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 under the "Cemeteries" heading

If there already something there for this county, make space for what you will be adding by simply moving that information further down from the "Cemeteries heading". We don't want to change it or remove it at this time.

Step 2: Copy and paste introductory paragraphs

A) Copy (using WikiText) the following 2 paragraphs [HOW? Highlight the paragraphs and press Ctrl + C keys]

Cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

Online resources for cemetery records of WikiProject Utah Tasks Cemeteries include:

B) Paste (using WikiText) immediately under the Cemeteries heading of the county page. [HOW? Put your cursor under the "Cemeteries" heading and press Ctrl + V keys.

Important note: the PAGENAME wording automatically adds the name of the county page into the paragraph. Therefore, it has inserted the name of this task page as you can see.

Step 3: Add the Find A Grave information

A) Copy (using WikiText) the following paragraph -- including the asterisk (*)

• Find A Grave gives a list of cemeteries in WikiProject Utah Tasks Cemeteries and links to the information for the individuals buried there. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
  • Find A Grave can also be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.

B) Paste it (using WikiText) to the county page and Save page.

C) Get the Find A Grave link to the correct county

1. Click the "list of cemeteries in ... County" link. This takes you to the Utah Find A Grave.
2. Select the county you are working on and click Search
3. Copy the address (URL) for that search

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

1. On the county page, click to edit the Cemeteries section (but NOT in WikiText this time!)
2. Highlight the "list of cemeteries in ... County" link
3. Click the Link icon, paste the address (URL) and click OK

E) 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.
• The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in McHenry County. (Click on the title (underlined in blue) to see details.) Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
• 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.

Step 3:

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