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WikiProject:Adding New Collection Links 22

Adding New Collection Links 22



Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add collection links to various Wiki pages

Video Instructions

Task List

Part A: Task List -- DONE
Part B: Task List -- DONE
Part C: Task List -- DONE
Part D: Task List -- DONE
Part E: Task List -- DONE
Part F: Task List -- DONE

Note: Be careful in matching the correct tab to the correct database when using these spreadsheets.

Part A - Wisconsin Marriages

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a county in Wisconsin on the list: task list.



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Marriage in the Contents

  • In the contents, select Marriage. Or scroll down to the Marriage heading.



Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Marriage

  • Click Edit Source next to Marriage.



Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

  • Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed. 

*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20480/wisconsin-marriages?s=275764761 Wisconsin Marriages] at MyHeritage — index ($)



Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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



Step Seven - Save the Page

  • Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":
/* Marriage */  Added Marriage database



Example - Part A

  • Here is an example of what it should look like.

















Part B - Peru Civil Registration

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a district in the Pasco Department in Peru on the list: task list.



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Civil Registration in the Contents

  • In the contents, select Civil Registration. Or scroll down to the Civil Registration heading.



Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Civil Registration

  • Click Edit Source next to Civil Registration.



Step Five - Copy "Also at" Link Database

  • Copy the following code:


; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62848 Ancestry] ($)''



Step Six - Paste at End of FamilySearch Collection

  • Locate the FamilySearch collection in the list of databases that starts with: 1931-1996. Paste the "Also at:" link to the end of that database (after, How to Use this Collection).



Step Seven - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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



Step Eight - Save the Page

  • Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":


/* Civil Registration */  Added Civil Registration database



Example - Part B

  • Here is an example of what it should look like.

















Part C - New York Naturalized Voters

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a county in New York on the list: task list.



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Edit Source at the top of the page

  • In this project you are going to add the same collection in two different headings on the Wiki page: Naturalization and Voting Records. You will need to add the heading, Voting Records as well.



  • Click on, Edit Source at the top of the Wiki page.



Step Four - Find Naturalization and Citizenship Heading on the Page

  • Press the ctrl button and the letter F at the same time to search the page by typing in the field, Naturalization and search the page.



  • Locate the correct heading for Naturalization and Citizenship.



Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

  • Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed under, Naturalization and Citizenship.



*'''1872-1878''' {{RecordSearch|4117523|New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered, 1872-1878}} at FamilySearch — [[New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images



Step Six - Search for Divorce Heading and Paste Wikitext

  • Press the ctrl button and the letter F at the same time to search for Divorce heading while still in wikitext.



  • Copy the following heading code and paste the code under all the information found under the heading, Divorce.



===Voting Records===
*'''1872-1878''' {{RecordSearch|4117523|New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered, 1872-1878}} at FamilySearch — [[New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images



Step Seven - Check for "Other Records" Heading

  • Now search using the ctrl button and the letter F at the same time for "Other Records".



  • If that heading is not on the page, go to Step Nine.





Step Eight - Review Heading and Move Content

  • If there is an "Other Records" heading on the page, go to the heading and move any information under "Voting Records" Heading, to the new "Voting Records" heading you put under Divorce.



  • Delete the "Voting Records" heading under "Other Records" heading. Go to Step Nine.



Step Nine - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

  • Click Show Preview to make sure both links are working.



Step Ten - Save the Page

  • Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":


Added Naturalization and Voting Records database



Example - Part C

  • Here is an example of what it should look like for both headings:

















Part D - South Dakota Marriages

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a county in South Dakota on the list: task list.



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Marriage in the Contents

  • In the contents, select Marriage. Or scroll down to the Marriage heading.



Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Marriage

  • Click Edit Source next to Marriage.



Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

  • Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed. 

*'''1950-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20487/south-dakota-marriages?s=275764761 South Dakota, Marriages] at MyHeritage — index ($)



Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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



Step Seven - Save the Page

  • Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":


/* Marriage */  Added Marriage database



Example - Part D

  • Here is an example of what it should look like.

















Part E - Minnesota Births

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a county in Minnesota on the list: task list.



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Birth in the Contents

  • In the contents, select Birth. Or scroll down to the Birth heading.



Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Birth

  • Click Edit Source next to Birth.



Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

  • Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed. 

*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20492/minnesota-births?s=275764761 Minnesota, Births] at MyHeritage — index ($)



Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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



Step Seven - Save the Page

  • Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":


/* Birth */  Added birth database



Example - Part E

















Part F - Wisconsin Deaths

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a county in Wisconsin on the list: task list.



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Death in the Contents

  • In the contents, select Death. Or scroll down to the Death heading.



Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Death

  • Click Edit Source next to Death.



Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

  • Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.


*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20477/wisconsin-deaths?s=275764761 Wisconsin Deaths] at MyHeritage — index ($)



Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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



Step Seven - Save the Page

  • Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":


/* Death */  Added Death database



Example - Part F

  • Here is an example of what it should look like.

















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