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==== Purpose ==== | ==== Purpose ==== | ||
The purpose of this project is to gather country-wide online databases (images and indexes) and other important resources onto a spreadsheet to later create a Online Records page for every country on the wiki. This project will be done in two parts.Part 1 is listed below. Part 2 is coming soon.<br> | The purpose of this project is to gather country-wide online databases (images and indexes) and other important resources onto a spreadsheet to later create a Online Records page for every country on the wiki. This project will be done in two parts.Part 1 is listed below. Part 2 is coming soon.<br> | ||
==== Project Contact ==== | ==== Project Contact ==== | ||
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=== Project Instructions === | === Project Instructions === | ||
=== Part One - Finding applicable collections === | |||
1. Go to the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Updating links on Online Records Pages/task list|task list]] and sign up for a country . | 1. Go to the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Updating links on Online Records Pages/task list|task list]] and sign up for a country . | ||
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2. Click on the link to go to the google doc for this project. All the databases and websites you find will be recorded onto this google doc. | 2. Click on the link to go to the google doc for this project. All the databases and websites you find will be recorded onto this google doc. | ||
=== Looking for databases and websites for your country === | |||
'''Before you begin''' - We are looking for websites that fit the following criteria: | '''Before you begin''' - We are looking for websites that fit the following criteria: | ||
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:e. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]]. | :e. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]]. | ||
3. '''Check Ancestry''': Visit [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] to see what collections are available for the country. | 3. '''Check Ancestry''': Visit [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] to see what collections are available for the country. | ||
:a. Go to [http://search.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry search screen]. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the US map. You will see tabs to other countries and continents listed here. Click on the appropriate tab for your country. | :a. Go to [http://search.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry search screen]. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the US map. You will see tabs to other countries and continents listed here. Click on the appropriate tab for your country. | ||
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::*Belgium genealogy records | ::*Belgium genealogy records | ||
::*Belgium church records | ::*Belgium church records | ||
::*Belgium cemeteries | ::*Belgium cemeteries | ||
::*Try any other keyword searching you can think of. | ::*Try any other keyword searching you can think of. | ||
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:e. If there are no new databases to list, you have completed the task. Go to the task page and list the date you completed the task. | :e. If there are no new databases to list, you have completed the task. Go to the task page and list the date you completed the task. | ||
=== Filling out the Google doc === | |||
1. Go to the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Fixing broken links on U.S. county pages/task list|Finding Broken Links on U.S. County Pages Task List]] and select a state that you signed up for.<br> | 1. Go to the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Fixing broken links on U.S. county pages/task list|Finding Broken Links on U.S. County Pages Task List]] and select a state that you signed up for.<br> | ||
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