FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Arkansas Tasks-Tax Records FHLC

WikiProject Arkansas Wiki Project Arkansas Tasks - Tax Records Other Repositories

Description
The purpose of this task is to add a template to the FHLC for tax records that may be available at Family History Centers on microfilm.

This task is an advanced task and requires some knowledge about or experience with writing in wikitext and looking at entries in the FamilySearch Catalog.

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'''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. Not all counties have records included in this task. 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.

3. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. This will take you to your county page.

4. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password. Find the sign-in area in the top right-hand corner of the page.

5. Click on the Taxation section in the Contents.

6. On the right side of the Taxation heading, click on the edit button that looks like a pencil in a box. This takes you to the Editing of that section.

7. Click on the word wikitext with in toolbox at the top left side of the edit box.

8. Put your cursor after the Tax Intro template (looks like: ) ) and then hit the enter key to put in a space and then copy the following wikitext:

Tax Records on Microfilm

9. Find your county in the list of counties below. COPY ONLY the information below your county name. Paste it directly below the text you pasted in on number 8 on your county page.

Arkansas :*1850-1873  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Ashley :*1851-1863, 1866-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Benton :*1837-1861, 1865  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Bradley :*1847-1862,1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Calhoun :*1852-1862, 1866-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Carroll :*1834-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Chicot :*1829-1847, 1855-1867, 1870-1873  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Clark :*1845-1862, 1866-1868, 1879  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Columbia :*1853-1857, 1859-1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Conway :*1840-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Craighead :*1860  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Crawford :*1821-1836, 1839-1857, 1859-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Crittenden :*1830-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Cross :*1865-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Dallas :*1845-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Desha :*1830-1855  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Drew :*1847-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Franklin :*1845-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Fulton :*1849-1859, 1867-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Greene :*1834-1869  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Hempstead :*1839-1865  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Hot Spring :*1830-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Independence :*1830-1858, 1861-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Izard :*1829-1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Jackson :*1830-1855  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Jefferson :*1830-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center. Jackson

Johnson :*1834-1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center. Jackson

Lafayette :*1829-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center. Jackson

Lawrence :*1829-1838, 1843-1860, 1867-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Little River :*1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Madison :*1837-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Marion :*1841-1849, 1851-1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Miller :*'''1832. 1837''' - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Mississippi :*1834-1869  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Monroe :*1830-1840, 1849-1856, 1858, 1860-1861, 1865, 1868, 1871, 1873  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Montgomery :*1849-1850, 1852-1859, 1861, 1865-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Newton :*1850-1862, 1867-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Ouachita :*1846-1853, 1855, 1857-1862, 1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Perry :*1841-1852, 1855-1856, 1858-1859, 1861-1862, 1865-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Phillips :*1835-1840, 1842, 1845-1847, 1849, 1852-1856, 1858-1860, 1866-1867, 1870, 1872  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Pike :*1832-1848, 1850-1853, 1855-1859, 1861, 1866-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Poinsett :*1838-1840, 1853, 1855-1857, 1860-1861, 1865-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Polk :*1845-1848, 1851-1853, 1856-1861, 1865-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Pope :*1835-1854, 1856-1861, 1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Prairie :*1849-1854, 1856-1857, 1859, 1861, 1863, 1866, 1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Pulaski :*1828-1829, 1835-1841, 1843, 1845-1853, 1855-1858, 1861-1865, 1867-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Randolph :*1839-1842, 1850-1857, 1859-1861, 1865-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Saline :*1836-1840, 1846-1852, 1854-1856, 1858-1861, 1865-1868, 1878, 1881-1884  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Scott :*1865, 1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Searcy :*1839-1843, 1847-, 1850-1851, 1853-1856, 1858, 1862, 1865-1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Sebastian :*1851-1852, 1855, 1857-1860, 1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Sevier :*1856-1857, 1859-1863, 1865-1866  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

St. Francis :*1832-1836, 1837, 1838, 1843-1844, 1848-1855, 1857, 1859-1861, 1866-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Union :*1838-1846, 1848-1849, 1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1860, 1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Van Buren County :*1838-1840, 1853, 1855-1857, 1860-1861, 1865-1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Washington :*1836-1838, 1840-1849, 1851-56, 1859-1861, 1867  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

White :*1837-1849, 1851-1862, 1865, 1867-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Woodruff :*1865-1866, 1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

Yell :*1841-1845, 1849-1852, 1854-1856, 1858-1859, 1862, 1865-1868  - microfilm available to order at your local Family History Center.

11. In the 'Summary:' box at the bottom of the page put: Adding Tax Records in FHLC.

12. Click on the Save Page button. You have finished the task.

13. Follow the directions in the Assignment Chart section below to report your completed task.


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

Section Example
Tax Records on Microfilm


 * 1830-1855 - microfilm available to order to your local Family History Center.

Assignment Chart
Remember that NOT all counties have records included in this task. Check the Assignment Chart below to choose a county to edit. If you are accepting this task:


 * 1. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.


 * 2. Open the Assignment Chart for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.


 * 3. Place your cursor in the box under the heading Name/Date Task Accepted and opposite your county of choice. Not all counties have records included in this task. Choose from the counties listed in the table below.


 * 4. Type 4 tildes (~). This symbol is located on the upper left-hand part of your keyboard, next to the number 1. The ~ is an electronic signature and will leave your user name and date when you signed.


 * 5. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Jackson County for adding FamilySearch Tax Records Other Repositories".


 * 6. Click on the box "Save Page".


 * 7. You are now signed up to complete this task.

Return to Top of Page If you are completing this task:


 * Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading Date Completed. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Jackson County for Tax Records Other Repositories."