WikiProject:Connecticut Hale Collections

Current Projects Page

Connecticut Hale Collections

Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Adding two Hale Collections to all town pages in Connecticut

Video Instructions

[URL Video Link]

Task List

• Hale Collection

Part 1: Hale Collection - Add to Cemetery Section

Step One - Sign Up

• Sign your name next to a town in Connecticut on the Hale Collection tab of the task list.

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Cemeteries in the Contents

In the contents, select Cemeteries. This should jump you down to where we will be adding the collection. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Cemeteries

• Click Edit Source next to Cemeteries.

Step Five - Add the Collection under Cemeteries

• Copy the following code and paste it under the Cemeteries header :

• Because the collection has dates, please put it at the top of the list and in chronological order with other databases listed.
  
  

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. Please note that there may be an index for the Hale Collection already on the page - this is for Ancestry. Do not replace this link unless it is for FamilySearch.

*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index to burial records and obituaries

Step Six - Show Preview and Save the Page

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

• Enter in
  

/* Deaths */ Adding Cemeteries collection 

as the Summary.

• Click Save Changes.
  
  
• Now go to Part 2.

Part 2 - Hale Collection - Add to Obituaries Section

Step One - Obituaries in the Contents

• Now that the page is saved, click on Obituaries in the Contents. This should jump you down to where we will be adding the collection. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Two - Click Edit Source next to Obituaries

• Click Edit Source next to Obituaries.

Step Three - Add the Collection under Obituaries

• Copy the following code and paste it under the Obituaries header :

• Because the collection has dates, please put it at the top of the list and in chronological order with other databases listed.
  
  

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. Please note that there may be an index for the Hale Collection already on the page - this is for Ancestry. Do not replace this link unless it is for FamilySearch.

*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index to burial records and obituaries

Step Four - Show Preview and Save the Page

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

• Enter in
  

/* Deaths */ Adding obituary collection 

as the Summary.

• Click Save Changes.
  
  

Step Five - Go back to the Task List

• Go to the Task List and add the date next to your name.
• You can now choose a new town to work on.

Example

• Here is the Cemeteries example.
  
• Here is the Obituaries example.

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