FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Cemeteries

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Task Description

Add links to Find A Grave and other online cemetery records for each of the 29 counties in Utah.

Steps

Step 1: Prepare the county Wiki page

In this step, you will see if anything has been added to the Cemeteries section of the county.

• If nothing has been added, go to Step 2.
• If there is something already in the Cemeteries section, you will make room for the new info you will be adding.

Here's what to do to make room for new information:

What to do	How to do it	Remarks
A. Go to the "Cemeteries" heading for the county	On the county page, click "Cemeteries"	See if something has already been added
B.If nothing is there, go to Step 2 (column 1)	Skip the rest of Step 1. Go to Step 2	No prep is needed if there is nothing under the "Cemeteries" heading
C.Make room for what you will add	a) In Edit mode, place the cursor in the line below the "Cemeteries" heading b) Then press Enter 3 times	This moves the previous information further below the heading. We respect the work of others, so we won't change it or remove it at this time.
D. Summarize your edit and Save page	In the summary type "Cems - made room" and Save page	It helps others to know at a glance what edits we made when they look in the history of a page
E. Make a note in Remarks for this county in assignment chart	a) Click assignment chart b) In edit mode for the section with the right county c) Type "info already there" in the Remarks for this county d) Summarize edit with name of county and Save page	This alerts Utah project leaders to review what was there and contact the writer to make adjustments if needed.

Step 2: Copy the Templates for the Cemeteries area

A template is a standard paragraph that is used over and over. Using a template allows updates or changes to be made once and appear wherever the template has been placed. When you are in WikiText, a template is surrounded by two "squiggly brackets" {{template name}}

In this step, you will copy, then paste templates to the county under the "Cemeteries" heading. Here's how:

What to do	How to do it	Remarks
A. Copy the following templates: {{UTCoCemeteries}} {{UTCemeteriesFindAGrave}}	Highlight and copy the templates Be sure you are not in Edit mode Be sure you get both squiggly brackets before {{ and after }} the templates.	As mentioned, these templates have wording that will be used in every county.
B. Paste the templates to the county page.	a) Click the Edit box for the "Cemeteries" section b) Click WikiText c) Place the cursor below the "Cemeteries" heading and press Ctrl+ V
D. Summarize your edit and Save page	a) In the summary type "Cems - added templates" b) Save page	It helps others to know at a glance what edits were made when they look in the history of a page

A) — NOT in edit mode:

B) Paste (using WikiText) to the county page.

In WikiText, put your cursor below the "Cemeteries" heading and press Ctrl+ V

Step 3: Finish the Find A Grave information

A) In WikiText, copy the following — including the asterisk (*)

• [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs&

B) Paste it (using WikiText) in front of the the Find A Grave template on the county page.

When you Save page (Step C), it will look like this:

• [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs&Template:UTCemeteriesFindAGrave

C) Type "editing cemeteries section" in the Summary and Save page.

FYI: By Saving page now, you will be able to follow the link and make the change needed in Step D.

D) Set the Find A Grave link to the correct Utah county

1. Click this link, which takes you to the cemetery locator section of Find A Grave.
2. Select the Utah, then the county you are working on and click Search
3. Copy the address (URL) for that search

E) Fix the Find A Grave link on the county Wiki page

1. On the county page, edit the Cemeteries section (in WikiText)
2. Place the cursor just after the "[" bracket
3. Paste the URL

F) Type "Finishing Find a grave link" in the Summary and Save page

• McHenry Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
• Illinois Cemeteries by county.
• ePodunk list of McHenry County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

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