Help:Links in Red

These links are usually to articles that have not actually been written. Someone may have thought they would write an article on this topic, but never got around to it. For links to pages that have not actually been written we ask that you might consider writing some of them yourself.

What are the subjects of the articles these links link too?

 * Many of these links were to go to articles that included histories of various parts of the country, such as county histories.
 * Many are about various trails and roads and how people move from place to place.

You can write them yourself

 * To author these articles, you can gather material from the various histories that exist on the Internet or in Wikipedia.
 * Many of these articles such as in Wikipedia are quite long so be prepared to condense them down into your own words. Your article need not be long.
 * IMPORTANT: Be sure to point out how the history of the place or route effected the moment of people as they settled the country. For example: From where and how did people arrive in Kentucky?  What routes might they or their children have taken when they continued westward.  This might give researchers clues on what areas to go to next to look for records.
 * ALSO IMPORTANT: Many parts of the country were settled by particular ethnic groups from foreign countries. Many German immigrants settled in certain parts of the county.  What route did they take to get there?  This will help to know where someone might have stopped short of the original destination and settle down in a place on the way.


 * If you want to quote extensive material from other articles, you may need to get permission.

Include where you got your material for your article

 * Be sure a give credit to where you found the information you used in your history.

List links to other sites

 * Be sure and included a list of links to the sites from which you gathered material
 * Find and link to others that might be of interest to genealogists.