User:Bloosgrl/sandbox15

Project Leader
Heather Mecham

Purpose
Update and standardize the census sections for counties in South Dakota.

Task List
Task List

Sample Pages
Aurora County, South Dakota Genealogy Kingsbury County, South Dakota Genealogy

Part 1: Choose Your County
1. Select your county by going to the task list and adding your name to the name column.

2. Go to the county page in the Wiki.

Part 2: Find the Census Heading and /Delete Unnecessary Content
1. Go to the "census records" heading on the Wiki page. 3. Click "edit source" and find the code you need to delete. It starts with the subheading "Territory and State Census Records" and ends before the "Church Records" heading. See screenshot below.

4. Highlight the census section from below the historical population table to the "church records" heading.



Part 3: Copy/Paste the New Content
1. Copy the code below. ==== Federal Census Records ==== Federal Censuses were taken for the state of South Dakota starting in 1890, although only one page survived. The 1900 Census is the next Federal Census available. Before South Dakota was a state in 1889, parts of South Dakota were included in the 1836 Iowa Territory census (also known as Wisconsin Territory), 1840 Iowa Territory census, 1850 Minnesota Territory census, and the 1860-1880 Dakota Territory censuses.
 * Federal Census links

Territory and State Census Records
State censuses were taken at the state-level and territorial censuses were taken by the federal government. See South Dakota Census for more information about censuses taken in South Dakota.

2. Paste the code onto the Wiki page.

Part 4: Check Your Work and Save
1. Click "show preview" and check your work. 2. Put "updated census section" in the summary. 3. Click save.