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FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Virginia New Collections 2022



Project Leader

Caileigh Oldroyd

Purpose

These new collections need to be added to Virgina Locality Pages.

Video Instructions

[URL Video Link]

Task List

Task List

  • NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Beginning Instructions

There are new collections that need to be added separately to locality pages in Virginia, USA.

1. You will need to sign up for a locality under a collection title tab on the Task List.
2. Go to the instructions for the specific collection below.







Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 - COUNTY PAGES

Step One - Sign Up

Sign your name next to a county on the Virginia, U.S., Death Registers - COUNTY tab of the task list.

  • NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.


Step Two - Click the Link

Using the links on the task list, click the county you want to work on.

Step Three - Click Vital Records in the Contents

In the contents, select Vital Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Vital Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Death Records

  • Click Edit Source next to Death Records.



  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.

Exceptions:

  • If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.
  • If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
  • If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.


*'''1853-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62152&_gl=1*11gbfhm*_ga*NzY4NTI3NzcyLjE2NTE1MjY4NTk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MzAwMTM1Ni42LjEuMTY1MzAwMTQ5Ni4w Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in 
/* Death Records */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

  • Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.










Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 - INDEPENDENT CITY

Step One - Sign Up

Sign your name next to a county on the Virginia, U.S., Death Registers - IND. CITY tab of the task list.

  • NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.


Step Two - Click the Link

Using the links on the task list, click the city you want to work on.

Step Three - Select Vital Records in the Contents

In the contents, select Vital Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Vital Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Vital Records

  • Click Edit Source next to Vital Records.



  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.

Exceptions:

  • If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.
  • If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
  • If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.


*'''1853-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62152&_gl=1*11gbfhm*_ga*NzY4NTI3NzcyLjE2NTE1MjY4NTk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MzAwMTM1Ni42LjEuMTY1MzAwMTQ5Ni4w Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911] at Ancestry — index & images ($)


No Vital Records Subheading

  • Some independent city pages may not have a Vital Records subheading yet.
  • Click "Edit Source" next to the heading "Resources"
  • Copy and paste the following to add the subheader and link to the page in alphabetical order by subheader
  • If there are the subheadings "Newspapers" and "Occupations" already on the page, this one would go underneath those
  • Adjust the header as needed to match the others on the page (if the others have "===" or "====" match what is there.)
  • Do not add this subheading if it is already on the page
===Vital Records===
*'''1853-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62152&_gl=1*11gbfhm*_ga*NzY4NTI3NzcyLjE2NTE1MjY4NTk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MzAwMTM1Ni42LjEuMTY1MzAwMTQ5Ni4w Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911] at Ancestry — index & images ($)



  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in 
/* Vital Records */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

  • Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.









Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 - COUNTY

Step One - Sign Up

Sign your name next to a county on the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers - COUNTY tab of the task list.

  • NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.


Step Two - Click the Link

Using the links on the task list, click the county you want to work on.

Step Three - Click Vital Records in the Contents

In the contents, select Vital Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Vital Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Marriage

  • Click Edit Source next to Marriage.



  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.

Exceptions:

  • If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style. Most of these links will need to be done like this, so be sure to double check!
  • If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
  • If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.


*'''1853-1935''' {{RecordSearch|3477666|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62154/ Ancestry] ($)''
  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in 
/* Marriage */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

  • Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.









Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 - INDEPENDENT CITY

Step One - Sign Up

Sign your name next to a county on the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers - IND. CITY tab of the task list.

  • NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.


Step Two - Click the Link

Using the links on the task list, click the city you want to work on.

Step Three - Click Vital Records in the Contents

In the contents, select Vital Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Vital Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Vital Records

  • Click Edit Source next to Vital Records.



  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.

Exceptions:

  • If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style. Most of these links will need to be done like this, so be sure to double check!
  • If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
  • If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.


*'''1853-1935''' {{RecordSearch|3477666|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62154/ Ancestry] ($)''



No Vital Records Subheading

  • Some independent city pages may not have a Vital Records subheading yet.
  • Click "Edit Source" next to the heading "Resources"
  • Copy and paste the following to add the subheader and link to the page in alphabetical order by subheader
  • If there are the subheadings "Newspapers" and "Occupations" already on the page, this one would go underneath those.
  • Adjust the header as needed to match the others on the page (if the others have "===" or "====" match what is there.)
  • Do not add this if there is already a Vital Records Subheading on the page.
===Vital Records===
*'''1853-1935''' {{RecordSearch|3477666|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62154/ Ancestry] ($)



  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in 
/* Vital Records */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

  • Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.









Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 - COUNTY

Step One - Sign Up

Sign your name next to a county on the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records - COUNTY tab of the task list.

  • NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.


Step Two - Click the Link

Using the links on the task list, click the county you want to work on.

Step Three - Select Probate Records in the Contents

In the contents, select Probate Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Probate Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Probate Records

  • Click Edit Source next to Probate Records.



  • Copy the following code and put it under the template or any content and just above any links already on the page.

Exceptions:

  • If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.
  • If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
  • If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.


*'''1652-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62347 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in 
/* Probate */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

  • Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.









Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 - INDEPENDENT CITY

Step One - Sign Up

Sign your name next to a county on the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records tab of the task list.

  • NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.


Step Two - Click the Link

Using the links on the task list, click the city you want to work on.

Step Three - Select Probate Records in the Contents

In the contents, select Probate Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Probate Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Probate Records

  • Click Edit Source next to Probate Records.



  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.

Exceptions:

  • If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.
  • If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
  • If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.


*'''1652-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62347 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900] at Ancestry — index & images ($)



No Probate Records Subheading

  • Some independent city pages may not have a Probate Records subheading yet
  • Click "Edit Source" next to the heading "Resources"
  • Copy and paste the following to add the subheader and link to the page in alphabetical order by subheader
  • If there are the subheadings "Newspapers" and "Occupations" already on the page, this one would go underneath those.
  • Adjust the header as needed to match the others on the page (if the others have "===" or "====" match what is there.)
  • Do not add this if there is already a Probate Records Subheading on the page
===Probate Records===
*'''1652-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62347 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900] at Ancestry — index & images ($)



  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in 
/* Probate Records */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

  • Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.









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