FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Newspapers
Main Page of Utah Wiki Project
Task Description
Add information and adapt links under the "Newspapers" heading for each of Utah's 29counties.
The wording and most links have been put into "templates" which allow changes to be made in one place and appear wherever those templates were posted.
- If you have changes to suggest, ....
It is expected that this task will take 15 - 30 minutes per county.
Steps
Step 1. Prep
| A. |
| B. |
| C. Sign up for a county |
1. Go to the Sign up Chart and follow directions to sign up for a county.
2. Type the name of that county in the Summary box and Save Page
3. Click to the County
Step 2.
| A. Copy the templates |
1. Alt+Tab to get back to this task page
2. Copy the following cryptic stuff:
{{UTNewspaperBlurb}}
*{{UTDigitalNewspapers}}
**The ''title of newspaper'' and ''title of newspaper'', covering 1881-1929 are included.
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Utah&county=Beaver&city=&year1=1690&year2=2012&terms=&frequency=&language=ðnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20 Existing copies of newspapers]{{UTNewspaperChroniclingAmerica}}
**[[Beaver County, Utah {{UTNewspaperCountybyTowns}}
| B. Paste the templates |
1. Alt+Tab to switch to the county page
2. In edit mode (WikiText)
- Place the cursor under the Newspapers heading
- Paste the cryptic stuff
3. In the Summary, write "Copied newspaper templates"
4. Save page.
Click back to the task page, and repeat for the next county.
Sign up 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 task. This will automatically show your username and the date you signed up.