format''' ==== | ==== '''A History in Timeline format''' ==== | ||
Putting the history in Timeline format has many advantages. It is easy for users to scan to the years that affected their ancestors. It is also easy for writers to insert events they just learned about between years already in the timeline. | |||
Please include events that affected the record-keeping, such as: | Please include events that affected the 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. How did that affect records and record-keeping? | |||
*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.) | *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.) | ||
*County buildings where officers created and stored the records. What did they use before a courthouse was built? Did that effect the creation or the storage of records? | |||
*Fires, floods, and other natural disasters that destroyed the records or affected where they were stored. | *Fires, floods, and other natural disasters that destroyed the records or affected where they were stored. | ||
*Crop damage or mining incidents that led to booms, busts, and ghost settlements. | *Crop damage or mining incidents that led to booms, busts, and ghost settlements. | ||
*Whatever is interesting and will help users know what happened, especially as it affected migrations, records, and record-keeping. | *Whatever is interesting and will help users know what happened, especially as it affected migrations, records, and record-keeping. | ||
:Please keep event descriptions very short. The computer screen is not like reading pages of an article or book. | |||
'''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. | '''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. | ||