WikiProject:Adding County Collections to County Headings

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Adding County Collections to County Headings

Purpose

Add County collections that contain numerous record types to the correct headings with corresponding dates.

Instructions

Step 1: Create the Link

1. Go to the task list and choose a collection to add to counties in the indicated state.

2. On the Historical Records collection page, click on the "Browse All #### Images." A list of counties will appear.

3. Click on the first county you are working on. If the county is not included in this collection, make a note in the Notes column.

4. You will see an extensive list of records that have been digitized for the county.

5. Return to the task list and begin comparing the record types listed in the column headings and begin to put the beginning and ending dates for each record type.

Guidelines:

• Locate the first date found for the record type. It doesn't matter if it is an index or actual record, pick the earliest date.
• Locate the ending date found for the record types. It doesn't matter if it is an index or actual record, pick the latest date.

6. Once you have reviewed all of the record types and added the dates to the task list, you are ready to create the database link.

7. Use the following template to create the link.

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION NUMBER|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; images

Guidelines:

• Use the dates you located in the collection at the beginning of the link. Do not replace the collection dates.
• The TITLE OF COLLECTION should be the original title.
• In parenthesis, add to the title the record type. Try to keep it short but informative. Example: Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 (Birth Records)
• We will only use "images" even if there are indexes on the images. "Indexes" lead the user to expect a search screen to enter a name. These collections do not have an index as of yet.

Example of completed link:

• • 1894-1942 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 (Birth Records) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images

Step 2: Placing the Link

1. Once you have the link created for a particular record type, locate the corresponding heading on the county page.

2. Place the link in chronological order with the rest of the databases.

Guidelines:

• Do not format other collections if they use an old format. Other projects will be done to fix these links.
• If there are no other database links under the heading, place it under the heading and any template listed (if it is there).
• Do not add any extra titles, such as, School Records Indexes and Records. Only some headings have this phrases and they are added in another project.

3. Once you have added the link to the heading, put the date directly right of the dates listed on the task list.

4. Continue with each record type on the task list and when you are done, add the date in column C.

5. You can now continue to the next county in the state.

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