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==Purpose==
==Purpose==
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
==California Voting Registers==
==Virginia Marriages==
===Task List===
===Task List===
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dmlU46RE8Gjxj4--Vvp-zdk6XleJLkZScmM0BlJ0uks/edit?usp=sharing Task List]
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LHG4RgD0muFmiuNgbvhVOn-Jt8kKLgjrhrJR35J_DIA/edit?usp=sharing Virginia Marriages]
===Instructions===
===Instructions===
<ol>
<ol>
<li>Go to the task list.</li><br><br>
<li>Open the task list.</li><br><br>
<li>Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page</li><br><br>
<li>Place your name by the county that you want to edit.</li><br><br>
<li>Find the ''Voting Registers'' section in the table of contents, click on that</li><br><br>
<li>Click on the link in the "Locality" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br>
<li>Click on the ''Edit Source'' button next to ''Voting Registers''</li><br><br>
[[File:Va county task list.png|400px]]<br><br>
<li>Copy the following code:</li><br>
<li>Once on the locality pages, look for "Vital" in the table of contents. You will see one of two things: either a "Marriage" section under the "Vital" section or a "Vital" section alone. If you see a "Marriage" section, click on that. If you see a standalone "Vital" section, simply click on that.</li><br><br>
<pre>*'''1866-1898''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2221/ California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry.com] - index ($))</pre><br><br>
[[File:Va county marriage toc.png|250px]]<br><br>
<li>Paste beneath the entry in proper chronological order</li><br><br>
[[File:Va city marriage toc.png|250px]]<br><br>
<li>Click the '''Show Preview''' button. Make sure everything looks good. If it looks good, save the page and move on. If it doesn't look good, fix it before saving the page</li><br><br>
<li>Once you get to the correct section, click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br>
<li>Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.</li>
[[File:Va marriage edit source.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>Copy the following code:<br>
<pre>*'''1785-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940] at Ancestry.com ($) — index</pre></li><br><br>
<li>Paste the code in '''chronological order.''' This collection begins in 1785, so in the example below, we will paste the code ''between'' the entry of 1784 and the entry of 1787. It will look like the following:</li><br><br>
[[File:Va marriage code pasted.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:</li><br>
[[File:Va marriage code finished.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.</li><br><br>
<li>Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next county.</li><br><br>
</ol>
</ol>
[[Category:WikiProjects]]
[[Category:WikiProjects]]

Revision as of 07:49, 24 June 2020

Purpose[edit | edit source]

The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.

Virginia Marriages[edit | edit source]

Task List[edit | edit source]

Virginia Marriages

Instructions[edit | edit source]

  1. Open the task list.


  2. Place your name by the county that you want to edit.


  3. Click on the link in the "Locality" column to take you to the page.


    4. Va county task list.png

  4. Once on the locality pages, look for "Vital" in the table of contents. You will see one of two things: either a "Marriage" section under the "Vital" section or a "Vital" section alone. If you see a "Marriage" section, click on that. If you see a standalone "Vital" section, simply click on that.


    5. Va county marriage toc.png

    Va city marriage toc.png

  5. Once you get to the correct section, click on the edit source button next to the heading.


    6. Va marriage edit source.png

  6. Copy the following code:
    *'''1785-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940] at Ancestry.com ($) — index


  7. Paste the code in chronological order. This collection begins in 1785, so in the example below, we will paste the code between the entry of 1784 and the entry of 1787. It will look like the following:


    8. Va marriage code pasted.png

  8. Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:

    9. Va marriage code finished.png

  9. If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.


  10. Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next county.


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