FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Colorado Collections
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Add links to online collections on each Colorado county page
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
Step 1 - Replace databases in Marriage Heading[edit | edit source]
1. Delete from the Marriage heading ONLY the following marriage indexes found in the image below:
2. Add the following list of databases under the Marriage heading. If there was an additional link on the page, incorporate it into the list chronologically:
''Online Records''<br>
*'''1809-2011''' - [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011] - Index, incomplete, [http://abish.byui.edu/specialcollections/westernstates/alphabeticalListOfCounties.cfm list of counties included]<br>
*'''1853-2006''' - {{RecordSearch|1932434|Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch.org] - Index and images<br>
*'''1862-2006''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61366 Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006] at Ancestry ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1864-1995''' - {{RecordSearch|1942851|Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - Index and images<br>
*'''1900-1939''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60251 Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939] at Ancestry.com - ($); Browseable images of original index<br>
3. Once you have added the databases, preview the page and make any necessary adjustments.
4. Enter in the Edit summary field, "added marriage databases" and save your work.
5. After you have saved your work, you can now go to Step 2, if applicable.
Step 2 - For Mesa, Arapahoe and Boulder Counties ONLY[edit | edit source]
1. Add the following to the above marriage indexes in chronological order for only these counties: Mesa, Araphahoe, and Boulder:
*'''1859-1900''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4364 Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900] at Ancestry.com - ($); Index only<br>
2. Once you have added the database, preview the page and make any necessary adjustments.
3. Enter in the Edit summary field, "added marriage database" and save your work.
4. After you have saved your work, you can now go to Step 3.
Step 3 - Divorce Heading[edit | edit source]
1. Add the following wikitext under the Divorce heading on the page. If there is already a database list, put it in chronological order.
''Online Records''<br>
*'''1851-1985''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60927 Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($); Index only<br>
*'''1900-1939''' - {{RecordSearch|2043439|Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - Browseable images of original index<br>
2. Once you have added the databases, preview the page and make any necessary adjustments.
3. Enter in the Edit summary field, "added divorce databases" and save your work.
4. After you have saved your work, you can now go to Step 4.
Step 4 - Naturalization Heading[edit | edit source]
1. Add the following wikitext under the Naturalization heading on the page. If it is already listed, replace it with the following:
''Online Records''<br>
*'''1868-1990''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61194 Colorado, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1868-1990] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($); Index and images<br>
*'''1876-1990''' - {{RecordSearch|2285702|Colorado Naturalization Records, 1876-1990}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - Browseable images only; District Court records<br>
2. Once you have added the databases, preview the page and make any necessary adjustments.
3. Enter in the Edit summary field, "added naturalization databases" and save your work.
4. After you have saved your work, you can now go to the next county.
Example[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1809-2011 - Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
- 1853-2006 - Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006 at FamilySearch.org - Index and images
- 1862-2006 - Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006 at Ancestry ($), Index and images
- 1864-1995 - Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995 at FamilySearch - Index and images
- 1900-1939 - Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 at Ancestry.com - ($); Browseable images of original index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1851-1985 Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985 at Ancestry - ($); Index only
- 1900-1939 - Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939 at FamilySearch - Browseable images of original index
Naturalization Records[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1868-1990 - Colorado, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1868-1990 at Ancestry ($); Index and images
- 1876-1990 - Colorado Naturalization Records, 1876-1990 at FamilySearch - Browseable images only; District Court records