WikiProjects:Guatemala and El Salvador New Collections

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Guatemala and El Salvador New Collections

Project Leader

Caileigh Oldroyd

Purpose

These new collections need to be added to all municipality pages in Guatemala and El Salvador.

Task List

Task List

• NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Beginning Instructions

There are new collections that need to be added separately to municipality pages.

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

Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977

Step One

Sign your name next to a locality on the Guatemala tab of the task list.

• NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two

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

Step Three

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

Step Four

• Click Edit Source next to Parish Records.

• Copy the following code and paste it in numerical 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.

* '''1581-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1614809|Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

• Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the links work.

• Enter in "/* Parish Records*/ New Collections Project" as the Summary.

• Click Save Changes.
  
  

Here is an example of what it should look like.

Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977 - Department Pages

Step One

Sign your name next to a locality on the Departments of Guatemala tab of the task list.

• NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two

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

Step Three

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

Step Four

• Click Edit Source next to Civil Registration and Church Records.

• Copy the following code and paste it in numerical 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.

* '''1581-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1614809|Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

• Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the links work.

• Enter in "/* Civil Registration and Church Records*/ New Collections Project" as the Summary.

• Click Save Changes.
  
  

Here is an example of what it should look like.

El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977

Step One

Sign your name next to a locality on the El Salvador tab of the task list.

• NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two

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

Step Three

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

Step Four

• Click Edit Source next to Church Records.

• Copy the following code and paste it in numerical 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.

* '''1655-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1919582|El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[El Salvador Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

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

• Enter in "/* Church Records*/ New Collections Project" as the Summary.

• Click Save Changes.
  
  

Here is an example of what it should look like.

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