FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio

Overall Objectives

The purpose of the Ohio Wiki Project is to help readers find and use Ohio resources and records for genealogy and family history. The project will update and improve:

• Ohio county pages, such as Hocking County
• Ohio main page.
• Statewide topic pages. Example Vital Records
• Other Ohio-related pages

Guiding Principles

• Highlight important and relevant items. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important.

• Tell readers what to expect when they follow a link or search a suggested record.

• Balance content with these four factors in mind:

a. Genealogical Value. Does this help Wiki users further their research?

b. Clarity. Make sure everyone understands your meaning and the purpose of your words.

c. Brevity. Be succinct as possible without sacrificing purpose or clarity.

d. Documentation. Use footnote(s) to identify the source(s) of the content you are creating.

For each section containing information regarding resources and records, the following should be included:

• Links to online resources: indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records.
• Links to catalogs such as the Google books, WorldCat, Family History Library Catalog among others.

For specific guidelines and instructions on how to edit on the Wiki, go to: COMING SOON!

Ohio Wiki Project Phases - Explanation

Phase 1

The first phase includes adding content to each Ohio county page. Content will be added by completing written tasks that will apply to each county. These tasks will have written instructions giving guidance on how to enter information, format

the information, and how to cite the information, when applicable. Some of these tasks entail specifically:

• County headings - additional county headings will be added to each county page to make them uniform and cover more research topics users may have questions on
• Infoboxes - adding dates concerning major resources for each county and giving information regarding important Ohio statewide indexes
• County repositories (libraries, archives, museums) - contact information for repositories that hold original and compiled records for individuals that lived in that county including links to the repositories' websites with additional information

Phase 2

The second phase focuses on important record types available on the county level in Ohio. Each record type will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases,

images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositoriies.

• Vital Records (county only) -
• Probate Records -
• Land Records-

Phase 3

The third phase focuses on compiled sources and cemeteries.

• County histories - list of county histories available with links to online books and references to libraries
• Cemeteries - links to major cemetery websites that contain cemetery transcriptions for the county

Phase 4

To be determined.

Schedule

Beginning June 2012

Ohio Wiki Project Tasks

Before beginning any tasks please review the Ohio Project guidelines

The following are tasks to be accomplished for the Ohio Wiki Project. Each task has step-by-step instructions to accomplish it.

FIRST TIME WIKI USERS: For instructions on how to edit the wiki use the following: Online and Video Instructions

Phase 3

Ohio county/topic interest list

Topics

Standardize County subject headings.

County Courthouse Info Box: Locate uncopyrighted photos of courthouses and upload. Add contact information with link to county website.

Add neighboring counties in the County Headings Box.

Add parent counties in the County Headings Box.

Locate county societies. Add contact information, weblink, and significant collections.

Locate county archives and libraries. Add contact information, weblink, and significant collections.

Add US GenWeb links to the appropriate county record types.

Add Family History Centers.

Add FamilySearch vital records.

Create Family History Library topic link for vital records.

Add Ancestry vital records.

Add FamilySearch church records.

Create Family History Library topic link church records.

Add Ancestry land and property link.

Create Family History Library topic link for land and property.

Add FamilySearch probate records.

Create Family History Library topic link for probate records.

Add County Cemetery links to databases and transcriptions specific to the county.

Create Family History Library topic link for cemeteries.

Add FamilySearch tax records.

Create Family History Library topic link for tax records.

Add available historical newspapers.

Add Linkpendium links to the appropriate records types.

Example of Ohio County Page

COMING SOON!!

Guidelines and Style

COMING SOON!!

Community Meetings

To be determined

Online meetings with focus on Wiki pages for Ohio.

• Share ideas, suggest improvements
• Get news and progress reports.

Attend from home, at a library, or wherever you have an internet connection and a telephone.

Current Meetings

None are scheduled at this time.

Join the Meeting

Click to attend the online meeting.

• Enter the meeting ID:      and click Attend Meeting
• Sign in as a Guest (or with your LDS Account)
• Select the desired "Connect Me" options, enter your phone number, and MeetingPlace will call you.
• Click the Connect button.
• Once you answer, press 1 on your phone to join the meeting

You can join up to 10 minutes early. If you try to join the meeting at any other time, you will get an error that the meeting doesn't exist. First timers: Test your connection well before the meeting. Follow the link and select Run Browser Test (in

the blue area to the right of the MeetingPlace screen).