FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Fix Starting Dates for Records

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Task Description
Use Ancestry's RedBook to add starting dates for records, as mentioned in the top table on each of Utah's 29 counties.

Why Changes Are Needed
The chart now at the top of each county was added to get users to information more quickly.

The process of adding that chart was extensive, not allowing time and effort to verify and footnote where the information came from.

Therefore, starting dates need to be verified and footnoted, so everyone knows the source for those dates.

Preparation
The edition to use is: Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 691. .

FYI: the "691" in the citation is the page number where information was found. You will need to change the "691" to the correct page number for this task. 1. Go to the Sign up Chart and follow directions to sign up for a county.

2. Type the name of that county in the Summary box and Save Page

3. Click to the County

Change the Dates in the Chart
1. Click Edit. (Instructions here are NOT for Wikitext.)

2. In the Red Book, find the date Birth records started in the county. Fix the year in the chart, if needed.

3. Create the reference footnote: Copy the following citation:

Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 479. ;.

Click the Add/Edit References icon

Paste the citation, change the page # from "479" to the correct page in the Red Book, and click OK

Sign up Chart
Volunteers are needed to check all 29 counties, adding items as appropriate. Please place four tildes ( ~ ) in the "Volunteer" column next to the counties you choose for this task. This will automatically show your username and the date you signed up.

Beaver — Grand Counties


Iron — San Juan Counties


Sanpete — Weber Counties
