WikiProject:Update State Military pages
Project Leader
Danielle
Purpose
Update State Military pages
Video Instructions
Task List
- [ Task List]
Part A - Newspaper Link to Maine Towns
Step One - Sign Up
- Go to the [task list] and sign your name for a state.
Step Two - Click the Link
- Using the links on the task list, click the state you want to work on.
Step Three - Click on Edit Source
- Click on Edit Source at the top of the page.
Step Four -
1. format all the database links on the page
2. Check each link to see if it works and fix it if it's broken. If you can't find a replacement, remove it from the page.
3. Categorize the links by war
4. Create small headings for each war using this wikitext.
''Revolutionary War''<br>
5. Under Online Resources add the following:
''United States Military Collections''<br> *[[U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records|U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records]] - links to nationwide military record collections; includes pensions and service records
6. Review the rest of the Wiki page and copy any online collections found below in the War headings and bring them to the top under Online Resources. If the database is referred to any written text, leave the collection there. If it is just a list, delete it after you bring a copy to the top of the page.
Note: Don't bring any books (even if they are indexes) to the top of the Wiki page. They should remain in the body of the Wiki page.
7.
County Intros
Only county military databases are listed here.
- STATE Military - Links to statewide military collections
- U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records - to nationwide military record collections; includes pensions and service records