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Adding Various databases to County pages 2

Purpose

To add databases to county pages for various states

Contact

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California Births, 1905-1995

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a birth record collection to CA county pages.

Task List

Task list

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Birth section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Birth



5. Copy the following code:



; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10070/california-births-1905-1995?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''




6. Find the entry that begins with '''1905-1995'''; paste the code at the end of that entry. NOTE: if the entry is NOT on the page, make a note on the task list and move to the next county.



7. 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.



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1905 - 1995 - California Birth Index, 1905-1995 at FamilySearch — index; Also at: MyHeritage($)
  

California Deaths, 1940-1997

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a death record collection to CA county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Death section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Death



5. Copy the following code:



; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10071/california-deaths-1940-1997?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''




6. Find the entry that begins with '''1940-1997'''; paste the code at the end of that entry. NOTE: if the entry is NOT on the page, make a note on the task list and move to the next county.



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1940 - 1997 - California Death Index, 1940-1997 at FamilySearch — index; Also at: MyHeritage($)
  

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a marriage record collection to CA county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Marriage section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Marriage



5. Copy the following code:



; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30244/california-county-marriages-1850-1952?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''




6. Find the entry that begins with '''1850-1952'''; paste the code at the end of that entry. NOTE: if the entry is NOT on the page, make a note on the task list and move to the next county.



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1850 - 1952 - California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 at FamilySearch — index and images; Also at: MyHeritage($)
  

California, Marriages, 1960-1985

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a marriage record collection to CA county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Marriage section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Marriage



5. Copy the following code:



; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10202/california-marriages-1960-1985?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''




6. Find the entry that begins with '''1960-1985'''; paste the code at the end of that entry. NOTE: if the entry is NOT on the page, make a note on the task list and move to the next county.



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1960 - 1985 - California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 at FamilySearch — index and images; Also at: MyHeritage($)
  

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a voting record collection to CA county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Voting Registers section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Voting Registers



5. Copy the following code:



*'''1866-1910''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30285/california-great-registers-1866-1910?s=275764761 California, Great Registers, 1866-1910] at MyHeritage -  index, ($)




6. Paste the above link under the other database link listed on the page



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1866-1910 California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 at MyHeritage - index, ($)
  
  

Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a naturalization record collection to IL county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Naturalization and Citizenship section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Naturalization and Citizenship



5. Copy the following code:



*'''1856-1991''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61196/ Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991] at Ancestry.com - index and images, ($)




6. Paste the above link in chronological order with the other databases listed under the Online Records header



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1856-1991 Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 at Ancestry.com - index and images, ($)
  
  

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a marriage record collection to IN county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Marriage section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Marriage



5. Copy the following code:



*'''1811-1959''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30010/indiana-marriages-1811-1959?s=275764761 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959] at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)




6. Paste the above link in chronological order with the other databases listed.



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
  
  

Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a marriage record collection to IN county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Marriage section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Marriage



5. Copy the following code:



; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30190/indiana-marriages-1780-1992?s=275764761 MyHeritage ($)]'' 




6. Find the entry that begins with '''1780-1992''', paste it at the end of that entry. NOTE: if the entry is NOT on the page, make a note on the task list and move to the next county.



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
  
  

WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a death record collection to IN county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Death section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Death



5. Copy the following code:



*'''Pre-1882''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70871/ WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882] at Ancestry.com - index, ($)




6. Paste the above link at the top of the list of databases so it is first



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry.com - index, ($)
  
  

Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990

Assigned to:

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to add a death record collection to IA county pages.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list.



2. Place your name next to the county that you want to edit and go to that county page



3. Find the Deaths section in the table of contents, click on that



4. Click on the Edit Source button next to Deaths



5. Copy the following code:



; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''




6. Find the entry that begins with '''1850-1990'''; paste the code at the end of that entry. NOTE: if the entry is NOT on the page, make a note on the task list and move to the next county.



7. 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



8. Place the date that you finished the page on the task list and move on to the next county.

Example of a completed link:

• 1850-1990 Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage($)
  
  

Pennsylvania Death Index

Task List

Pennsylvania Death Index Task List

Instructions

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





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





6. Copy the following code:
   

   *'''1906-1964''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10724/pennsylvania-death-index-1906-1964?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=aug19historicalrecords&utm_content=aug19historicalrecords Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964] at MyHeritage ($) — index




7. Paste it into the text box at the bottom of the code. It will look like the following:





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




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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