FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Underserved Countries

Purpose
The purpose of this project is to add substantial content to country topic pages that currently do not exist or are missing information in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. The goal is provide templates and instructions to guide volunteers to add the content. This project is in a two step process. Step 1 is to create/add content to a page by one volunteer. Step 2, is to have the page reviewed by a subject matter expert to adjust or add information thus improving the content.

Contact
If you are interested in helping us with this project, please contact us before starting any project. We will make a time to train you - virtually or in person at the Family History Library.

Underserved Countries Project Coordinator: Amber Larsen: [mailto:Amberlarsen@familysearch.org Amberlarsen@familysearch.org]

Available Topic Page Projects
More topic page projects will be added.

Cemeteries
Project Leader: Heather Mecham Task List: Cemetery topic pages Example: Malta Cemeteries Purpose: To update/standardize the cemeteries pages for each country, especially those countries without much content in the Wiki. This will help those in underserved countries know where to access cemeteries information. Instructions: Cemetery topic pages

Colonial Records
Project Leader: Janae Brown Task List: Task List Examples: Egypt Colonial Records page example Ghana Colonial Records page example Malta Colonial Records page example Purpose: To create colonial records pages for each country of the world. You will need to find information for how to access these records. You will use a lot of your best judgement to make these pages better. Please reach out anytime you have questions or have difficulties knowing where to place information. Instructions: Colonial Records

Part 1
Project Leader: Taylor Huguely Task List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H-7MyXHDdC27QXgsUjgmxrGg4_jyN9DsHLUlpsrv53E/edit?usp=sharing Example: Angola Church Records and New Zealand Church Records Template: Church Records Template Purpose: To add content to every country Church Records page. Each Church Records page will have information on every major Christian denomination in the country. Such information will include: how to find the records, historical background, and information recorded in the records. For part 1 we will be focusing on finding online records on FamilySearch. Instructions: Instructions

There are the 3 different instructions Becca created for the Church Records project.
 * https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:WikiProject_World_Survey_Church_Records – instructions where the missionary does everything (including creating page and copy/paste)
 * https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:WikiProject_World_Survey_Church_Records_Part_2 – instructions where team member creates sandboxes and the missionary does everything else
 * https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:WikiProject_World_Survey_Church_Records_Part_1 – instructions where team member creates sandboxes and missionary does FamilySearch stuff – Fred is currently working on this

Civil Registration/Vital Records
Project Leader: Amber Larsen Task List: Task List Example: Zambia Civil Registration Purpose: To update/standardize the civil registration pages for each country, especially those countries without online records easily available. This will help those in underserved countries know where to access their civil registration information. Instructions: Instructions

Genealogies/Oral Histories
In process 

Religious Records
Project Leader: Sylvie Pysnak Task List: Task List Example: South Africa Religious Records Purpose: Every major religion practiced in each country has been previously identified using the CIA Factbook. The purpose of this project is to change the format of the Religious Records page and add links for every Christian church to the Church Records page. Instructions: Instructions

Jurisdictions
Project Leader: Amber Larsen Task List: see below Example: Sweden Jurisdictions Purpose: To update/standardize the jurisdiction pages for each country, especially those countries without much content in the Wiki. This will help those in underserved countries know which jurisdictions they need to access their records. Instructions: Instructions



Histories
Project Leader: Amber Larsen Task List: Task List Example: American Samoa History Purpose: To update/standardize the history pages for each country, especially those countries without much content in the Wiki. This will help those in underserved countries know historical background for the countries their ancestors came from. Instructions: Instructions

Languages
Project Leader: Amber Larsen Task List: Task List Example: Zambia Languages Purpose: To update/standardize the language pages for each country, especially those countries without much content in the Wiki. This will help those in underserved countries know linguistic background for the countries their ancestors came from to understand records. Instructions: Instructions 

Maps
Project Leader: Janae Brown Task List: Task List Example: Mexico Maps page example Purpose: To update/standardize the maps pages for each country. You will use a lot of your best judgement to make these pages better. Some of these pages won't have much information. And some may have an incredible amount of information. And so we may have to modify the template in the future. Please reach out anytime you have questions or have difficulties knowing where to place information.

Gazetteers
Project Leader: Heather Mecham Task List: FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Gazetteers Examples: Angola Gazetteers page example Iran Gazetteers page example Malta Gazetteers page example Moldova Gazetteers page example Purpose: To update/standardize the gazetteers pages for each country. You will use a lot of your best judgement to make these pages better. Some of these pages won't have much information and some may have an incredible amount of information. Therefore, we may have to modify the template in the future. Please reach out anytime you have questions or have difficulties knowing where to place information. Instructions: Instructions

Societies
Project Leader: Becca Curtis Task List: Task List Example: Andorra Societies Purpose: To create a Societies page on the wiki for every country in the world and add information about genealogical and historical societies. Instructions: Instructions

Archives and Libraries
Project Leader: Becca Curtis Task List: Task List Example: Albania Archives and Libraries Purpose: To create, reformat, and/or add content to every country Archives & Libraries wiki page. Instructions: Instructions