FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington Tasks-FamilySearch Centers

WikiProject Washington Wiki Project Washington Tasks - Family History Centers

Description

 * FamilySearch has had Family History Centers for several years. They are adding Discovery Centers soon, as well as libraries and archives partnering with FamilySearch. These will all be under the umbrella term of FamilySearch Centers, but the names of existing centers will not be changed—at least not yet.

The purpose of this task is to help users by 1) listing FamilySearch Centers in or near each county in Washington, 2) linking to the wiki page for that center; 3) updating the center's wiki page with contact information (address, phone #); 4) noting on the COUNTY page what online subscriptions they have (Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline, Fold3, etc.). 5) Link to the FamilySearch site that gives hours for that center. (We don't want to put that in Wiki. Too hard to maintain. They need to maintain their own page.)

This task is an intermediate task and requires some knowledge about or experience with writing in wikitext.

Steps
Identify Family History Centers in (or near) each county. 1) Create a link (if not already there) and click to the Wiki page for each center. Then add contact information, if not already on their Wiki page. 2) Back on the county page, indicate if they have Ancestry.com and other online subscriptions. 2a) If none have those subscriptions, identify the nearest Center (or library) with those subscriptions. 3) Link users to the Center's hours. See task description

Instructions

 * 1. Sign up for a county on the Assignment Chart.


 * 2. Locate the county seat for your chosen county and it's zip code.
 * a. Go to Wikipedia by clicking on this link.
 * b. Click in the box under the world image (Has magnifying glass in the box).
 * c. Type (Your county name) County, Washington.
 * d. Hit enter on your keyboard.
 * f. Go to the county information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
 * g. Within the county information box search for the word "Seat". This is the county seat. Click on the city name.
 * h. On the Wikipedia city page, go to the city information box on the right-hand side of the screen.
 * i. Within the city information box search for the city zip code. If there is more than one zip code, chose any of the the posted zip codes.


 * 3. Find the FamilySearch Centers closest to the county seat.
 * a. Go to FamilySearch Centersand type in the zip code for your county seat in the box which says "Postal Code".
 * b. Hit enter on your keyboard.
 * c. If more than one result is shown, click on your city name in the left-hand column.
 * d. On the map which appears, your county seat is the orange flag with the white star in the center.
 * e. Family History Centers in the area indicated by flags with blue trees in the center.
 * f. If there are no blue trees zoom out on the map until you see some trees. Zoom out by clicking on the minus (-) sign in the upper right-hand corner of the web page.
 * g. Determine the closest to, or main Family History Center for the county seat. Click on the blue tree to learn the name of the town where the Family History Center is located.


 * 4. Under the FamilySearch Center heading of the county page, list (using wikitext) the FamilySearch Centers you found in Step 3.
 * If needed, use the wikitext editing instructions below. Read the general instructions then use wikitext to edit the county page.
 * 1. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. This will take you to the FamilySearch Centers area of the county page.


 * 2. Click to edit the FamilySearch Center heading
 * Then click on the word wikitext at the top left of the edit box.


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


 * 5. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task.


 * 6. Also, report your finished task on the Washington FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!

Add the FamilySearch Center Template

 * 8. a. Copy the following template and paste it (using wiktext) under the heading of Family History Centers:


 * b. Replace the word Reading with the name of the FamilySearch Center you located (above)


 * c. Edit Summary: FS Centers, and Save page.

Edit the FamilySearch Center page
9. Click on the link you just added.


 * a. The link is blue.
 * b. The link says something like "Pierce County Washington Family History Center".
 * c. A new wiki page about the FamilySearch Center should open.

10. If no information about the center is listed on the FHC wiki page, add ONLY the address and phone number on the FHC wiki page. (The FS Center leaders are supposed to add the other information).

11. To add information to the FHC wiki page:


 * a. Scroll to the heading Center Contacts and Hours.
 * b. Click on the check mark in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title.
 * c. Click on the word wikitext with in toolbox at the top left-hand corner of the edit box.
 * d. Return to the Family History Center location page you accessed in step 5 of the previous instructions.
 * e. Copy the address and paste it into the Family History Center wiki page you are editing. Paste the address after the words Location and Map.
 * f. Copy the phone number and paste it into the the Family History Center wiki page you are editing. Paste the number after the word Phone.

12. Add a summary sentence something like "Added FS Center information" and Save page. The task is complete.

Assignment Chart
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.
 * 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 Adams County for adding Family History Center".
 * 6. Click on the box "Save Page".

Return to Top of Page If you have completed this task for a county:


 * 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 Pierce County for family history centers."

