FamilySearch Wiki talk:WikiProject Utah County Headings

Here is a summary of the changes to the county headings for Utah, with comments. We welcome your comments so adjustments can be made. The changes are being made now, and your good suggestions can be implemented later.

Please use four tildes ~ to sign and date stamp your comments. Thank you!AdkinsWH 00:26, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Style: headings will be level 3 or higher

Level 3 headings

 * Quick Facts We liked this title expecting that it speaks to users and gives them access to facts they often need to display prominently


 * Resources


 * Resource Repositories rather than "Repositories" Reasoning: Inexperienced users may understand it better, with the tie-in to the "Resources" heading.


 * Societies and Social Groups


 * Towns and Communities This lets users see it in Contents and find it more easily. Also gives a place for things like "Ghost Towns" of which there are plenty in Utah.


 * References

Level 4 headings:
Please comment on these and others:


 * Neighboring Counties kept under "Quick Facts"


 * History Timeline under "Quick Facts"


 * Poor and Welfare Records under "Resources"

HillierLW 16:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

The county headings for Utah have been well thought out to best serve the user.

Three items I question:

Bible Records? I have only come across one (1) Bible with family information in this state, and that originated in North Carolina and brought across on the plane (Delta). Nor am I aware of something like a Utah DAR project to compile information from Utah Bible records. (I'm sure some good soul will educate me otherwise.)

Business and Commerce? What kind of records might this include? Guessing that would provide more historical than genealogical content. Not sure that is a pressing category for the family historian.

Poor and Welfare Records [in lieu of Poor Law]? This is another category that may not produce results for the state/territory of Utah but is incredibly valuable in British research. Plenty of it going on, but the records for the most part will be confidential or non existant.