FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Cemeteries U.S.

Overall Objectives
The purpose of the Cemeteries U.S. Wiki project is to establish a consistent look to cemetery tables and help contributors add them to county pages.

Guiding Principles
The project is guided by these principles for both immediate and lasting value to users of and contributors to the Cemeteries section of county wiki pages.
 * Help readers to understand at a glance, to easily find cemetery records, and to use them effectively.
 * Support contributors by helping them update the cemetery sections of counties more easily.
 * Promote a consistent, inviting look.

Project Offerings

 * Provide a "master table" to be copied to counties
 * Discuss format with community (color, heading names, placement on the county page,
 * Create guidelines (criteria for inclusion, matching both site name and order of appearance with the state cemeteries page—which can also give needed explanations,
 * Write easy-to-follow tasks (add a table to a county, add a resource to a chart, correct existing links,
 * Site-specific instructions will be needed for those that:
 * Identify counties by numbers rather than by name. We need to tell contributors the key. Also, some cities in a state may have a separate #, requiring both links to be on the chart.
 * Those that identify counties by name: how do they treat counties such as San Juan (two words). Also, are larger cities included, or will they only be found by city/town name?
 * This needs to be specific to the sites used: some just change the county name—which may work differently for counties with two names. Others use a number or other ID for a specific county.


 * Suggest a format for the [state] Cemeteries page, to help readers understand how to use the sites listed on the county pages.
 * Use the same names on the county pages
 * List in the same order as the state pages


 * Create a state list of cemeteries county by county. The county pages will then link to it's section of the state page, rather than creating a separate page for each county. (Also standardizes links)
 * The county sections will have a list of cemeteries, with columns identifying where transcriptions are found: online, such as Find A Grave, state sites, etc. Also identifying publications or even specific periodicals over time.
 * The county sections should be in sortable tables - alpha by cemetery or by town or other area of the county.