FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Research Facilities in Iowa Counties

Purpose
To check website links and format of archives, libraries, museums, and societies contact information on each Iowa county page.

Task List
Task List

Instructions
1. Go to the Task List and sign up for a span of counties to work on.

2. There should be archives, libraries, museums, and/or societies already listed on the county page. We are not formatting Family History Centers listed on the county page.

Check for broken links
3. Check the links listed in the contact information for each archive, library, museum, and/or society listed on the county page.

4. If the link is broken, use Google or the Wayback machine to locate the correct link.

5. If you find the new link, replace the old link.

Reformat Contact Information
Use the following instructions to reformat any listing that does not match.

NOTE: you do not need to locate additional archives, libraries, museums or societies as this will be done in other projects. Although, if only a website is given, we ask that you add the contact information using the instructions below:

6. We would like each entry to have the following when available.


 * Name of the society
 * Address
 * Telephone number
 * E-mail
 * Website

7. Format name of society: Add the name of the society in alpha order under the appropriate heading. Bold the name of the society. In Wikitext, use three apostrophes to bold the name. If a URL is in the title, remove the URL and add it to the end of the list to be formatted later. There should be no bullet before the name of the society.

Example in wikitext:

Autauga County Genealogical Society

8. Format Address: In wikitext, the address should be directly behind the name of the city and have a  after each portion of the address. Example in wikitext:

Autauga County Genealogical Society 1234 Main Street Prattville, Alabama 36068-0668

9. Add Telephone: If there is a telephone number, add it after the address using the example below.

Example in wikitext:

Autauga County Genealogical Society 1234 Main Street Prattville, Alabama 36068-0668 Telephone:310-555-2929

10. Add E-mail: If there is an e-mail address for the society, make the e-mail address into a clickable link by using the wikitext: [mailto: as seen in the example below. The e-mail address goes directly after the telephone number.

Example of correct link for e-mail address in wikitext:

E-mail: [mailto:askarchives@autaugahistory.org askarchives@autaugahistory.org]

Example of contact information with E-mail address:

Autauga County Genealogical Society 1234 Main Street Prattville, Alabama 36068-0668 Telephone:310-555-2929 E-mail: [mailto:askarchives@autaugahistory.org askarchives@autaugahistory.org]

11. Adding Website: Put the URL after the address, telephone, and e-mail address on the page. If there is a website already listed on the page, change any exposed URLs so that the full URL does not appear. Use the example to help you enter the URL for the society.

Example of correct URL link in wikitext:

Autauga County Genealogical Society 1234 Main Street Prattville, Alabama 36068-0668 Telephone:310-555-2929 E-mail: [mailto:askarchives@autaugahistory.org askarchives@autaugahistory.org] Website

12. Make sure there is double  at the end of the listing. This will make sure there is enough space between each listing.

Confirm Contact Information
13. Use the Website link (if there is one) or use Google to confirm the contact information we have listed on the county page. Change anything as necessary.

Additional Information
14. Sometimes additional information is listed under an archive, library, museum, or society. If there is already information listed, format it so it is under the contact information. Use a colon in front of the information so it is indented and move the double  to the end of information. NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO ADD MORE INFORMATION. We are only formatting in this project.

Example in wikitext: :Has an obituary collection in the Genealogy Room of the library.

Preview the Page
15. Once you formatted all of the repositories and societies, preview the page to make sure links work and formatting is correct.

16. In the Edit Summary box add, formatted repositories and societies and save the page.

17. Go back to the Task List and put the date and sign up for a new span of counties.

Example
Below are some examples of repositories and societies contact info.

Archives
North Dakota State University Archives West Building 3551 7th Avenue N Fargo, ND 58102 Mailing Address: NDSU Archives Libraries NDSU Dept #2080 PO Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 Telephone: 701-231-8914 Fax: 701-231-5632 E-mail: [mailto:ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu] Website

Libraries
Fargo Public Library Central Library 102 3rd St N, Fargo, ND 58102 Telephone: 701-241-1492 E-mail: [mailto:askreference@cityoffargo.com askreference@cityoffargo.com] Website
 * Main library has a Genealogy Room with an obituary collection.

Societies
Cass County Historical Society 1351 Main Ave W West Fargo 58078-1321 Telephone: 701-282-2822 E-mail: [mailto:mwarren@bonanzaville.com mwarren@bonanzaville.com] Website

Casselton Historical Society PO Box 86 Casselton, ND 58012 Telephone: 701-347-4163

Red River Valley Genealogy Society c/o Linda Zeutschel PO Box 9284 Fargo, ND 58106 Telephone: 701-239-4129 or 701-282-2076 Website