FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Newspapers

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Task Description
Copy preset newspaper paragraphs (templates) and links under the "Newspapers" heading for each of Utah's 29 counties. Then adapt the paragraphs and links to the county.

FYI: Using templates allows wording to be consistent from county to county. Changes can be made in one place and appear wherever those templates were posted.

It is expected that this task will take 15 - 30 minutes per county.

Step 1. Prep

 * Why: Having two windows opened makes it easy to switch between this "Task" page and the county page.
 * Tip: Sign in to the Wiki first, and you will be signed in for both windows.

1. Go to the Sign up Chart and follow directions to sign up for a county.
 * To open a new window:
 * Right-click Project page (located in the shaded area right of the screen)
 * Select Open in new window

2. Type the name of that county (such as Garfield) in the Summary box and Save Page

3. Click to the County

Step 2. Put the templates on the county page
1. Alt+Tab to get back to this task page

2. Copy (highlight, then Ctrl+C) the following cryptic template and link codes (NOT in Edit mode):

*  **[title of newspaper] and [title of newspaper], covering 1881-1929 are included. *Existing copies of newspapers  **[[Beaver County, Utah

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.

Step 3. Adapt the templates to the county
Go to the project and learn the newspapers digitized for this county.


 * Click the link to Utah Digital Newspapers project, and select Browse
 * From the map, click the current county

Adapt names/dates to this county

Change "=Utah&county=Beaver" to current county. (Yes, it's just that simple.)
 * If 3 or fewer newspapers are listed, change [Title of newspaper] to the names of the specific newspapers
 * If more than three newspapers are listed, replace [title of newspaper] with "Several newspapers covering..."
 * No matter how many newspapers are listed, add the appropriate date range in " covering [dates]..."

Step 4. Update this task page for that county
As you do this task, you may have wording or other changes to suggest. Please make those suggestions in the remarks column for the 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.

Beaver — Grand Counties


Iron — Sanpete Counties


Sevier — Weber Counties
