Wiki Basics

• Create a wiki account/username
• Modify your User page
• Update Your Volunteer Information

Researchers -- General Guidelines

When making requests of volunteers:

• Make requests specific -- avoid being too general.
• Make requests ONLY for the volunteer's specified research areas. (Do not ask for out-of-area requests.)
• Never ask more than one volunteer for the same request.
• Ask the volunteer what reimbursements they require: copies, gas, parking, etc.
• Negotiate an estimated completion time ... Remember: volunteers are not "on the clock," may research for multiple people, and respond reasonably as their time permits.

Note: If no volunteer exists for an area, Follow the page, for alerts of page changes.

Help Files and FAQs

• Frequently-Asked Questions
• Wiki 101
• Wiki Grand Tour

Info for Volunteers

NEW (and existing) volunteers, contact: the Wiki Admin with the following information:

• State:
• County:
• Your "display" name: ("Suz-eQ" ... "Sue" ... "Susanna Smith," etc.)
• Volunteer Services: (Describe your services -- i.e., tombstone photos, obituaries, public records lookups, etc.)
• Reimbursements (if any) for: gas/mileage, copies, fees, postage, parking, etc.

Note: Always provide researcher with an estimated completion time.

EXISTING volunteers may also Update Your Volunteer Information yourself.)