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==Part C - Maine Marriages - ADD LINK==
This Lincoln County database covers other counties in Maine. We are adding it to the applicable counties found on the task list.<br>
===Step One - Sign Up===
*Go to the task list and sign your name to a town in a county in Maine on the list: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M1ElYB9z1nrMVLRZH_-R2gxDx1aL-0itR08sie6ocoY/edit?usp=sharing task list]
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===Step Two - Click the Link===
*Using the links on the task list, click the town to open the Wiki page.
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===Step Three - Click Marriages in the Contents===
*In the contents, select ''Marriages''. Or, scroll down to the ''Marriages'' header.
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===Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Marriages===
*Click ''Edit Source'' next to ''Marriages''.
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===Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database===
*Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date with the other databases listed. <br><br>
''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.
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<nowiki>*'''1759-1777''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2733/lincoln-county-me-commissioners-marriage-records-1759-1777 Lincoln County, ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777] at American Ancestors — index, ($), includes counties: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadhoc, and Washington.</nowiki>
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===Step ''Six - Check the Database and Save the Page===
*Click ''Show Preview'' to make sure it looks good and the link works.
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*Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:<br>
<nowiki>/* Marriages */ Added Maarriage index - Project</nowiki>
===Example===
Here is an ''[[Amherst,_Hancock_County,_Maine_Genealogy#Marriages|example]]'' of what it should look like on the Wiki page.<br><br>
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