User:Bloosgrl/sandbox15

Project Leader
Heather Mecham

Purpose
Update and standardize the census sections for counties in South Dakota.

Task List
Task List

Sample Pages
Aurora County, South Dakota Genealogy Kingsbury County, South Dakota Genealogy

Part 1: Choose Your County
1. Select your county by going to the task list and adding your name to the name column.

2. Go to the county page in the Wiki.

Part 2: Find the Census Heading and Delete Unnecessary Content
1. Go to the "census records" heading on the Wiki page. 2. Determine which content to keep what to delete. 3. You will keep the historical population table. See image below. > 4. You will also keep the census template for the state and county. It will look like this. 5. Anything else in the census section needs to be deleted. If there is nothing to delete, you can go to Part 3. To delete code, go to step 6. 6. Click "edit source". Highlight everything in the section, starting with just below the historical population table and stopping just above the "Church Records" heading. See image below for example. 7. Highlight the census section starting with the "Territory and State Census Records" subheading to the "Church Records" heading. 5. Hit the delete button.

Part 3: Copy/Paste the New Content
1. Make sure the cursor is just below the census template. See template example below. 2. Copy the code below. Before South Dakota was a state in 1889, parts of South Dakota were included in the 1836 Iowa Territory census (also known as Wisconsin Territory), 1840 Iowa Territory census, 1850 Minnesota Territory census, and the 1860-1880 Dakota Territory censuses.

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of South Dakota starting in 1890, although only one page survived. The 1900 Census is the next Federal Census available. Before South Dakota was a state in 1889, parts of South Dakota were included in the 1836 Iowa Territory census (also known as Wisconsin Territory), 1840 Iowa Territory census, 1850 Minnesota Territory census, and the 1860-1880 Dakota Territory censuses.
 * Federal Census links

Territory and State Census Records
State censuses were taken at the state-level and territorial censuses were taken by the federal government. See South Dakota Census for more information about censuses taken in South Dakota.

2. Paste the code onto the Wiki page.

Part 4: Check Your Work and Save
1. Click "show preview" and check your work. Make sure the update is placed between the "Census Records" heading and the "Church Records" heading. The historical population table will be on the right. It will look like the screenshot below. 2. Put "updated census section" in the summary. 3. Click save.