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CREATED: Map/Society Page Project - How to Create a Society Page

How to Create a Society Page
Follow these steps:

Step One - Create Your Society Page

 * To begin editing your Society page, you must first have FamilySearch create one for you. Send an email to: uswiki@FamilySearch.org.


 * An email will be sent as soon as the Society page is completed.

Step Two - Gather Information about Your Society

 * Fill out the following Society Page Form. You can save this document as a word file or you can print it and fill it out. This will be a guide to help you fill out the Society Page.


 * All of the information you gather, you will add to the Society page.


 * If your Society does not have information that would apply in a section, delete the sections as needed.


 * NOTE: As input is collected from you and other societies, this template may change. We will contact you and work with you in adding the information.

Step Three - Create a FamilySearch User Account

 * Once your Society Page Form is filled out, create a FamilySearch user account.


 * Instructions on how to Create FamilySearch account. Once on this webiste, to print the instructions, click on the printer icon at the top of the page.


 * If you already have a FamilySearch user account, skip to Step Three. The FamilySearch user account is also used for FamilySearch Indexing and viewing some images on FamilySearch Historical Records.

Step Four - Log into the Wiki

 * Log into the Wiki by going to wiki.familysearch.org and clicking, "Sign in" at the top right of the screen.


 * Type in your user name and password and press enter.
 * When you have successfully logged in, your name should appear in the top right of the screen.

Step Four - Edit your Society Page

 * Once you are logged in, locate your Society page by typing your society name in the search box. Example: The Brickwall Genealogical Society.


 * Review the results list and click on your Society page.


 * Instructions on how to add information to the Society Info box and the Society Wiki page are below:


 * Instructions on how to edit the body of your Society Wiki Page


 * Instructions on how to edit your Society Info Box.


 * View an example of a completed Society page