FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Kansas Boundary Changes

Purpose
Adding information to the about boundary changes on the county page

Task List
Task List

Instructions
1. Sign up for a span of counties to work on by going to the Task List.

2. Go to the first county on your list and do the following steps.

Step 1: Review Information
1. Go to the Boundary Changes heading on the county page.

2. Review the information to make sure there is a "Parent County" in the bullet list. If it is missing, go to the first bullet that mentions when the county was created and listing the parent county

3. Remove the date in bold and replace it with the wiki text: *Parent County:'''

For example, if the bullet looked like this:
 * 1867--Pawnee County was created 26 February 1867 from Marion County.

Change it to be:
 * Parent County: Pawnee County was created 26 February 1867 from Marion County.

Step 2: Format bullets
1. Currently, there are

Adding Boundary Changes ===

1. Go to the Boundary Changes heading under the History heading on the page and copy and paste the following Wikitext and add it below the Parent County and County seat bullets on the page: Be sure to check and see if one of them is already listed under the Boundary Heading. If it is, delete one of them:

*Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Colorado - shows boundary changes for Colorado Counties *Colorado Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

2. Once you have added the wikitext, preview the page by clicking on, Show Preview at the bottom of the page. Check your work to make sure it looks like it should. Make any necessary adjustments.

3. Go to the bottom of the page and enter "added boundary changes" in the edit summary box and save the page.

4. You are now done with the task. Go to the next County on your list.

Example
Wikitext: === Boundary Changes ===

Example on the county page:
 * Adams County, Colorado