User:Carlyannbagley/sandbox19

Colonial Records Project for Underserved Countries
Project Leader: Carly Bagley Task List: Task List Examples: Egypt colonial records page example Ghana colonial records page example Malta colonial records page examples Purpose: To create colonial records pages for each country of the world. You will need to find information for how to access these records. You will use a lot of your best judgement to make these pages better. Please reach out anytime you have questions or have difficulties knowing where to place information.

Creating a Colonial Records page
1. First, go to this Google Sheet to see the list of countries that have been colonized. 2. Select the country you want to edit by clicking on it. It will take you to the main topic page for that county in the Research Wiki. 3. Select Edit source. 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select (edit) right next to the template that looks like this: Template:County-sidebar 4. We are going to add a new Colonial Records topic page to each of the countries. Scroll until you find the section for Record Types. You should find some coding that looks like this: | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|Record Types It may not look exactly like this because not all countries have the same topic pages. That's okay, just add Colonial Records where it fit's alphabetically. Since this is for Egypt's colonial records, you will copy this code: *Colonial Records And then paste it under Egypt Civil Registration so that it looks like this: | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|Record Types (You may have to move one bullet point to the other column so they are even. In this case, we had to move Military Records to the next column.) 5. Select Save changes 6. The link in the sidebar for Colonial Records will be red. Click on the link. 7. Your page will look like this (now you can start editing on this page):
 * style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration
 * Military Records
 * style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|
 * Online Records
 * Religious Records
 * Religious Records
 * style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration
 * Colonial Records
 * style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|
 * Military Records
 * Online Records
 * Religious Records
 * Religious Records

Editing your page
1. The structure of the pages will end up looking like this: Ghana Colonial Records. Each section will be organized by the "colonizers" of that country in chronological order (although, there may be overlap or rough estimates of when they were there). 1. Open up to this task list: Google Spreadsheet 2. Make sure you're in the tab, Master List. The first column is for the status of the pages. The second column is the list of countries we will be revamping. Each one links to the ResearchWiki's main country page. The third column is a list of what countries have colonized other countries. 3. After you choose your country, refer to the dark green column right next to your country. The cell will list the country and/or countries that colonized your country. From there, select the country and/or countries's tab at the bottom of the page. 4. Each country tab lists colonies by country. And each of the columns give info about those colonized countries. This is what each of those columns mean: Area(s) Colonized: This section may or may not be filled out. But it's important to include if only part of the country was colonized (Example: Spain colonized what is now the present-day Southern U.S. while Britain colonized the east coast.) Years of Colonization: Sometimes a precise range of years the country was colonized. Or, more of a rough estimate. OR, it may be more in depth (ex. sometimes a country becomes a colony and then a protectorate and then gains independence). Independence Year: Year the country gained independence OR gives details of when the colony moved over to another imperialist power. Other Colonial Powers: List of other countries who colonized this country. (And tabs you'll need to look up.) Wikipedia Articles: Used as a reference for where we got information about these countries. Notes: This column may or may not have notes for clarification, especially if it is confusing. 5. Begin a section by giving it a heading with the country/administration and years. Put in code like this: == Order of Saint John Rule (1530-1798) == or == French Colonization (1798-1900) == or == British Empire Colonization (1800-1964) == 6. Underneath the heading, briefly explain how/when that country colonized that country. Here are some examples: Malta was ruled by the Order of Saint John as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Sicily. Sicilian rule began in 1530 and ceased when Napoleon invaded Malta in 1798. or From 1798-1800, Napoleonic France occupied Malta. Malta was able to dispel French forces in 1800 with the assistance of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Naples, and the Kingdom of Sicly. or After the French were dispelled from Malta in 1800, Malta became a British protectorate, although it officially belonged to the Kingdom of Sicily. In 1815, it became a British Crown Colony. Malta became independent on 21 September 1964. Notice how the above examples do the following:
 * Very brief
 * They give clear dates of when that country was occupied.
 * They describe changes in power or administration succinctly.
 * And they are referenced.

Make sure you write in the description whether it was colonized, a protectorate, or if the other just country occupied it. And any other special circumstances.