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==Project Leader==
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[[User:bloosgrl|Heather Mecham]]
|width="50%"| '''Step 1:''' <br> Click the link under “View Images in this Collection” lower left of the catalog entry.
==Task List==
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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J_SdpIq-0QbxWc4E--SxK8sPcSU8ZjWR_iKFogYvP-M/edit?usp=sharing Task List]
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|width="50%"|'''Step 2:''' <br> Use the icons in the top-left side of the image viewer to navigate.
==Purpose==
:*The arrows move you from on image to another
Removing marriage index placed on counties that are not included on the index.
:*The + and the – to zoom in and out of the images.  
 
:*Clicking on the tiles icon under the + and – will let you see a series of smaller images for the entire collection. This is a quick way to jump forward many images at a time.
==Example Pages==
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[[Barber County, Kansas Genealogy]]<br>
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|width="50%"| '''Step 3:'''<br> Find the correct item number by scrolling through the images looking for a title board in the film. This is usually a black page with white letters on it and is larger print than the record images. For a better view, click on an image to enlarge it. <br>
==Project Instructions==
:*You can return to the thumbnail view by clicking the menu item in the top left corner with several squares on it.  
===Part 1: Choose Your County===
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1. Select your county by going to the task list and adding your name to the name column. <br><br>
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|width="50%"|'''Step 4:''' <br> Review the first several images individually while they are enlarged to see if there is an index or instructions for how the records are organized.
2. Go to the county page in the wiki. <br><br>
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===Part 2: Remove the Link===
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1. Find the "Vital Records" heading and then go to the "Marriages" subheading. <br><br>
|width="50%"|'''Step 5:'''<br> Move from one image to another using the arrows on the top left corner of the page.
2. Check for the Kansas Marriage Index. It will look like the example below. If it's there, go to step 3. If it's not go to Part 1.<br><br>
:*You can quickly move several images ahead by changing to the thumbnail view by clicking the icon with several small squares in it.
*'''1854 - 1861''' - [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index/11315 KHS Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/research/19385 Kansas Historical Society] — Index<br><br>
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3. Highlight the code you need to remove. It will look like the example below.<br><br>  
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<pre>*'''1854 - 1861''' - [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index/11315 KHS Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/research/19385 Kansas Historical Society] — Index</pre>
|width="50%"|'''Step 6:''' <br> If there is no index at the beginning, check at the end of that film.  
4. Delete the link. <br><br>
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===Part 3: Check Your Work and Save===
|width="50%"| '''Step 7:''' <br> If there is an index, try finding your ancestor in that index.
1. Click "show preview" and check your work. <br><br>
:*They are usually in alphabetical order by last name. Sometimes all of the names that begin with A are grouped together and not in any order. 
2. Enter "Project: removed marriage index link" in the summary.<br><br>
:*Sometimes  there is no order and you may have to look through the index one image at a time.
3. Click save.<br><br>  
:*If you are researching in the United States, [[United States Index Systems]] explains different styles of indexes.
4. Put the date in the date column in the task list.  
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[[Category:WikiProjects]]
|width="50%"|'''Step 8:''' <br> Once you find your ancestor in the index, you may have a page number and or a book number that tells you where their record is.
:*Use the page numbers on the images ('''not''' the image numbers) to find them.
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|width="50%"|'''Step 9:''' <br> Pay attention to whether the images contain two pages or one page when determining where the image you need may be.
:*If the film you are looking at only includes the index, you will need to go to another film.  
:*Use the information in your ancestor's index entry to determine which film in the collection you will need.  
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|width="50%"|''' Step 10:''' <br> If there is no index, check several images to determine how they are organized.
:*They may be in chronological order, alphabetical order or by order recorded.
:*There may be no order. 
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|width="50%"|'''Step 11:'''<br> If the images don't seem to be in any particular order, you may need to do a page-by-page search of the images.
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|width="50%"|''' Step 12:''' <br> To find more specific guidelines when searching a collection, see the “Learn more” article link on the collection page.
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 5 May 2021

Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Heather Mecham

Task List[edit | edit source]

Task List

Purpose[edit | edit source]

Removing marriage index placed on counties that are not included on the index.

Example Pages[edit | edit source]

Barber County, Kansas Genealogy

Project Instructions[edit | edit source]

Part 1: Choose Your County[edit | edit source]

1. Select your county by going to the task list and adding your name to the name column.

2. Go to the county page in the wiki.

Part 2: Remove the Link[edit | edit source]

1. Find the "Vital Records" heading and then go to the "Marriages" subheading.

2. Check for the Kansas Marriage Index. It will look like the example below. If it's there, go to step 3. If it's not go to Part 1.

3. Highlight the code you need to remove. It will look like the example below.

*'''1854 - 1861''' - [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index/11315 KHS Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/research/19385 Kansas Historical Society] — Index

4. Delete the link.

Part 3: Check Your Work and Save[edit | edit source]

1. Click "show preview" and check your work.

2. Enter "Project: removed marriage index link" in the summary.

3. Click save.

4. Put the date in the date column in the task list.

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