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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.
==Minnesota Death==
==Iowa Deaths 1900-1939==
===Task List===
===Task List===
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DOKP8NAyhyRDgEwHbHYUnq76y5wqtmQRYYo4nBDAPAY/edit?usp=sharing Minnesota County Death]
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fge6YOiKUhHkbqRW-j9i2FPfZS8ncbEzby5pcq61DZU/edit?usp=sharing Iowa Deaths 1900-1939]
 
===Instructions===
===Instructions===
<ol>
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<li>Place your name by the county that you want to edit.</li><br><br>
<li>Place your name by the county that you want to edit.</li><br><br>
<li>Click on the link in the "County" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br>
<li>Click on the link in the "County" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br>
[[File:Minnesota task list.PNG|400px]]<br><br>
[[File:Ia county task list.png|400px]]<br><br>
<li>Once on the county pages, look for "Death" in the table of contents, click on that link.</li><br><br>
<li>Once on the county pages, look for "Death" in the table of contents, click on that link.</li><br><br>
[[File:Minnesota death toc.PNG|300px]]<br><br>
[[File:Ia death toc.png|250px]]<br><br>
<li>This will take you to the "Death" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br>
<li>This will take you to the "Death" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br>
[[File:Minnesota death edit source.PNG|650px]]<br><br>
[[File:Ia death 2 edit source.png|750px]]<br><br>
<li>Copy the following code:<br>
<li>Copy the following code:<br>
<pre>*'''1904-2001''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10859/minnesota-death-index-1904-2001?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=feb20historicalrecords&utm_content=feb20historicalrecords Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001] at MyHeritage($) — index</pre></li><br><br>
<pre>*'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939?s=275764761 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage ($) — index</pre></li><br><br>
<li>Paste it into the text box at the bottom of the code. It will look like the following:</li><br><br>
<li>Paste the code in '''chronological order.''' This collection begins in 1900, so in the example below, we will paste the code ''between'' the entry of 1880 and the entry of 1904. It will look like the following:</li><br><br>
[[File:Minnesota death code pasted.PNG|650px]]<br><br>
[[File:Ia death 2 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>
<li>Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:</li><br>
[[File:Minnesota death show preview.PNG|650px]]<br><br>
[[File:Ia death 2 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>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>
<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 11:36, 30 June 2020

Purpose[edit | edit source]

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

Iowa Deaths 1900-1939[edit | edit source]

Task List[edit | edit source]

Iowa Deaths 1900-1939

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 "County" column to take you to the page.


    4. Ia county task list.png

  4. Once on the county pages, look for "Death" in the table of contents, click on that link.


    5. Ia death toc.png

  5. This will take you to the "Death" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.


    6. Ia death 2 edit source.png

  6. Copy the following code:
    *'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939?s=275764761 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage ($) — index


  7. Paste the code in chronological order. This collection begins in 1900, so in the example below, we will paste the code between the entry of 1880 and the entry of 1904. It will look like the following:


    8. Ia death 2 code pasted.png

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

    9. Ia death 2 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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