User:Wyzer17/Sandbox 3

Meeting: March 7, 2012

Attending: Wilma Adkins, Darlene Hagberg, Patsy Hendrickson,

James Tanner, Liz Snow, Lois, Jana Stokes, Patricia hardesty, Joy bogar

Thank You

 * Liz Snow for adding tables to all 29-counties of Utah - Thank you!


 * Kyle for updating dates in counties Morgan through Summit. Thank You!


 * James Tanner for your 100% improvement-compliment to the Utah committee, Wilma and all those who have helped with the content, the vision, and the view of Utah. Thank You!

Review of Minutes

 * Mentioning events past and those coming up


 * Upgrading of Wiki software - will fix many of the problems and others will come

Photo Contest

 * Put at the top of each county page the landscape photo with invitation to enter contest


 * Color the camera that links to "more information" page


 * Wilma and Joy will work on directional-information page for contestants


 * Steve Cotrell helped to link camera icon to the above mentioned page


 * Prizes - Family Search and UGA may help -- Wilma will check with UGA on Friday about this.


 * Selected photo honor may enough for the prize


 * Extend an invitation to high school students in all 29-counties to participate in photo contest - do this via the educational district offices throughout Utah -- WHO will do this?

Icons and Tips

 * Icons will be created by an artist once the committee decides what is wanted - so copyrights are not a problem
 * Tip bank in Wilma's Excel spreadsheet now - waiting to be "word-smith-ed"
 * How to manage the tips, where to "bank" tips and how to collect them is a standing question
 * Once we have the tips wanted, Wilma will make the tip-template
 * Should we have borders or no borders for the "tip and more" area?
 * Format a page ready to gather informational tips

Volunteer Tasks

 * Tasks ready for volunteers to help update dates in the table


 * Libraries listing and linking

Libraries and Newspapers

 * Directional information needs to be addressed so researchers know why and what they will find in: Newspapers, Library of Congress, Museums, Wikipedia, Google, Cindy's List, Local and State Libraries - and how to best-use gathered information


 * Links created in a "web-net" so researchers can easily move from one source to another


 * Avoid long lists at any cost


 * Addressed the need to have or create a "style-guide" for this project


 * Break how-to information down in little step-by-steps


 * Only mention the larger libraries with rich information - tell what you will find in each library


 * Link the little libraries and ask community for additional information

Next Week

 * Progress reports, Libraries, Newspapers / Get tasks ready
 * Move to Vital Records and Cemeteries / Get tasks ready
 * Community Meeting Tuesday's at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is invited