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South Dakota, United States Genealogy WikiProject South Dakota
Contents
Overall Objectives
The purpose of the South Dakota Wiki Project is to help readers find and use South Dakota resources and records for genealogy and family history. The project will update and improve:
- South Dakota county pages. Example Aurora County
- South Dakota, United States Genealogy main page.
- Statewide topic pages. Example Vital Records
- Other South Dakota-related pages
Guiding Principles
- Task Difficulty Tasks are rated for difficulty. Within each phase task table look for 1, 2, or 3, with 1 being the least difficult and 3 being the most difficult.
- Highlight important and relevant items. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important.
- Tell readers what to expect when they follow a link or search a suggested record.
- Balance content with these four factors in mind:
- a. Genealogical Value. Does this help Wiki users further their research?
- b. Clarity. Make sure everyone understands your meaning and the purpose of your words.
- c. Brevity. Be succinct as possible without sacrificing purpose or clarity.
- d. Documentation. Use footnote(s) to identify the source(s) of the content you are creating.
For each section containing information regarding resources and records, the following should be included:
- Links to online resources: indexes and/or images of records or how to use those records.
- Links to catalogs such as the Google books, WorldCat, Family History Library Catalogamong others.
For more style and guidelines for the Ohio Wiki Project.
South Dakota Wiki Project Phases - Explanation
Repositories - Tasks
The first set of tasks includes adding content to each South Dakota county page. Content will be added by completing written tasks which will apply to each county. These tasks will have written instructions giving guidance on how to enter information, format the information, and how to cite the information, when applicable. Some of these tasks entail specifically:
- County headings
- Verify parent county and surrounding counties
- County repositories (libraries, archives, museums) - contact information for repositories that hold original and compiled records for individuals that lived in that county including links to the repositories' websites with additional information
- Locate Family History Centers
- County headings
Other Records - Tasks
The other groups of tasks focus on the following record types:
- Vital Records
- Probate Records
- Land Records
- Newspapers
- Church records
- County histories
- Tax records
- Cemeteries
- Vital Records
Each record type above will include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.
South Dakota Wiki Project Tasks
Before beginning any tasks please review the Ohio Project guidelines.
FIRST TIME WIKI USERS: For instructions on how to edit the wiki use the following:
The following are tasks to be accomplished for the South Dakota Wiki Project. Each task has step-by-step instructions to accomplish it. SOME TASKS ARE NOT YET COMPLETED. WHEN TASKS ARE LINKED (typed in blue) THEY ARE READY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO WORK ON THEM.
- Task Difficulty Tasks are rated for difficulty. Within each phase task table look for 1, 2, or 3, with 1 being the least difficult and 3 being the most difficult.
Background and Repositories Tasks
| Topics Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. |
Complete | Task Difficulty |
| Standardize County subject headings. | 3 | |
| Verify neighboring counties. | 2 | |
| Verify parent counties. | 1 | |
| Locate county societies. Add contact information, link, and significant collections. | 3 | |
| Locate county archives, libraries and museums. Add contact information, link, and significant collections. | 3 | |
| Locate Family History Centers. Add link. | 3 |
Vital Records Tasks
| Topics Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. |
Complete | Task Difficulty |
| Add Vital Records Introduction | Patricialarkin 20:41, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | 1 |
| Add Vital Records Subheadings | 2 | |
| Add Ancestry Vital Records Part A. Wait to complete this task until Vital Records Intro and Subheadings tasks are complete for your chosen county. |
2 | |
| Add Ancestry Vital Records Part B. Wait to complete this task until Vital Records Intro and Subheadings tasks are complete for your chosen county. |
2 | |
| Add FamilySearch Vital Records. Wait to complete this task until Vital Records Intro and Subheadings tasks are complete for your chosen county. |
2 | |
| Add Vital Records Other Repositories template | 3 |
Probate and Land Records Tasks
| Topics Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Counties appear when you click on the blue link. |
Complete | Task Difficulty |
| Add Probate Records Introduction | 1 | |
| Add Ancestry Probate Records | 2 | |
| Add FamilySearch Probate Records. | 2 | |
| Add Probate Records Other Repositories template. | 3 | |
| Add Land and Property Records Introduction | Patricialarkin 20:40, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | 1 |
| Add Land and Property Other Repositories template |
3 | |
| US GenWeb Vital, Land and Probate Links | 3 |
Newspapers and Church Records Tasks
| Topics Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. |
Complete | Task Difficulty |
| Add Historical Newspapers Introduction and Headings | 2 | |
| US GenWeb Church, Tax and Newspaper Records | 3 | |
| Add newspaper records other repositories template | Patricialarkin 20:39, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | 1 |
| Add Church Records Introduction | Patricialarkin 20:39, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | 1 |
| Add Church Subheadings | 2 | |
| Add FamilySearch church records. | 2 | |
| Add church records other repositories template. |
3 |
County Histories Tasks
| Topics Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. |
Complete | Task Difficulty |
| Add County Histories Introduction | Ericcharlesperazzo 01:58, 21 June 2013 (UTC) | 1 |
| FamilySearch County Histories | 3 | |
| Ancestry County Histories | 3 | |
| County Histories found in Google Books and Internet Archive | 3 |
Tax and Cemetery Records Tasks
| Topics Not all counties have records included in these tasks. Please add the tasks only to the counties listed. Tasks and the list of counties appear when you click on the blue link. |
Complete | Task Difficulty |
| Add Tax Records Introduction | 1 | |
| Add tax records other repositories template. |
3 | |
| Add Cemetery Records Intro | 2 | |
| Add Cemetery Online Links | 3 |
Example of South Dakota County Page
Aurora County, South Dakota Genealogy
Schedule
Guidelines and Style
Style and guidelines for the Ohio Wiki Project
Participants
Registration
Discussion and Forum
Paticipants are encouraged to use theFacebook Ohio Genealogy Wiki Project Group as a forum for questions and discussions.
Community Meetings
To be determined
Online meetings with focus on Wiki pages for South Dakota.
- Share ideas, suggest improvements
- Get news and progress reports.
Attend from home, at a library, or wherever you have an internet connection and a telephone.
Current Meetings
None are scheduled at this time.
