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'''Note this screenshot was taken in March 2020 and may be out of date by the time you work on your page. Make sure to do this step for yourself.''' | '''Note this screenshot was taken in March 2020 and may be out of date by the time you work on your page. Make sure to do this step for yourself.''' | ||
<li>If you see your state on the list of Voter Records, add it under the <nowiki>==Online Resources==</nowiki> heading in the following style:<br> | <li>If you see your state on the list of Voter Records, add it under the <nowiki>==Online Resources==</nowiki> heading in the following style:<br> | ||
<pre><nowiki>*'''STARTING YEAR-ENDING YEAR''' : {{RecordSearch|RECORD NUMBER|NAME OF RECORD COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch - index | <pre><nowiki>*'''STARTING YEAR-ENDING YEAR''' : {{RecordSearch|RECORD NUMBER|NAME OF RECORD COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch - index & images</nowiki></pre> | ||
<li>We'll replace the STARTING YEAR and ENDING YEAR with the years listed in the collection title.</li> | <li>We'll replace the STARTING YEAR and ENDING YEAR with the years listed in the collection title.</li> | ||
For example, if I was adding "Maryland, Kent County, Voter Registration Records, 1853-1898" to the wiki, I would replace the years with the years in the title in the following way: | For example, if I was adding "Maryland, Kent County, Voter Registration Records, 1853-1898" to the wiki, I would replace the years with the years in the title in the following way: | ||
<pre><nowiki>*'''1853-1898''' : {{RecordSearch|RECORD NUMBER|NAME OF RECORD COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch - index | <pre><nowiki>*'''1853-1898''' : {{RecordSearch|RECORD NUMBER|NAME OF RECORD COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch - index & images</nowiki></pre> | ||
<li>We'll also replace the NAME OF RECORD COLLECTION with the title.</li> | <li>We'll also replace the NAME OF RECORD COLLECTION with the title.</li> | ||
So, the code for this collection that I am adding for Maryland would now look like this: | So, the code for this collection that I am adding for Maryland would now look like this: | ||
<pre><nowiki>*'''1853-1898''' : {{RecordSearch|RECORD NUMBER|Maryland, Kent County, Voter Registration Records, 1853-1898}} at FamilySearch - index | <pre><nowiki>*'''1853-1898''' : {{RecordSearch|RECORD NUMBER|Maryland, Kent County, Voter Registration Records, 1853-1898}} at FamilySearch - index & images</nowiki></pre> | ||
<li>The last thing we need to replace is RECORD NUMBER this is found in the URL on the collection page. So, to find this click on the link to the collection in the list of Historical Record Collections on FamilySearch, where we filtered by "Vot." Once on the collection's page, there will be a number at the end of the URL. Copy this number and paste it over RECORD NUMBER.</li> | <li>The last thing we need to replace is RECORD NUMBER this is found in the URL on the collection page. So, to find this click on the link to the collection in the list of Historical Record Collections on FamilySearch, where we filtered by "Vot." Once on the collection's page, there will be a number at the end of the URL. Copy this number and paste it over RECORD NUMBER.</li> | ||
So keeping with the Maryland example, I would copy 2100301 that is at the end of the URL and place it in the RECORD NUMBER spot of the template:<br><br> | So keeping with the Maryland example, I would copy 2100301 that is at the end of the URL and place it in the RECORD NUMBER spot of the template:<br><br> | ||
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My code for this collection would now look like this: | My code for this collection would now look like this: | ||
<pre><nowiki>*'''1853-1898''' : {{RecordSearch|2100301|Maryland, Kent County, Voter Registration Records, 1853-1898}} at FamilySearch - index | <pre><nowiki>*'''1853-1898''' : {{RecordSearch|2100301|Maryland, Kent County, Voter Registration Records, 1853-1898}} at FamilySearch - index & images</nowiki></pre> | ||
<li>The last thing we need to do is see if Ancestry.com has any online voting record collections. The first step is to go to the[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/# Ancestry.com Card Catalog]. It will ask you to sign in, if you do not have an Ancestry account yet, contact Taylor.</li> | <li>The last thing we need to do is see if Ancestry.com has any online voting record collections. The first step is to go to the[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/# Ancestry.com Card Catalog]. It will ask you to sign in, if you do not have an Ancestry account yet, contact Taylor.</li> | ||
<li>Then type "Voter" in the "Title" search bar. It should look like this</li>:<br><br> | <li>Then type "Voter" in the "Title" search bar. It should look like this</li>:<br><br> | ||
[[File:Ancestry Card Catalog.PNG|1000px]]<br><br> | [[File:Ancestry Card Catalog.PNG|1000px]]<br><br> | ||
<li>Click on the collection that you want to add. We will add Ancestry.com collections in the following style: | <li>Click on the collection that you want to add. We will add Ancestry.com collections in the following style: | ||
<pre><nowiki>*'''STARTING YEAR-ENDING YEAR''' : [recordcollectionurl RECORD COLLECTION TITLE] at Ancestry.com - index | <pre><nowiki>*'''STARTING YEAR-ENDING YEAR''' : [recordcollectionurl RECORD COLLECTION TITLE] at Ancestry.com - index & images</nowiki></pre> | ||
For instance if I was adding the "New York, New York, Voter List, 1924" onto the New York Voter Record page my code would look like the following:<br> | For instance if I was adding the "New York, New York, Voter List, 1924" onto the New York Voter Record page my code would look like the following:<br> | ||
<pre><nowiki>*'''1924''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61536/ New York, New York, Voter List, 1924] at Ancestry.com - index | <pre><nowiki>*'''1924''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61536/ New York, New York, Voter List, 1924] at Ancestry.com - index & images</nowiki></pre> | ||
<li>Once you have finished looking for online collections at FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. (There may not be any collections for your state. That's okay.) Save the page and fill in the date completed on the task list. Then go on to the next state page that you would like to do.</li> | <li>Once you have finished looking for online collections at FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. (There may not be any collections for your state. That's okay.) Save the page and fill in the date completed on the task list. Then go on to the next state page that you would like to do.</li> | ||
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[[Category: WikiProjects]] | [[Category: WikiProjects]] | ||
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