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Add information to the '''History''' area (located under '''Quick Facts''' on each county page) for the 29 counties. | Add information to the '''History''' area (located under '''Quick Facts''' on each county page) for the 29 counties. | ||
'''Interesting fact''' | '''Interesting fact''' | ||
Although you start filling out a timeline history, you will likely find an interesting fact or event that is unique to the county. | Although you start filling out a timeline history, you will likely find an interesting fact or event that is unique to the county. | ||
*For example, "Hole the Rock, the hideout of the famous gang of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, is in this county." | *For example, "Hole the Rock, the hideout of the famous gang of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, is in this county." | ||
**If you added an example like this, users would benefit if you included a link to the Internet for ''Hole in the Rock'', ''Butch Cassidy'', and ''Sundance Kid''. | **If you added an example like this, users would benefit if you included a link to the Internet for ''Hole in the Rock'', ''Butch Cassidy'', and ''Sundance Kid''. | ||
'''Timeline History''' | '''Timeline History''' | ||
There is a blank timeline on the [[FamilySearch Wiki talk:WikiProject Utah Tasks County History|'''Discussion''']] page for this project page. Simply copy it in ''WikiText'' to the county you are working on. | There is a blank timeline on the [[FamilySearch Wiki talk:WikiProject Utah Tasks County History|'''Discussion''']] page for this project page. Simply copy it in ''WikiText'' to the county you are working on. | ||
Please include events that affected the record-keeping, such as: | Please include events that affected the record-keeping, such as: | ||
**County formation and boundary changes. (This is given elsewhere for each county, but should also be in the timeline since it is a great summary.) | **County formation and boundary changes. (This is given elsewhere for each county, but should also be in the timeline since it is a great summary.) | ||
**Fires, floods, and other natural disasters that destroyed the records or affected where they were stored. | **Fires, floods, and other natural disasters that destroyed the records or affected where they were stored. | ||
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**Whatever is interesting and will help users know what happened, especially as it affected migrations, records, and record-keeping. | **Whatever is interesting and will help users know what happened, especially as it affected migrations, records, and record-keeping. | ||
'''Books and Internet Sites for County History''' | '''Books and Internet Sites for County History''' If you find an internet site or a book you want to tell people about, please place them under '''Local Histories''', which appears further down on the county page under the '''Resources''' heading. | ||
If you find an internet site or a book you want to tell people about, please place them under '''Local Histories''', which appears further down on the county page under the '''Resources''' heading. | |||
If you choose to do the History in paragraph format, please keep paragraphs very short. The computer screen is not like reading pages of an article or book. | If you choose to do the History in paragraph format, please keep paragraphs very short. The computer screen is not like reading pages of an article or book. | ||