FamilySearch Wiki:Help wanted on the Oregon pages
From FamilySearch Wiki
(Difference between revisions)
m (Add Link to Volunteer page) |
|||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
::*[[Help:Categorization|Adding Categories]] | ::*[[Help:Categorization|Adding Categories]] | ||
| − | ::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Maintenance/General Cleanup|Repair Broken Links]] | + | ::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Maintenance/General Cleanup|Repair Broken Links]] |
::*Add information to your county and/or city pages. | ::*Add information to your county and/or city pages. | ||
::*Prepare county histories - county section of each state. | ::*Prepare county histories - county section of each state. | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
::*[[Ada, Oregon|Ada, Oregon]] | ::*[[Ada, Oregon|Ada, Oregon]] | ||
::*[[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas County, Oregon]] | ::*[[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas County, Oregon]] | ||
| − | ::*Harney County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits|Harney County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits]] | + | ::*[[Harney County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits|Harney County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits]] |
::*[[Oregon Territory|Oregon Territory]] | ::*[[Oregon Territory|Oregon Territory]] | ||
::*[[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton, Oregon]] | ::*[[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton, Oregon]] | ||
| − | :''Instructions for moderator:'' To see all of the stub articles for your locality, review [[: | + | :''Instructions for moderator:'' To see all of the stub articles for your locality, review [[RTECOLONCategory:<span class=|{{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|pages|stubs}}|Help wanted on the|}}">:Category:{{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|pages|stubs}}|Help wanted on the|}}]]. |
=== Wanted Pages === | === Wanted Pages === | ||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
:Follow the red links below to create a requested Wanted page: | :Follow the red links below to create a requested Wanted page: | ||
| − | ::* | + | ::*[[Oregon Historical Society|Oregon Historical Society]] |
| − | ::* | + | ::*[[Oregon State Archives|Oregon State Archives]] |
| − | ::* | + | ::*[[Oregon Short Line Railroad|Oregon Short Line Railroad]] |
| + | ::*[[Oregon Occupations|Oregon Occupations]] | ||
::*Look through the [[Special:WantedPages|list of wanted pages]] | ::*Look through the [[Special:WantedPages|list of wanted pages]] | ||
| − | === | + | === Maintaining Existing Pages === |
| − | : | + | ::Check and fix broken links |
| + | ::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Patrolling|Patrolling]] | ||
| + | ::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Patrolling#Patrolling_New_Pages|Patrolling New Pages]] | ||
| + | ::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Patrolling#Patrolling_Recent_Changes|Patrolling Recent Changes]] | ||
| + | ::*[[Categorization|Add Catagories to pages]] | ||
| + | ::*[[Share your knowledge by adding to the Wiki|How to Make Your First Edit]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Specific Needs for Your Area === | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*1. State, county, and town histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families. | ||
| + | :*2. If you are interested in being a moderator for a state or country, please contact the [mailto:support@familysearch.org Support Team] | ||
=== Other Help Wanted Projects === | === Other Help Wanted Projects === | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 3 March 2013
Many Hands Make Light Work...
Everyone knows at least a little bit about something or someplace. The information you contribute could be exactly what someone else needs to connect with or add to their family history.
Fill out this form to get started as a Wiki Volunteer and let us know what you're interested in helping with.
Pages & Projects That Need Your Help
Beginner Projects
- Some examples of beginner projects might be checking for broken links or adding categories to pages.
- Adding Categories
- Repair Broken Links
- Add information to your county and/or city pages.
- Prepare county histories - county section of each state.
- Repositories - what's in a repository of genealogical interest ... U.S. Canada.
- Write about Migration Trails - Which Counties and Towns they went through.
Stub Pages
- A "Stub" is a page containing a limited amount of information. If you need help learning about stub pages and how to add information to them, review the article FamilySearch Wiki:Stub. Follow a link below to help fill out pages that need more information:
- Instructions for moderator: To see all of the stub articles for your locality, review [[RTECOLONCategory:<span class=| Oregon stubs">:Category: Oregon stubs]].
Wanted Pages
- A "Wanted Page" is a page that doesn't yet exist, but someone created a link to it, showing that they want a page on that topic created. For online classes to learn how to create a new page or wiki article click here: Creating a Wiki Article Searching for and Creating Articles.
- Follow the red links below to create a requested Wanted page:
Maintaining Existing Pages
- Check and fix broken links
Specific Needs for Your Area
- 1. State, county, and town histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families.
- 2. If you are interested in being a moderator for a state or country, please contact the Support Team
Other Help Wanted Projects
- If there are other areas of the FamilySearch Wiki you would like to volunteer for, we have a Wiki Help Wanted page that lists additional projects and areas where help is needed.
New to the Research Wiki?
In the FamilySearch Research Wiki, you can learn how to do genealogical research or share your knowledge with others.
Learn More