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=== Overall Objectives   ===
=== Overall Objectives   ===
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The purpose of the Ohio Wiki Project is to help readers find and use Ohio resources and records for genealogy and family history. The project will update and improve:  
The purpose of the Ohio Wiki Project is to help readers find and use Ohio resources and records for genealogy and family history. The project will update and improve:  


*Ohio county pages, such as [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking County]]
*Ohio county pages, such as [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking County]]  
*[[Ohio|Ohio]] main page.  
*[[Ohio|Ohio]] main page.  
*Statewide topic pages. Example [[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
*Statewide topic pages. Example [[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
*Other Ohio-related pages
*Other Ohio-related pages


=== Guiding Principles ===
=== Guiding Principles ===
 
*'''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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: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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=== Ohio Wiki Project Phases  ===
==== Phase 1  ====


=== Ohio Wiki Project Phases ===
[[Image:OhioBuckeyes.jpg|thumb|right]]<br> The first phase includes adding content to each Ohio county page. Content will be added by completing written tasks that will apply to each county. These tasks will have written instructions giving guidance on how to enter information, format


==== Phase 1 ====
the information, and how to cite the information, when applicable. Some of these tasks entail specifically:
[[Image:OhioBuckeyes.jpg|thumb|right|OhioBuckeyes.jpg]]<br>
The first phase includes adding content to each Ohio county page. Content will be added by completing written tasks that will apply to each county.  These tasks will have written instructions giving guidance on how to enter information, format


the information, and how to cite the information, when applicable.  Some of these tasks entail specifically:
:*''''County headings''' - additional county headings will be added to each county page to make them uniform and cover more research topics users may have questions on  
:*''''County headings''' - additional county headings will be added to each county page to make them uniform and cover more research topics users may have questions on
:*'''Infoboxes''' - adding dates concerning major resources for each county and giving information regarding important Ohio statewide indexes
:*'''Infoboxes''' - adding dates concerning major resources for each county and giving information regarding important Ohio statewide indexes
*'''County repositories' (libraries, archives, museums)'' - contact information for repositories that hold original and compiled records for individuals that lived in that county including links to the repositories' websites with additional information
*'''County repositories' (libraries, archives, museums)'' - contact information for repositories that hold original and compiled records for individuals that lived in that county including links to the repositories' websites with additional information


<br> For each section containing information regarding resources and records, the following should be included:


For each section containing information regarding resources and records, the following should be included:
*'''Links to online resources:''' indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records.  
*'''Links to online resources:''' indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records.  
*'''Links to catalogs''' such as the Family History Library catalog, Google books, and WorldCat among others.
*'''Links to catalogs''' such as the Family History Library catalog, Google books, and WorldCat among others.


==== Phase 2 ====
==== Phase 2 ====
 
The second phase focuses on important record types available on the county level in Ohio. Each record type will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases,  
The second phase focuses on important record types available on the county level in Ohio. Each record type will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases,  


images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositoriies.
images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositoriies.  
 
:*'''Vital Records (county only)''' -  
:*'''Vital Records (county only)''' -  
:*Probate Records -  
:*Probate Records -  
:*Land Records''' -  
:*Land Records'''- '''
 
==== Phase 3  ====
 
The third phase focuses on compiled sources and cemeteries.


==== Phase 3 ====
The third phase focuses on compiled sources and cemeteries.
:*County histories - list of county histories available with links to online books and references to libraries
:*County histories - list of county histories available with links to online books and references to libraries
"*Cemeteries" - links to major cemetery websites that contain cemetery transcriptions for the county


==== Phase 4 ====
"*Cemeteries" - links to major cemetery websites that contain cemetery transcriptions for the county
To be determined.
 
==== Phase 4 ====
 
To be determined.  


==== Schedule  ====
==== Schedule  ====


To be determined
To be determined  


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=== Ohio Wiki Project Tasks  ===
=== Ohio Wiki Project Tasks  ===
Before beginning any tasks please review the Ohio guidelines  
Before beginning any tasks please review the Ohio guidelines  


==== Phase 1 ====
==== Phase 1 ====
==== Phase 2 ====
 
==== Phase 3 ====
==== Phase 2 ====
 
==== Phase 3 ====
 
=== Ohio Wiki project tasks  ===
=== Ohio Wiki project tasks  ===
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=== Community Meetings  ===
''''To be determined'''
Online meetings with focus on Wiki pages for Ohio.
*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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Click to [http://meetingplace.ldschurch.org/a/307f32661e7dc26011b9f36cf0e99ed4 attend the online meeting.]
*Enter the meeting ID: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;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
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