WikiProject:New Collection US Southern Baptist Church Records

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Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Amber Larsen

Purpose[edit | edit source]

These new collections need to be added to the Church Records pages for select states.

Video Instructions[edit | edit source]

[URL Video Link]

Task List[edit | edit source]

Task List

Beginning Instructions[edit | edit source]

There are new collections that need to be added separately to Church Records pages in the US.

1. You will need to sign up for a locality under a collection title tab on the List.
2. Go to the instructions for the specific collection below.







U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899[edit | edit source]

Step One - Sign Up[edit | edit source]

Sign your name next to a county on the task list.

Step Two - Click the Link[edit | edit source]

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

Step Three - Click Baptist Records in the Contents[edit | edit source]

In the contents, select Baptist Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Baptist Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to "Baptist Records"[edit | edit source]

  • Click Edit Source next to Baptist Records.



  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.

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.
  • If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.


*'''1750-1899''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62267/ U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.



  • Enter in 
/* Baptist Records */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

  • Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.

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