FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Indiana Tasks-Family History Centers

WikiProject Indiana Wiki Project Indiana Tasks - Family History Centers

Description
The purpose of this task is to find Family History Centers located in a county and to add contact information about the center.

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

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Questions about editing this project?


 * See Wiki Project Indiana Objectives and Guiding Principles.
 * See Wiki Project Indiana Style and Guidelines.

'''You may wish to print these instructions before you begin editing. ''' To Print:


 * Go to the top right-hand corner of the page within the the white area.
 * Locate the word Print or the icon of a printer. Click on the icon.
 * Print.

Instructions
1. Check the Assignment Chart below to choose a county to edit.

2. Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.

Locating the Family History Center
3. For each county,


 * a. Locate the county seat for your chosen county.
 * b. Find the Family History Center closest to the county seat.
 * c. Add the Family History Center information to the Repository section of the county FamilySearch wiki page.
 * d. Add information to the county page by editing in wikitext. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.

4. To find the count seat zip code of your chosen county:


 * a. Go to Wikipedia by clicking on this link.
 * b. Click in the box under the world image (Has magnifying glass in the box).
 * c. Type (Your county name) County, Indiana.
 * d. Hit enter on your keyboard.
 * f. Go to the county information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
 * g. Within the county information box search for the word "Seat". This is the county seat. Click on the city name.
 * h. On the Wikipedia city page, go to the city information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
 * i. Within the city information box search for the city zip code. If there is more than one zip code, chose any of the the posted zip codes.

5. To find the Family History Center closest to your county seat:


 * a. Go to FamilySearch Centersand type in the zip code for your county seat in the box which says "Postal Code".
 * b. Hit enter on your keyboard.
 * c. If more than one result is shown, click on your city name in the left-hand column.
 * d. On the map which appears, your county seat is the orange flag with the white star in the center.
 * e. Family History Centers in the area indicated by flags with blue trees in the center.
 * f. If there are no blue trees zoom out on the map until you see some trees. Zoom out by clicking on the minus (-) sign in the upper right-hand corner of the web page.
 * g. Determine the closest to, or main Family History Center for the county seat. Click on the blue tree to learn the name of the town where the Family History Center is located.

6. Add information to the county page by editing in wikitext. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.


 * If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading Description.

7. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task.

8. Also, report your finished task on the Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!

County Chart