FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-Family History Centers

WikiProject Washington Wiki Project Washington Tasks - Family History Centers

Description

 * FamilySearch has had Family History Centers for several years. They are adding Discovery Centers soon, as well as libraries and archives partnering with FamilySearch. These will all be under the umbrella term of FamilySearch Centers, but the names of existing centers will not be changed—at least not yet.

The purpose of this task is to help users by
 * 1) listing FamilySearch Centers in or near each county in Washington
 * 2) linking to the wiki page for that center;
 * 3) updating the center's wiki page with contact information (address, phone #);
 * 4) noting on the COUNTY page what online subscriptions they have (Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline, Fold3, etc.).

This task is an intermediate task and requires some knowledge about or experience with writing in wikitext.

Steps
On a county page for Washington, click to "FamilySearch Centers."
 * 1) Is there already of list of Centers on the county page?
 * No: Add the names of centers in that county
 * 2) Are there already links to the Wiki pages of the Centers?
 * No: Find that Center's wiki page, then on the county page add an internal link to the Center's page
 * 3) Is the contact information on the Center's Wiki page?
 * No: Add their address and phone #'s


 * 4) On the county page, indicate if they have Ancestry.com and other online subscriptions.
 * This will probably require a phone call.
 * Please use this style:
 * Bremerton Washington Family History Center In addition to FamilySearch.org, this Center provides access to Ancestry.com and other subscription websites.


 * 4a) If none of the Centers in this county have online subscriptions, identify the nearest Center (or library) with those subscriptions.
 * Please use this style:
 * The closest Center with access to Ancestry.com and other subscription websites is: [Then name the Center, including the link to its Wiki page.]


 * 5) Once finished with a county, update the Assignment Chart.

Assignment Chart
If you are accepting this task:


 * 1. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.
 * 2. Open the Assignment Chart for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.
 * 3. Place your cursor in the box under the heading Name/Date Task Accepted and opposite your county of choice.
 * 4. Type 4 tildes (~). This symbol is located on the upper left-hand part of your keyboard, next to the number 1. The ~ is an electronic signature and will leave your user name and date when you signed.


 * 5. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Adams County for adding Family History Center".
 * 6. Click on the box "Save Page".

Return to Top of Page If you have completed this task for a county:


 * Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading Date Completed. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Pierce County for family history centers."

