FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Community Meeting 2012 Feb 8

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Agenda
First, get well wishes go to Marilyn Markham, one of the project leaders. She is in a rehab facility as the result of a fall about 2 1/2 weeks ago.

Anyone new to this meeting?


 * Joy Bogar. She has been experimenting with the table at the top of the page and many other "little" things that add up to a lot.
 * Lois Fowles. She has been using spare time she did not have to put FHL links into several counties.
 * All of you who are attending--both for the first time, and those who have been to most meetings (Liz, thank you!)

News and Events

 * The Wiki is being "uncooperative" this morning. Takes time and for some won't come up at all.


 * UGA Virtual Chapter, every 3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. (Mountain)
 * South Davis Family History Fair, March 2nd and 3rd. Scoll to bottom of the page to register.

Review of last meeting

 * Feb 1 minutes
 * Finish discussion about top of county pages
 * Finalize the catalog links area so a task can be created

Idea share

 * Colored labels for sections
 * Provide context: example: a beginner selects "Birth" from the top table, then selects "Census" to see how censuses help with births.
 * Brainstorm: What do we need to say in the census area, to help that person understand?
 * Put a table or something visual
 * Can they be told more visually than in words?
 * Blown up little section of a census -- visually understand.
 * Or as a separate page to show what is in different censuses
 * Graphic off to the right, words to add to understanding
 * "Example:" Horizontally, highlight the age and birth place highlighted
 * Point to not just births in value of census
 * If it is too long, do a More or Click here to a separate page
 * Keep the main page clean, but tell me what else I can glean from the census (click to it)
 * Don't load down the page, refer to other pages (keep it clean)
 * Don't overwhelm, and don't overlink don't require them to link link link
 * Describe the link to the deeper explanations for birth
 * Have a list of what might be in diff censuses: be sure to read the headings of the census -- clues!
 * Where were the parents born, etc. etc.


 * Tip Bank:
 * What do you think of the idea?
 * Brainstorm tips and how they look

Future meetings
Meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m.

Next week:
 * Project to post the top table on each county
 * Project to post FHL and ACPL catalog links to each appropriate topic in each county
 * Provide context continued
 * Tip Bank continued.

To discuss soon:


 * Vital records setup: making ready for items to be entered
 * Cemetery records
 * Church records