FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Histories found in Google Books and Internet Archive: Difference between revisions

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4. Open the Local Histories heading for editing by clicking on the pen in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title.  
4. Open the Local Histories heading for editing by clicking on the pen in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title.  


5. Click on the word wikitext in the toolbox at the top left of the edit box.  
5. Click on the word wikitext in the toolbox at the top left of the edit  
box.  


6. Open a new tab at the top right of your screen to a blank Internet page. The new tab will look like a blank tab or it will have a plus sign in it. Click inside the empty tab to open the new page. To toggle between your county page and the new Internet page you open, click your mouse inside the tab for either page.


2. Go to [http://www.archive.org/index.php Internet Archive] <br> 
7. While on the new Internet page click on the following blue link [http://www.archive.org/index.php Internet Archive]


8. You are looking for local histories that are in digitized book form found on this website. Enter the county name and "county Ohio  history" in the search box, i.e. "Mahoning County Ohio History  ". Change the "All Media Types" to "American Libraries". <br>


9. Go through the list of results and determine if any are applicable.


 
10. Add the  
3. You are looking for church records that are in digitized book form found on this website. Enter the county name and "church" in the search box, i.e. "Onondaga Church". Change the "All Media Types" to "American Libraries" <br> 
 
 
 
 
4. Go through the list of results and determine if any are applicable. If it is a church history, only include it if it lists church members.<br> 
 
 
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9. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Added Internet Archive county histories".  
9. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Added Internet Archive county histories".  
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