FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Michigan CW database
Project Leader[edit | edit source]
Task List[edit | edit source]
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Adding a military collection from Michiganology
Examples[edit | edit source]
Alcona County, Michigan Genealogy
Project Instructions[edit | edit source]
Part 1: Choose Your County[edit | edit source]
1. Select your county by going to the task list and adding your name to the name column.
2. Go to the county page in the wiki.
Part 2: Add the Links[edit | edit source]
1. Go to the "Military Records" heading and then the "Civil War" subheading.
2. Check to see if the link is already there. See examples below. If it is there, go back and choose another county. If it is not there, go to step 3.
- 1861-1865 Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
3. Copy the code below. Make sure you place it in chronological order by year with the other collections in the Civil War section.
*'''1861-1865''' [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_d6e54c81-e28b-4691-a40a-926988ecdfed/ Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865] at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
Part 3: Check Your Work and Save[edit | edit source]
1. Click "show preview" and double-check your work.
2. In the summary type "Project: added civil war collection".
3. Click save.