FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks - Vital Records Subheadings

WikiProject Ohio Wiki Project Ohio Tasks - Vital Records Subheadings

Description[edit | edit source]

The purpose of this task is add subheadings for birth, marriage and death records on the Ohio county pages. This task is moderate task and requires average knowledge about or experience with writing in wikitext.

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Go to the top right-hand corner of the page within the the white area.
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Instructions[edit | edit source]

1. Check the Assignment Chart below to choose a county to edit.

2. Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.

3. Add information to the county page by editing in wikitext. Read these general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.

If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading Description.

4. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task.

5. Also, report your finished task on the Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!

Wikitext Editing Instructions[edit | edit source]

1. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. This will take you to your county page.

2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.

3. Scroll to the heading Vital Records.

4. Scroll to the section Births within Vital Records.

5. Open the Birth Records heading for editing by clicking on the pencil in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title.

6. Click on the word wikitext with in toolbox at the top left of the edit box.

7. Under the heading Births add the following sentences:

''Online Birth Indexes and Records''
''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''

8. To add the sentences, copy, and paste as you would in any word processing program.

a. Highlight the text which needs to be copied.

b. Right click and select copy from the menu box.

c. Place you cursor where you want the text to appear.

d. Right click and select paste from the menu box.

9. If there already is vital record information posted under the heading Births, do not remove the records and links, but you may need to reorganize it.

a. Determine if the records are original, online, or on microfilm.

b. Original records are place directly under the heading Births.

c. Online and microfilm records are placed under the respective sentences you added.

d. If you move any linked information, to avoid breaking any links, be sure to move all text in while in wikitext.

e. To move wikitext information, copy, cut and paste as you would in any word processing program.

1. Highlight the text which needs to be moved.

2. Right click and select cut from the menu box.

3. Place you cursor where you want the text to appear.

4. Right click and select paste from the menu box.

f. If you move any information, be sure to paste it back in chronological order under each heading.

e. If you are unsure where to place a record, put it directly under the main heading for births, in chronological order.

10. Repeat these same directions (4-8 ) for Marriage and Death Records. Substitute the following sentences:

12. Under the Marriage heading add:

''Online Marriage Indexes and Records''
''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''

13. Under the Death heading add:

''Online Death Indexes and Records''
''Original Death Records on Microfilm''

14. After the Death subheadings and any records posted under Death and before "Vital Records at Other Repositories" add the Divorce subheading.

=====Divorce=====

15. Add a summary sentence something like "Added Vital record subheadings" and Save the page. The task is complete.

16. Mark the Assignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task.

Heading Example[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Online Birth Indexes and Records

1800-1962 - Ohio Births and Christenings Index found at ancestry.com ($)

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

1864-1908 - Birth and Death Records FS Library films 906501 (first of six films)

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Online Marriage Indexes and Records

1789–1994 - Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994 at FamilySearch – free; Index. Name index & images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

1846-1916 - Marriage Records; Marriage Licenses, 1852-1861 - index 1852-1920 FS Library films 907323 (first of 23 films)

Death[edit | edit source]

Online Death Indexes and Records

1913–1944 - Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944 - Free

Original Death Records on Microfilm

1864-1908 - Birth and Death Records FS Library film 906501 (first of six films)

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Complete Section Example[edit | edit source]

See Mahoning County, Ohio Vital Records

Assignment Chart[edit | edit source]

If you are accepting this task:

1. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.

2. Open the Assignment Chart for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.

3. Place your cursor in the box under the heading Name/Date Task Accepted and opposite your county of choice.

4. Type 4 tildes (~). This symbol is located on the upper left-hand part of your keyboard, next to the number 1. The ~~~~ is an electronic signature and will leave your user name and date when you signed.

5. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Adams County for adding societies".

6. Click on the box "Save Page".

7. You are now signed up to complete this task.

Return to Top of Page

If you are completing this task:

Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading Date Completed. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Adams County for societies." Thank you!

County	Name/Date Task Accepted	Date Completed
Adams	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Allen	Lowfiv 21:57, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Ashland	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Ashtabula	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Athens	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Auglaize	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Belmont	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Brown	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Butler	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Carroll	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Champaign	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Clark	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Clermont	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Clinton	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Columbiana	Lowfiv 21:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)	Lowfiv 20:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Coshocton	Mcbridelw 19:41, 4 April 2013 (UTC)	Mcbridelw 19:37, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Crawford	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Cuyahoga	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Darke	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Defiance	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Delaware	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Erie	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Fairfield	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Fayette	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Franklin	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Fulton	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Gallia	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Geauga	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Greene	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Guernsey	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Hancock	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Hardin	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Harrison	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Henry	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Highland	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Hocking	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Holmes	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Huron	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Jackson	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Jefferson	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)	Paulprice32 19:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)