FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Nebraska Census
Nebraska Project Page
Nebraska Census
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Adding links to the Census heading on the county page
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
Step 1: Adding Info to the State Census heading[edit | edit source]
1. Go to the census heading on the county page.
2. Copy and paste the following wikitext to heading below any other information already listed (depending on what is under the heading, if it makes more sense to be first under the heading, move it there.)
===== State Census Records =====
*'''1854 - 1870''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3559 Nebraska, Compiled Census Index, 1854-1870] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] - index ($)
*'''1860 - 1885''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1668 Nebraska State Census Collection 1860-1885] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] - index & images ($)
*'''1885''' - {{RecordSearch|1810728|Nebraska State Census 1885}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — index & images
*'''1885''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6585 Nebraska State Census 1885] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] - index & images ($)
===== Federal Census Records =====
Federal Censuses were taken for Nebraska starting in 1860. For links to Federal census indexes, see [[Nebraska Census]].
3. Once you have added the wikitext, preview the page by clicking on, Show Preview at the bottom of the page. Check your work to make sure it looks like it should. Make any necessary adjustments.
4. Go to the bottom of the page and enter "added census records links" in the edit summary box and save the page.
5. You are now done with the task. Go to the next County on your list.
Example[edit | edit source]
For an example of what this heading should look like when it is complete, click here.