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

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Step 1: Prepare the county Wiki page

In this step, you will see if anything has been added to the Cemeteries section of the county.

If nothing has been added, go to Step 2.
If there is something already in the Cemeteries section, you will make room for the new info you will be adding.

Here's what to do to make room for new information:

What to do	How to do it	Remarks
A. Go to the "Cemeteries" heading for the county	On the county page, click "Cemeteries"	See if something has already been added
B.If nothing is there, go to Step 2 (column 1)	Skip the rest of Step 1. Go to Step 2	No prep is needed if there is nothing under the "Cemeteries" heading
C.Make room for what you will add	a) In Edit mode, place the cursor in the line below the "Cemeteries" heading b) Then press Enter 3 times	This moves the previous information further below the heading. We respect the work of others, so we won't change it or remove it at this time.
D. Summarize your edit and Save page	In the summary type "Cems - made room" and Save page	It helps others to know at a glance what edits we made when they look in the history of a page
E. Make a note in Remarks for this county in assignment chart	a) Click assignment chart b) In edit mode for the section with the right county c) Type "info already there" in the Remarks for this county d) Summarize edit with name of county and Save page	This alerts Utah project leaders to review what was there and contact the writer to make adjustments if needed.

Step 2: Copy the Templates for the Cemeteries area

A template is a standard paragraph that is used over and over. Using a template allows updates or changes to be made once and appear wherever the template has been placed.
When you are in WikiText, a template is surrounded by two "squiggly brackets" {{template name}}

In this step, you will copy, then paste templates to the county under the "Cemeteries" heading. Here's how:

What to do	How to do it	Remarks
A. Please copy the following (NOT in edit mode): {{UTCoCemeteries}} *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs&{{UTCemeteriesFindAGrave}}	Highlight and copy all of it Be sure you are not in Edit mode Get the two squiggly brackets at the very beginning {{ and at the very end }}	As mentioned, these templates have wording that will be used in every county.
B. Paste the templates to the county page.	a) Click the Edit box for the "Cemeteries" section b) Click WikiText c) Place the cursor below the "Cemeteries" heading and press Ctrl+ V
D. Summarize your edit and Save page	a) In the summary type "Cems - added templates" b) Save page	Once you Save page, the wording in the templates will appear.

Step 3: Finish the Find A Grave information

In this step, you will edit the link to Find A Grave to match the county you are working on. Here's how:

What to do	How to do it	Remarks
A. Get the Find A Grave URL that matches the current county	a) Click the link on the county Wiki page b) Select USA as the country c) Select Utah as the state d) Select the county e) Copy the URL for that county (Ctrl+C)	The link takes you out of the Wiki to the Cemetery Search part of the Find A Grave site.
B. On the county Wiki page, change the main Find A Grave URL to the county Find A Grave URL	a) Exit the Find A Grave site b) On the county Wiki page, click to edit (in WikiText) the Cemeteries section c) Erase the previous URL (Starting with "http:" and ending with "amp;" d)Place your cursor between "*[" and the two left sqiggly brackets "{{" e) Paste the Find A Grave URL for the county (Ctrl+V)	a) Red X in upper right corner In c), be sure you erase the ending semi-colon
C. Summarize your edit and Save page	a) In the summary type "Set Find A Grave URL to county" b) Save page	Congratulations! Good job!

To finish before project is ready for volunteers

Utah burial database
- To get this database ready, create template: Needs to explain only the first 200 are shown. If you need additional results, please refine your query. Utah Cemetery and Burial Database by Utah State History a division of Utah Department of Community and Culture.
- Can people search by county? Yes, but with only 200 results displayed. Tell the choices. Link to the spot, does not need to be changed county by county.
USGenWeb tombstone project for Utah. usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
Cemeteries for Utah -- google search for Utah Cemeteries
Beaver Epodunk gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to a map and more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
- to get epodunk ready, create template
- needs full instructions, or can someone figure it out from the way Find A Grave was done?

Assignment Chart

Volunteers are needed to check all 29 counties, adding items as appropriate. Please place four tildes (~~~~) in the "Volunteer" column next to the counties you choose for this assignment. This will automatically give your username and the date you signed up.

Beaver — Grand Counties

County	Volunteer	Date Completed	Remarks
Beaver	.	.	.
Box Elder	.	.	.
Cache	.	.	.
Carbon	.	.	.
Daggett	.	.	.
Davis	.	.	.
Duchesne	.	.	.
Emery	.	.	.
Garfield	.	.	.
Grand	.	.	.

Iron — San Juan Counties

County	Volunteer	Date Completed	Remarks
Iron	.	.	.
Juab	.	.	.
Kane	.	.	.
Millard	.	.	.
Morgan	.	.	.
Piute	.	.	.
Rich	.	.	.
Salt Lake	.	.	.
San Juan	.	.	.

Sanpete — Weber Counties

County	Volunteer	Date Completed	Remarks
Sanpete	.	.	.
Sevier	.	.	.
Summitt	.	.	.
Tooele	.	.	.
Uintah	.	.	.
Utah	.	.	.
Wasatch	.	.	.
Washington	.	.	.
Wayne	.	.	.
Weber	.	.	.