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<br><br><br>You can help thousands who will use the FamilySearch Wiki to help them find their people who lived in Utah at some point. | <br><br><br>You can help thousands who will use the FamilySearch Wiki to help them find their people who lived in Utah at some point. | ||
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<br>The project will begin in earnest January 1, 2012 and is expected to be very active for three to six months. With people like YOU, the [http://www.ugagenealogy.org/ Utah Genealogical Association] (UGA), and a few at the Family History Library, let's make the Utah-related pages easily understood, inviting, and oh, so useful! | <br>The project will begin in earnest January 1, 2012 and is expected to be very active for three to six months. With people like YOU, the [http://www.ugagenealogy.org/ Utah Genealogical Association] (UGA), and a few at the Family History Library, let's make the Utah-related pages easily understood, inviting, and oh, so useful! | ||
[[Image:UT-NV-CA Trails.png|thumb|right|250px | [[Image:UT-NV-CA Trails.png|thumb|right|250px]] | ||
=== Overall Objectives === | === Overall Objectives === | ||
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*'''Highlight important and relevant items'''. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important. | *'''Highlight important and relevant items'''. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important. | ||
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*'''Balance content''' with these four factors in mind: | *'''Balance content''' with these four factors in mind: | ||
:a. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Genealogical_Value|'''Genealogical Value.''']] Does this help Wiki users further their research?<br> | :a. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows#Genealogical_Value|'''Genealogical Value.''']] Does this help Wiki users further their research?<br> | ||
:b. '''Clarity.''' Make sure everyone understands your meaning and the purpose of your words.<br> | :b. '''Clarity.''' Make sure everyone understands your meaning and the purpose of your words.<br> | ||
:c. '''Brevity.''' Be succinct as possible without sacrificing purpose or clarity.<br> | :c. '''Brevity.''' Be succinct as possible without sacrificing purpose or clarity.<br> | ||
:d. '''Documentation.''' Use footnote(s) to identify the source(s) of the content you are creating.<br> | :d. '''Documentation.''' Use footnote(s) to identify the source(s) of the content you are creating.<br> | ||
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First, basic content will be added to the county pages. Some tasks are identified, with step-by-step how to do them for the project. You are welcome to suggest additional project tasks or add information to other topics in a county. First focus: | First, basic content will be added to the county pages. Some tasks are identified, with step-by-step how to do them for the project. You are welcome to suggest additional project tasks or add information to other topics in a county. First focus: | ||
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'''Current focus:''' | '''Current focus:''' | ||
*Newspapers: finalized ideas 4/4/2012 meeting | *Newspapers: finalized ideas 4/4/2012 meeting | ||
*Obituaries: to finalize 4/11/2012 | *Obituaries: to finalize 4/11/2012 | ||
*Voting on next topics in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Apr 4#Tasks_we_need_to_get_going_on|April 4, 2012 meeting agenda]]. | *Voting on next topics in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Apr 4#Tasks_we_need_to_get_going_on|April 4, 2012 meeting agenda]]. | ||
'''Ideas implemented''' into current format: | '''Ideas implemented''' into current format: | ||
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See [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County]] for current format. | See [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County]] for current format. | ||
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=== Meetings === | |||
==== Community Meetings ==== | |||
Online meetings with focus on Wiki pages for Utah. | |||
*Share ideas, suggest improvements | |||
*Get news and progress reports. | |||
Attend from home, at a library, or wherever you have an internet connection and a telephone. | |||
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'''Time:''' Wednesdays 9:00-10:00 a.m. (Mountain) (Can review minutes or recordings of [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah#Past_Meetings|'''Past meetings''']] | |||
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*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Apr 11|Apr 11]] | |||
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Click to [http://meetingplace.ldschurch.org/a/307f32661e7dc26011b9f36cf0e99ed4 attend the online meeting.] | |||
*Enter the meeting ID: 6804 and click '''Attend Meeting''' | |||
*Sign in as a Guest (or with your LDS Account) | |||
*Select the desired "Connect Me" options, enter your phone number, and MeetingPlace will call you. | |||
*Click the '''Connect''' button. | |||
*Once you answer, press 1 on your phone to join the meeting | |||
You can join up to 10 minutes early. If you try to join the meeting at any other time, you will get an error that the meeting doesn't exist. First timers: Test your connection well before the meeting. Follow the link and select Run Browser Test (in the blue area to the right of the MeetingPlace screen). {{Box | |||
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Email [[User:AdkinsWH]] or call [[User:Wyzer17]] telephone 801-240-4419 for help or more details. | |||
===== Past Meetings ===== | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Apr 4|Apr 4]] | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Mar 28|Mar 28]] | |||
*Wednesday,[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Mar 28|Mar 28]] | |||
*Wednesday,[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Mar 21|Mar 21]] | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Mar 14|Mar 14]] | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Mar 7|Mar 7]] | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Feb 29|Feb 29]] | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Feb 22|Feb 22]] | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Feb 15|Feb 15]] | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Feb 8|Feb 8]] | |||
*Wednesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Feb 1|Feb 1]] | |||
*Wednesday, Jan 25 CANCELLED due to Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy | |||
*Tuesday, [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Jan 17|Jan 17]] (No summary of minites) | |||
Administrative Meetings (before Jan 2012) | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Meeting Agendas|Admin Agendas]] | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Meeting Notes|Admin Minutes]] | |||
Meeting with consultants, moderators, etc. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Meeting Minutes|Consultant/moderator meetings]] | |||
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=== Utah Wiki project tasks === | |||
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The following are tasks to be accomplished for the Utah Wiki Project. Each task has step-by-step instructions to accomplish it. | |||
==== Tasks ready for volunteers ==== | |||
==== Tasks not yet ready ==== | |||
These are not yet ready, but you may want to know what is on the horizon. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Histories|History section of the counties]] Link to online histories of each county. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Cemeteries|Cemeteries in the counties]] Link to websites that can be linked specifically to the counties. | |||
*Family Associations/Societies Links to organizations based on descendency (e.g. Jared Pratt Family Association) [[User:Dggard|Dggard]] 08:49, 14 November 2011 (UTC) Great idea! We will implement this. [[User:AdkinsWH|AdkinsWH]] 00:03, 16 November 2011 (UTC) | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Newspapers|Newspapers by county]] | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Repositories|Repositories in the county: libraries, museums, etc.]] Phase 1: Add contact information for local libraries, societies, and other record holders in each county. | |||
*State repositories: Utah State Archives, DUP, SUP, State Historical Society, state libraries, etc. | |||
*Church records Phase 1. | |||
*Major websites: statewide and county-by-county. | |||
*Migration: Railroad, trails, etc. | |||
*Native American records [[User:Dggard|Dggard]] 08:12, 14 November 2011 (UTC) Another great idea. Much may already be done, which we will link to for sure. Thanks! [[User:AdkinsWH|AdkinsWH]] 00:03, 16 November 2011 (UTC) | |||
If you have additional ideas, please add them to this list and sign it by adding 4 tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) | |||
==== Tasks completed ==== | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks FHL Topics|Links to topics in the Family History Library Catalog]] This allows only the best items to be highlighted in the Wiki while informing users of other records or resources that are available. This also makes it so the Wiki won't have to be updated each time new things are added to the sites included. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Fix Starting Dates for Records|Fix Starting Dates]] for records in the Top Table on each county. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Top Table|Top Table in the counties]] Copy and adapt the table (from the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Experimental County|Experimental County]]) to each county. NOTE: This was a very innovative accomplishment made possible by the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah#Community_Meetings|community meeting]]. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks GenWeb Links|County GenWeb Links]] Link to databases on county GenWeb databases, with information to help users decide to click or not. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Headings 2|County Headings 2]] Comments on the Discussion page for county headings have prompted some changes that need to be made to each county. *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Headings|County Headings]] The genealogical community has given careful consideration to the headings and their arrangement in each county. The Utah county headings were created some time ago, and now need to be "remodeled," so to speak. That is the purpose of this task. It requires attention to detail, but is otherwise an easy task to accomplish. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County History|County History]] List by year historical events that affected the records and the record-keeping in each county, such as settlement and migration, or natural events, such as flooding, drought, or fires. | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Courthouse|County Courthouse]] Find uncopyrighted images of the courthouse (historical or current) and upload them. List their contact information (address, phone, email), including a link to website, addresses, etc. | |||
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=== Schedule === | === Schedule === | ||
'''2011''' 12 October Show and tell and brainstorm with US/Canada Consultants and Utah moderators <br>15 October show and tell WikiProject Utah to Logan Family History conference. Begin recruiting, set up training.<br> | '''2011''' 12 October Show and tell and brainstorm with US/Canada Consultants and Utah moderators <br>15 October show and tell WikiProject Utah to Logan Family History conference. Begin recruiting, set up training.<br> | ||
July 2011 Began weekly meetings with project administrators to plan the project: Dawne Hole, Marilyn Markham, Patsy Hendrickson, Wilma Adkins, with input from others. | July 2011 Began weekly meetings with project administrators to plan the project: Dawne Hole, Marilyn Markham, Patsy Hendrickson, Wilma Adkins, with input from others. | ||
*Meeting times: Administrators -- 9 a.m. Wednesday mornings, 3rd floor FHL.[[ | *Meeting times: Administrators -- 9 a.m. Wednesday mornings, 3rd floor FHL.[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah#Meetings|Agendas]]. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Meeting Notes|Minutes]]. | ||
Administrators' schedule: | Administrators' schedule: | ||
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*1 Jan Start weekly meetings with the community and contributors to report progress, give training, and brainstorm additional ideas for the project. | *1 Jan Start weekly meetings with the community and contributors to report progress, give training, and brainstorm additional ideas for the project. | ||
*[TBD] With much of the planned content in Utah counties completed, the Utah treasure hunt for other records and resources begins. This will be a contest, with prizes from FamilySearch, UGA, and others. | *[TBD] With much of the planned content in Utah counties completed, the Utah treasure hunt for other records and resources begins. This will be a contest, with prizes from FamilySearch, UGA, and others. | ||
*[TBD] The Utah treasure hunt contest ends. <br> | *[TBD] The Utah treasure hunt contest ends. <br> | ||
*[TBD] Utah Wiki Project becomes inactive as a project, although many will continue contributing to its pages. | *[TBD] Utah Wiki Project becomes inactive as a project, although many will continue contributing to its pages. | ||
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The first few weeks of the Utah project we will agree on a model style, and create at least one example page of it. To keep the project moving forward, <u>'''NO'''</u> style changes nor further discussion of changes will be allowed after that for the remainder of the project (tentatively until TBD 2012). Participants are expected to follow that style during the project. | The first few weeks of the Utah project we will agree on a model style, and create at least one example page of it. To keep the project moving forward, <u>'''NO'''</u> style changes nor further discussion of changes will be allowed after that for the remainder of the project (tentatively until TBD 2012). Participants are expected to follow that style during the project. | ||
Style includes but is not limited to: <br> | Style includes but is not limited to: <br> | ||
*Use of standard Utah templates | *Use of standard Utah templates | ||
*Headings (anything that would appear in a table of contents) match with FHL Catalog subject headings as much as possible Example: [[Talk:Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County, Utah]] | *Headings (anything that would appear in a table of contents) match with FHL Catalog subject headings as much as possible Example: [[Talk:Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County, Utah]] | ||
*Heading levels: use levels three, four or five; avoid levels one and two<br> | *Heading levels: use levels three, four or five; avoid levels one and two<br> | ||
*Order of presentation<br> | *Order of presentation<br> | ||
*Table of contents style or position (or lack of TOC)<br> | *Table of contents style or position (or lack of TOC)<br> | ||
*image, table, or template positions or size; prefer sharp images relevant to the topic on the page<br> | *image, table, or template positions or size; prefer sharp images relevant to the topic on the page<br> | ||
*font<br> | *font<br> | ||
*bold<br> | *bold<br> | ||
*italic for titles of published books<br> | *italic for titles of published books<br> | ||
*underline<br> | *underline<br> | ||
*indentation<br> | *indentation<br> | ||
*bullets. Items under headings on county pages will be bulleted lists. Information '''describing the headings''' themselves will not be bulleted.<br> | *bullets. Items under headings on county pages will be bulleted lists. Information '''describing the headings''' themselves will not be bulleted.<br> | ||
*numbering<br> | *numbering<br> | ||
*citations in footnote style | *citations in footnote style | ||
**Please use the '''full''' ''Chicago Manual of Style'' footnote style (modified): | **Please use the '''full''' ''Chicago Manual of Style'' footnote style (modified): | ||
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:::- Publisher | :::- Publisher | ||
:::- Year of publication | :::- Year of publication | ||
:::- comma, and the the page number(s) followed by a period | :::- comma, and the the page number(s) followed by a period | ||
::Access information: | ::Access information: | ||
:::- link to free online copy, if any. IF a free online copy is available no further access data needs to be added. | :::- link to free online copy, if any. IF a free online copy is available no further access data needs to be added. | ||
:::- IF '''NO''' free online edition is available, then add: | :::- IF '''NO''' free online edition is available, then add: | ||
::::- WorldCat template: <nowiki>{{WorldCat|#####|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</nowiki> | ::::- WorldCat template: <nowiki>{{WorldCat|#####|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</nowiki> | ||
::::- FHL template: <nowiki>{{FHL|####|item|disp=FHL Film ###; Fiche ###; Book ###}}.</nowiki> | ::::- FHL template: <nowiki>{{FHL|####|item|disp=FHL Film ###; Fiche ###; Book ###}}.</nowiki> | ||
:::- Brief annotation explaining the content, or why, or how a reader would want to use the source. | :::- Brief annotation explaining the content, or why, or how a reader would want to use the source. | ||
*image, table, or template style<br> | *image, table, or template style<br> | ||
*internal link style<br> | *internal link style<br> | ||
*external link style including brief annotation. Prefer http:// links over http'''''s''''':// links. <br> | *external link style including brief annotation. Prefer http:// links over http'''''s''''':// links. <br> | ||