FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Kansas Collections
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Add online collections Vital Records to the Kansas County pages
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
1. Sign up for a span of counties on the Task List
2. Go to the first county and go to the Marriage heading under Vital Records.
Step 1: Delete databases under Marriage heading[edit | edit source]
1. Delete ONLY the following four databases listed under the Marriage heading.
- 1811 - 1911 Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911 at FamilySearch — index
- 1840 - 1935 Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1855 - 1911 Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 at FamilySearch — images
- 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry — images $
2. If there are additional collections other than the above, leave them on the page.
Step 2: Add databases under Marriage heading[edit | edit source]
1. Now add the following databases in Wikitext directly under the intro under the heading, Marriage (this will go exactly where you deleted the above collections):
*'''1800 - 1946''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kansas United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946] at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records findmypast] — ($), Index and images
*'''1811 - 1911''' - {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — Index
*'''1811 - 1911''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index
*'''1840 - 1935''' - {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch.org] — Index
*'''1854 - 1861''' - [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index/11315 KHS Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/research/19385 Kansas Historical Society] — Index
2. If there additional collections you left on wiki page make sure they are not repeated in the new list. If they are, remove the old version from the page.
3. If the additional collection is not in the new list above, move the collections into the list chronologically.
4. Once you have added the databases, preview the page and make any necessary adjustments.
5. Enter in the Edit summary field, "added marriage databases" and save your work.
Example[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1800 - 1946 - United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946 at findmypast — ($), Index and images
- 1811 - 1911 - Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911 at FamilySearch — Index
- 1811 - 1911 - Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911 at Ancestry — ($), Index
- 1840 - 1935 - Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935 at FamilySearch.org — Index
- 1854 - 1861 - KHS Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861 at Kansas Historical Society — Index