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===Part A: Adding Links for County Histories=== | ===Part A: Adding Links for County Histories=== | ||
==== Step 1: Review List on County Page ==== | ==== Step 1: Review List on County Page ==== | ||
1. Select a county to work on from the task list. Type your name in the name column. <br> | |||
3. If there is not a link to a digital image of the book, start with Part A, Step 4 and go through each website to see if an online version can be located. Then, use the instructions in Part A, Step 3 to format the links to match the instructions.<br> | 2. Go to the Wiki page for the county you are working on and see if there is already a list of local histories listed under the heading "Local Histories".<br> | ||
3. If there are books listed with links to digital images, go to Part A, Step 3 below to reformat the links to match the instructions.<br> | |||
4. If there is not a link to a digital image of the book, start with Part A, Step 4 and go through each website to see if an online version can be located. Then, use the instructions in Part A, Step 3 to format the links to match the instructions.<br> | |||
'''WARNING:''' If at any time the list for online books becomes too large, please feel free to decide what should be included and what should not. Local histories created before 1900 and shortly thereafter are excellent to keep because they can contain biographies of local residents and early settlers. Focus on those early county histories first. <br> | '''WARNING:''' If at any time the list for online books becomes too large, please feel free to decide what should be included and what should not. Local histories created before 1900 and shortly thereafter are excellent to keep because they can contain biographies of local residents and early settlers. Focus on those early county histories first. <br> | ||