FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject State Descriptions

1. Go to the Task List and sign out a group of states.

2. Go to the Information heading of the state page. Using what is already under the section, add any of the following that are not already there.


 * Part of the US it is in  (northeast, northwest southeast, southwest, midwest)


 * How many counties it has   (ask google "how many counties state name" and it will tell you the number of counties.


 * Year it was created a state (ask google "what year was state name became a state")


 * Number of state it is being admitted to US (can be found at Wikipedia)


 * What state or territory it was created from. (can be found at Wikipedia)


 * State capital (ask google "what is the capital of state name")