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=== Project Instructions  ===
=== Project Instructions  ===
[https://meet.lds.org/orion/playback.do?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=69858&rKey=010000006aa3120215d6bc0f535cd37c95e0768263ffc1dc4b8e8dd916cddfc05744d311ab Video Instructions for Project]
 
[https://meet.lds.org/orion/playback.do?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=69858&rKey=010000006aa3120215d6bc0f535cd37c95e0768263ffc1dc4b8e8dd916cddfc05744d311ab Video Instructions for Project]  
 
=== Part One - Finding applicable collections  ===
=== Part One - Finding applicable collections  ===


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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/CardCatalog.aspx#ccat=hc=25&dbSort=1&sbo=1& Ancestry's Card Catalog webpage].  
:b. Compare the list to any collections you may have already listed from the country wiki page.  
:b. Type in the name of the country into the "Keyword" field. A list of all databases for that country will appear.  
:c. Go through each databases and compare it to any collections you may have already listed from the country wiki page.  
:d. If there are no new databases, skip to Step 4. <br>  
:d. If there are no new databases, skip to Step 4. <br>  
:e. If there is a new database not already on your Google doc spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the spreadsheet]].<br>
:e. If there is a new database not already on your Google doc spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the spreadsheet]].<br>