User:Tdoyle/Sandbox8

Census Pages

• Each census entry would be on a separate page
• The name of each page would convey information about the entry that would be needed for indexes
• Categories
  • Included as needed for the index pages
  • Suggested format:
    • Category:1790 Census (used for Year Indexes)
    • Category:1790 Census, Maine (used for Year/State Indexes)
    • Category:Maine (used for localities as is our standard)
• Page Name Options:
  • Census:Whitney, John - 1790 U.S. Census, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT
  • Census:Whitney, John - Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT, 1790
• Page Contents
  • Extract Information
  • Source
  • Link to Ancestry.com scan (subscription required)
  • Use includeonly blocks to designate what to include on transclusion
  • Comments
  • Links to previous/next census year for the same person or family
  • Links to the family group page for the person or family

Year Index

• Replaces current "All" Pages, showing all entries in a given census year for all states combined.
• The list of items to include would be triggered by Category tags, using either
  • standard category pages
  • RecentPages display

State/Year Index

• Replaces current State Pages, showing all entries in a given census year for a given state.
• The list of items to include would be triggered by Category tags, using either
  • standard category pages
  • RecentPages display

Family Group Pages

• Because the entries are one per page, the information can be transcluded onto other pages
• potentially with links to the full data via templates.