FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New England Town Pages, Part 3

Project Leader

Taylor Huguely

Purpose

To put Town Clerk information on the New England Town Pages.

Task List

New England Town Pages, Part 3

Instructions

1. Open the task list and go to the "Part 3" section of the Google Spreadsheet.




2. Place your name by the town page in the "Name" column that you would like to work on and click on the link to go to that page.



3. In this part of the project, we will be adding the information about the town clerk for the town pages. Therefore, we will be editing the "Town Clerk" section of the town pages. Scroll down to that heading and click on the "Edit Source" button.




4. Go back to the task list and click on the town clerk link next to your town.




5. This will take you to the Town Clerk's website. Look for the contact information on the page. You will need to find the following information:
   
   • Town Clerk's address
   • Town Clerk's phone number
   • Town Clerk's contact email
   • Town Clerk's website
     
   Most of this information will be found in the margins of the site, usually either the bottom or the sides. For instance, the information for the town clerk on Darien's website is on the left-hand margin:
   
   
   
6. Go back to the town page and enter the information that you found in the code in the following style:
   

   '''NAME OF TOWN Town Clerk'''<br>TOWN CLERK STREET ADDRESS<br>TOWN, CT ZIP CODE<br>TOWN CLERK TELEPHONE NUMBER<br> Email: [mailto:townclerkemail  townclerkemail]<br>[townurl Website]<br>

   
   

   So for the town of Darien my code would look like the following:
   

   '''Darien Town Clerk'''<br>2 Renshaw Road<br>Darien, CT 06820<br>(203) 656-7307<br> Email: [mailto:cdiller@darienct.gov cdiller@darienct.gov]<br>[http://www.darienct.gov/content/28025/29342/default.aspx Website]<br>

   
   
   
7. If you cannot find an address for the Town Clerk's office on the website, just use the address to the Town Hall, because most are located there.



8. After these steps your code should look like the following:
   
   
   



9. Click "Show preview" to make sure that the Town Clerk information has been added correctly. If everything looks correct, move on. If something looks amiss, fix it before proceeding to the next step.



10. Type "Updating Town Clerk information" in the Summary box and click on "Save changes." Your finished page should look like the following:
    
    
    
11. Put the date you completed the town under the "Date" column on the spreadsheet, move on to the next town, and repeat the process.