FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New England Town Pages, Part 1

Purpose of this Project

The purpose of this project is to standardize the Connecticut town pages so that they conform to the predetermined template for New England.

Task List

New England Town Pages, Part 1

Instruction

1. Open up the tasklist and place your name by the town page that you would like to work on.


2. Click on the link to the town page on the task list.


3. When you get to the town page, you will see one of the following:
   
   • A stub, which will only consist of headings and will look like this:
     
     
   
   
   If you have a stub, go to steps 4-12
   
   
   • A page that has some information on it. These will all look different; the important thing to note is that they have something besides just headings on their pages. Here is an example:
     
     
   
   
   If you have a page with information, go to steps 13-22
   



What to do if the page is a stub

4. Copy the following code:

   {{breadcrumb
   | link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
   | link2=[[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]]
   | link3=[[COUNTY County, Connecticut Genealogy|COUNTY]]
   | link4=
   | link5='''TOWN''' 
   }} 
   ===Brief History===
   
   ===Cemeteries===
   
   ===Church Records===
   At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches. <br><br>
   To see the churches in TOWN, visit.<br><br>
   Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the [[Connecticut State Library|Connecticut State Library]]. The following are church records available online for the town of TOWN:<br><br>
   
   ===City Directories===
   
   ===Land Records===
   In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of TOWN:
   
   ===Libraries and Historical Societies===
   
   ===Maps===
   The following are online maps of the town of TOWN:
   
   ===Newspapers===
   
   ===Probate Records===
   In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of TOWN:
   
   ===Town Histories===
   
   ===Town Records===
   In Connecticut, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:
   {| style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"
   |- 
   |
   <ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
       <li>Births</li> 
       <li>Marriages</li>
       <li>Deaths</li> 
       <li>Burials</li>
       <li>Cemetery records</li> 
       <li>Appointments</li>
       <li>Earmarks</li> 
       <li>Estrays (stray animals)</li>
       <li>Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote)</li>
       <li>Land records</li>
       <li>Mortgages</li>
       <li>Name changes</li>
       <li>Care of the poor</li>
       <li>School records</li>
       <li>Surveys</li>
       <li>Tax lists</li>
       <li>Town meeting minutes</li>
       <li>Voter registrations</li>
       <li>Warning outs (of town)</li>
   </ul>
   |}
   The following are TOWN town records available online:
   
   ====Town Clerk====
   The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.<br><br>
   
   ===Vital Records===
   ====Births====
   
   ====Marriages====
   
   ====Deaths====
   
   ===References===
   {{reflist}}
   



5. Click on the "Edit Source" button at the right-hand corner of the page.


6. Highlight the code on the page stopping after {{reflist}}. This step should look like this:
   
   
7. Paste the code that you copied.


8. Replace any instances of TOWN in capital letters with the name of the town that you are editing. There should be 7 instances of this; you can also use "CTRL+F" to find them.


9. Replace any instances of COUNTY in capital letters with the name of the county that contains your town. The county can be found on the task list under the "Counties" column. There should be 2 instances of this; you can also use "CTRL+F" to find them.


10. Click on the "Show Preview" button to make sure that you did not make any errors. If everything looks good, move on. If there is a mistake, fix it before moving on.


11. Type the following into the summary box:
    Updating the Connecticut town pages template


12. Save the page and place the date that you edited the page on the task list to mark it finished.



What to do if it already has information on it

13. Copy the following code:

    ===Brief History===
    
    ===Cemeteries===
    
    ===Church Records===
    At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches. <br><br>
    To see the churches in TOWN, visit.<br><br>
    Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the [[Connecticut State Library|Connecticut State Library]]. The following are church records available online for the town of TOWN:<br><br>
    
    ===City Directories===
    
    ===Land Records===
    In Connecticut, most land records are kept at the town level. The following are online land records for the town of TOWN:
    
    ===Libraries and Historical Societies===
    
    ===Maps===
    The following are online maps of the town of TOWN:
    
    ===Newspapers===
    
    ===Probate Records===
    In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of TOWN:
    
    ===Town Histories===
    
    ===Town Records===
    In Connecticut, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:
    {| style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"
    |- 
    |
    <ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
        <li>Births</li> 
        <li>Marriages</li>
        <li>Deaths</li> 
        <li>Burials</li>
        <li>Cemetery records</li> 
        <li>Appointments</li>
        <li>Earmarks</li> 
        <li>Estrays (stray animals)</li>
        <li>Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote)</li>
        <li>Land records</li>
        <li>Mortgages</li>
        <li>Name changes</li>
        <li>Care of the poor</li>
        <li>School records</li>
        <li>Surveys</li>
        <li>Tax lists</li>
        <li>Town meeting minutes</li>
        <li>Voter registrations</li>
        <li>Warning outs (of town)</li>
    </ul>
    |}
    The following are TOWN town records available online:
    
    ====Town Clerk====
    The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.<br><br>
    
    ===Vital Records===
    ====Births====
    
    ====Marriages====
    
    ====Deaths====
    
    ===References===
    {{reflist}}
    



14. Click on the "Edit Source" button at the right-hand corner of the page.


15. Paste it at the beginning of the code for the page, leaving the original code as is. It should look like this:
    


16. Replace any instances of TOWN in capital letters with the name of the town that you are editing. There should be 6 instances of this; you can also use "CTRL+F" to find them.


17. Click on the "Show Preview" button to make sure that you did not make any errors. If everything looks good, move on. If there is a mistake, fix it before moving on.


18. Type the following into the summary box:
    Updating the Connecticut town pages template


19. Save the page and make it clear in the "Notes" column of the spreadsheet that the page already had information on it.


20. Place the date that you edited the page on the task list to mark it finished.