FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Oregon

Oregon WikiProject Oregon



Overall Objectives
The Oregon Wiki Project will improve content and value to help readers find and use Oregon resources and records for genealogy and family history research. The project will update and improve:


 * Oregon county pages. Example Baker County
 * Oregon main page.
 * Statewide topic pages. Example Vital Records
 * Expand the number of pages on Oregon communities.
 * Other Oregon-related pages

Guiding Principles
Work on areas (geographically or by subject) where you are comfortable or hope to become comfortable through practice. Ask for help if you need it and someone in the group will provide assistance and training. Tasks have varying difficulties, both in the editing to be done and finding the content. The work need not be done in a hurry... better to be accurate than fast for this kind of editing.


 * Task Difficulty Tasks are rated for difficulty. Within each phase task table look for 1, 2, or 3, with 1 being the least difficult and 3 being the most difficult.


 * Highlight important and relevant items. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important.


 * Tell readers what to expect when they follow a link or search a suggested record.


 * Balance content with these four factors in mind:


 * a. Genealogical Value. Does this help Wiki users further their research?
 * b. Clarity. Make sure everyone understands your meaning and the purpose of your words.
 * c. Brevity. Be succinct as possible without sacrificing purpose or clarity.
 * d. Documentation. Use footnote(s) to identify the source(s) of the content you are creating.

For each section containing information regarding resources and records, the following should be included:

See also style and guidelines for the Oregon Wiki Project.
 * Links to online resources: indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records.
 * Links to catalogs such as the Google books, WorldCat, FamilySearch Catalogamong others.

Repositories Tasks
The first set of tasks includes adding content to each Oregon county page. Add content by completing written tasks which will apply to each county. These tasks will have written instructions giving guidance on how to enter information, format the information, and how to cite the information when applicable. Some of these tasks entail specifically:


 * County headings - additional county headings will be added to each county page to make them uniform and cover more research topics that cover user questions
 * Infoboxes - adding dates concerning major resources for each county and giving information regarding important Washington statewide indexes
 * County repositories (libraries, archives, museums) - contact information for repositories that hold original and compiled records for individuals that lived in that county including links to the repositories' websites with additional information
 * Locate Family History Centers - add information on special (usually local) resources available at the center

Vital Records Tasks
The second group of tasks focuses on the following record type:


 * Vital Records

Each record type above will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.

Probate and Land Records Tasks
The third group of tasks focuses on the following records types:


 * Probate Records
 * Land Records

Each record type above will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.

Newspapers and Church Records Tasks
The fourth group of tasks focuses on the following records types:


 * Newspapers
 * Church records

Each record type above will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.

County Histories Tasks

 * County histories - list of county histories available with links to online books and references to libraries

Tax Records Tasks

 * Tax records

Each record type above will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.

Cemetery Tasks

 * Cemeteries - links to major cemetery websites that contain cemetery transcriptions for the county. This task uses a template for cemeteries.

Each record type above will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.

Census Tasks

 * Censuses - links to major census websites that contain indexes. Identify state and local censuses that cover the county or portions thereof.  Include the census population template with county populations for each census.  Note any anomalies with the various censuses such as areas skipped or not included.

Oregon Wiki Project Tasks
Before beginning any tasks please review the Washington Project guidelines.

FIRST TIME WIKI USERS: For instructions on how to edit the wiki use the following:


 * Online and Video Instructions
 * Editing on the Wiki written instructions

The following are tasks to be accomplished for the Oregon Wiki Project. Each task has step-by-step instructions to accomplish it. '''SOME TASKS ARE NOT YET COMPLETED. WHEN TASKS ARE LINKED (typed in blue) THEY ARE READY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO WORK ON THEM.'''


 * Task Difficulty Tasks are rated for difficulty. Within each phase task table look for 1, 2, or 3, with 1 being the least difficult and 3 being the most difficult.

Example of Oregon County Page
Baker County Oregon

Schedule
Beginning Summer 2016

Style and Guidelines
Style and guidelines for the Ohio and Oregon Wiki Projects

Community Meetings
To be determined

Online meetings with focus on Wiki pages for Oregon.


 * Share ideas, suggest improvements
 * Get news and progress reports.

Attend from home, at a library, or wherever you have an internet connection and a telephone.

Current Meetings
None are scheduled at this time.