FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding Society Information to U.S. County Pages

4. To locate county societies click on the following website name and then search:


 * Cyndi's List
 * Epodunk Browse appropriate county profile for societies
 * Google Type in the search box "Genelogical Society [county name and state]" or "Historical Society [county name and state]"
 * Google "[county name and state] genealogy blog" then scan the blog for mention of any society for that county
 * US GenWeb



5. For each county society you find, look for the following:


 * Name of the archive, library or museum
 * Address
 * Phone number
 * E-mail
 * Website

6. Discover the strengths and peculiarities of the databases or collections of the society. You may add a sentence or two about the collection.

7. You may also wish to include the following:


 * Rules for using the collection
 * Copy policies
 * Research help
 * Cost of entrance

8. You do not need to add state–level societies to county pages.

9. If you do not find any societies, your task is complete.

10. Mark the Task List to indicate you have finished the task.

Wikitext Editing Instructions
1. Click on your chosen county name in the [[Assignment Chart. This will take you to your county page.

2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.

3. Scroll to the heading Repositories.

4. Scroll to the section Societies within Repositories.

5. If there already is society information posted under the heading, do not remove the links, but you may reorganize or post any additional information you may find. If you move any linked information, to avoid breaking any links, be sure to move all text in while in wikitext.

6. Be consistent in the format you use to present the information.

7. Open the Societies heading for editing by clicking on the check mark in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title.

8. Click on the word wikitext with in toolbox at the top of the edit box.

9. Scroll to where you want to insert the information.

10.To add a county society:

For each county society you find, add the following:


 * ''' Name of the society

Address: Phone: E-mail: '''


 * a. Adding the  between the entries, moves the information to a new line.
 * b. If the society has a website, add the link to the name of the society as follows:
 * i. On the website page, hover the cursor over the web address. Right click your mouse. This will highlight the address and an edit box will appear.
 * ii. Left click on COPY.
 * iii. Return to the FamilySearch Wiki county page, at the point where you want to add the linked
 * iv. In wikitext type [(Web Address) (Society Name)]
 * v. Replace the words Web Address and parenthesis with the copied web address.
 * vi. Replace the words Society Name and parenthesis with the society name.
 * vii. The link is now complete.
 * c. To bold the name of the society:

If there is no website link, bold the name of the society.


 * i. Place three ''' before and after the society name to bold it.
 * ii. The society name is now bolded.
 * d. To link the e-mail address:
 * i. After the word E-mail: type [mailto:(e-mail address) (e-mail address)]
 * ii. Paste the e-mail address in twice,replacing the words e-mail address.
 * iii. Remove the parenthesis and place a space between the two entries.
 * iv. The link is now complete.