Project: Idaho

Categories: Idaho | Idaho Project | Idaho Projects | United States Project | Volunteers Needed

This project is part of the United States Project

Welcome to the Idaho State Project!

The state of Idaho was previously part of the Oregon, Washington and Idaho Territories and became the 43rd state of the U.S. on July 3, 1890.

How to Join

It is not necessary that you be related to someone who lived in the state of Idaho or live there yourself to join. Anyone with an interest is welcome! If you would like to participate, please do the following:

Are you interested in the Idaho Project?

• Project Leaders: This sub-project needs a leader. If you are interested, please contact one of the Leaders of the United States Project
• Coordinators: This sub-project needs a coordinator. If you are interested, please contact one of the Leaders of the United States Project
• Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Idaho project and get a badge.
• Add Idaho to your followed tags.
• We use G2G and #united-states for communication.
• Here is the Idaho project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
• Idaho Project Member List.
• Here is what our members are working on.

About

The purpose of this project is to coordinate all Idaho-related projects and resources and combine that information into one place. Our goal is to create and develop profiles on WikiTree for those who lived in the state of Idaho.

Counties

The following table provides links to space pages for each county in Idaho. If you would like to be a member of a county, send the project leader a private message, and you will be added to the trusted list. Currently, all counties need team leaders!

Task List

People

1. Add Idaho-related profiles, checking for existing profiles to avoid duplication. If any duplicate profiles exist, request merges, starting with the oldest generation.
2. See the Idaho State Maintenance Category "Needs" categories
   1. Needs GEDCOM Cleanup If profiles were loaded by GEDCOM, use WikiTree Styles and Standards to clean up residue and broken links.
   2. Needs Biography: Write comprehensive, well-sourced biographies.
   3. Needs Profiles Created: Profiles need to be linked to the greater WikiTree. Try to find the connection. Make sure profiles of all family members are correct and documented.
   4. Needs More Records: Search out original rather than derivative documentation and add sources.
      1. Unsourced Profiles
      2. Needs Birth Record
      3. Needs Marriage Record
      4. Needs Death Record
3. Add profiles for those who obtained land grants and homesteaded in Idaho. See the Homesteaders Project
4. Help develop the Native Americans Project with information about Idaho state tribes.
5. Add profiles for the men who died in World War I, serving from Idaho in the Great War project and for the Roll of Honor project.
6. Register Cliff
7. Help find the Last Name at Birth (LNAB) for Idaho Unknowns using the Profile Improvement Project Unknowns Team Process
8. Help add profiles with the US Black Heritage 1880 Project Teams

Places

• Would you like to lead a county sub-project? these counties need a Team Leader
• If you're interested in coordinating a place study for somewhere in Idaho, see the join post for the One Place Studies Project. Here are some ideas for studies:
  • National Register of Historic Places
  • Dams
  • Military forts
• Cemeteries in Idaho need to be photographed and the categories added to profiles on WikiTree.
• Location categories for places in Idaho need the CategoryInfoBox Location filled in with information. If you're interested in helping with this effort, contact project leadership to get you started.

Errors/Suggestions

1. Work on Idaho unconnected and unsourced profiles.
2. Work on Suggestions for profiles from Idaho, as reported by the Data Doctors Project.

State Resources

Idaho Genealogy Resources

• State Sources
  • General Sources
  • External Links
• County Sources

1. If you find a free online resource:
   1. Check to make sure a free-space page doesn't already exist.
   2. Create space page - see: Share Source on WikiTree
   3. Add internal link to new page to the correction section on Sources-Idaho page
2. If you have any Idaho state resources that you are willing to do lookups on, please add them to the Resources Page.
3. If you live in Idaho, please consider adding Category: Idaho Research Assistance to your Wikitree profile page.

Related

Categories

• Idaho Category page
  • Idaho Projects page
  • Idaho, Cemeteries
  • Idaho Colleges & Universities
  • Idaho, Governors
  • Idaho Homesteaders
  • Idaho Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
  • Idaho, Politicians
  • Idaho Research Assistance
  • Idaho Genealogy Resources

Projects and Pages

• Homesteaders Project
• Lewis and Clark Expedition Project
• Trails and Wagon Trains Project
• The Way West Project
• Native Americans Project
• US Governors Project
• Idaho in the Great War
• United States in World War II
• Idaho disasters in the Disasters Project
• Idaho studies in the One Place Studies Project
• Western Red Cedars Team for Big Annual Challenges

Templates

Project Box

... ... ... is a part of Idaho history. Join: Idaho Project Discuss: Idaho

For profiles needing Project Protection only. Be sure to add the United States Project as manager of the profile: wtushistory@googlegroups.com

Profile Stickers

See: Idaho Sticker for more details

... ... ... was an Idahoan.

Deceased persons

... ... ... is an Idahoan.

Living Persons

See: Nonmigrating Ancestory Sticker for more details

Native Idahoian (born, married, and died in Idaho County)

This sticker has more flexibility

Sources

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