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==Purpose==
==Purpose==
Adding online resources from the Missouri Digital Heritage website to Missouri county pages.
Adding online resources from the Missouri Digital Heritage website to Missouri county pages.
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==Task List==
==Task List==
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLYoVxqd08VUJjMZ76XVps6ahhewFhLvz9NZl-i9aaA/edit?usp=sharing Task List]
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLYoVxqd08VUJjMZ76XVps6ahhewFhLvz9NZl-i9aaA/edit?usp=sharing Task List]
==Project Leader==
[[User:Bloosgrl|Heather Mecham]]
==Sample Pages==
==Sample Pages==
[[Adair County, Missouri Genealogy]]<br>
[[Adair County, Missouri Genealogy]]<br>
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==Project Instructions==
==Project Instructions==
===Part A: Adding Links for County Histories===
==== Step 1: Review List on County Page ====


1. Select a county to work on from the task list. Type your name in the name column. <br>
====Part A: Select a County and Find the County Histories on Missouri Digital Heritage====
1. Choose a county on the task list. Put your name in the name column.<br>
 
2. Go to [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage].<br>
 
3. Click on the Quick Links to the upper right and select county histories.<br>
 
4. Go to the section at the bottom of the page titled "search by county".<br>
 
5. Select your county and click "search".<br>
<br>


2. Go to the Wiki page for the county you are working on and see if there is already a list of local histories listed under the heading "Local Histories".<br>
====Part B: Review the County History Links to the Wiki====
1. Check each county history on Missouri Digital Heritage to make sure it's not already listed on the Wiki page. You will find them under the heading "Local Histories" below "Land and Property Records" and above "Maps and Gazetteers".<br>


3. If there are books listed with links to digital images, go to Part A, Step 2 below to reformat the links to match the instructions.<br>
2. Add the county histories not already listed on the Wiki page under the heading "Local Histories", using the instructions below the heading "How to Format Entries for Local Histories" to correctly format each entry. Limit the number added to three histories.<br>


4. If there is not a link to a digital image of the book, start with Part A, Step 4 and go through each website to see if an online version can be located.  Then, use the instructions in Part A, Step 3 to format the links to match the instructions.<br>
3. If the county history is already on the Wiki page, check to see if Missouri Digital Heritage is linked to in the entry. The links will appear after the words "online at".<br>


'''WARNING:''' If at any time the list for online books becomes too large, please feel free to decide what should be included and what should not.  Local histories created before 1900 and shortly thereafter are excellent to keep because they can contain biographies of local residents and early settlers.  Focus on those early county histories first. <br>
4. If Missouri Digital Heritage is not linked to it, check the number of links in the entry. If there are less than three, go to "Part D: Adding the Link to Missouri Digital Heritage to an Existing Entry".<br>


====Step 2: Reformat Entries Already on the Wiki Page====
5. As you are reviewing these entries, you may find some that need to be reformatted. Go to Part C for guidance on how to reformat and for an example. If you are not confident doing that, please leave a note on the task list in the needs reformatting column.
1.'''You can go to a sandbox page or directly edit the county page. Because others maybe adding other content on county pages, we suggest working in one of your sandbox pages.''' <br>


====Part C: How to Format Entries for Local Histories====
1.'''You can go to a sandbox page or directly edit the county page.  Because others may be adding other content on county pages, we suggest working in one of your sandbox pages.''' <br><br>
2. Refer to the catalog entry for the book and use the following format to enter the information about the book on your sandbox page:<br>
2. Refer to the catalog entry for the book and use the following format to enter the information about the book on your sandbox page:<br>
:a. Start each entry with a bullet. <br>
:b. Title of book in italics<br>
:c. Year of publication<br>
:d. Add the word “By” and then put the author’s full name, starting with first name<br>
:e. Add publication information, using the following:  publication location, followed by colon, publisher.<br>
:f. Add the words "Online at:" at the end following the publisher.
:g. All Books should be placed in alphabetical order by title.
'''Example:'''<br>
:*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:


'''Wikitext example:'''<br>
{{Block indent|a. Start each entry with a bullet. <br>}}
:<nowiki>*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:</nowiki> <br>


'''Words of guidance:'''<br>
{{Block indent|b. Title of book in italics<br>}}
*Capitalize the complete title even though it is not in the catalog<br>
*If the title is really long, just give the first portion of the title and leave off the rest.<br>
*If there is ever information missing use the following guidelines:
**Missing author: leave it blank and move on to the publisher information.
**Missing publication date: use n.d.
**Missing publication place: use n.p.
**Missing publisher: use n.p.


'''Example of no author, no date of publication, no place of publication, and no publisher information:'''<br>
{{Block indent|c. Year of publication<br>}}
:''Niobrara Centennial 1856-1956.'' N.d. N.p: n.p.<br>


====Step 3: Find the County Histories on Missouri Digital Heritage====
{{Block indent|d. Add the word “By” and then put the author’s full name, starting with first name<br>}}
1. Go to [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage]<br>


2. Click on the Quick links and select county histories<br>
{{Block indent|e. Add publication information, using the following:  publication location, followed by colon, publisher.<br> }}


3. Go to the section at the bottom of the page titled "search by county"<br>
{{Block indent|f. Add the words "Online at:" at the end following the publisher.<br>}}


4. Select your county and click "search"<br>
{{Block indent|g. All books should be placed in alphabetical order by title. <br>}}
<br>


====Step 3: Add the county history links to the Wiki====
'''Example:'''<br>
1. Check each county history to make sure it's not already listed on the Wiki page.<br>
{{Block indent|*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:}}
 
2. Add the county histories not already listed on the Wiki page, using the instructions above in Step 2 to correctly format each entry. Limit the number added to three histories.<br>


'''Wikitext example:'''<br>
{{Block indent|<nowiki>*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:</nowiki> <br>}}
3. Add the link after the words "online at:" by copying and pasting the code below:  
3. Add the link after the words "online at:" by copying and pasting the code below:  
<pre><nowikwi> [URL Missouri Digital History]</nowiki></pre>
<pre>[URL Missouri Digital History]</pre>


4. Replace "URL" with the URL of the county history.<br>
4. Replace "URL" with the URL of the county history.<br>


5. Put "added county history links" in the summary. <br>
5. Put "added/updated county history links" in the summary. <br>


6. Click save. <br>
6. Click save. <br>
<br>
'''Words of guidance:'''<br>
*Capitalize the complete title even though it is not that way in the catalog.<br>
*If the title is really long, just give the first portion of the title and leave off the rest.<br>
{{Block indent|'''Example:''' ''History and resources of Jasper County, Missouri: the direct road to health, happiness and fortune'' '''can be changed to''' ''History and Resources of Jasper County, Missouri''. <br>}}
*For missing information, use the following guidelines:
**Missing author: leave it blank and move on to the publisher information.
**Missing publication date: use n.d.
**Missing publication place: use n.p.
**Missing publisher: use n.p.


===Part B: Adding Links for County Plat Books===
'''Example of no author, no date of publication, no place of publication, and no publisher information:'''<br>
1. Go to [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage]<br>
{{Block indent|''Niobrara Centennial 1856-1956.'' N.d. N.p: N.p.<br>}}


2. Click on the Quick links and select county plat books<br>
'''Example for How to Reformat'''
 
1. Here is an entry that needs reformatting below.  
3. Go to the section at the bottom of the page titled "search by county"<br>
{{Block indent|*Van Leuven, Audrey. ''Early times of Atchison County, Missouri : being a collection of items taken mostly from old newspapers of early days in Atchison County, Missouri. Some are historical, some are amusing, all are interesting, 1838-1932''. [S.l. : s.n.], 1984.<br>}}
 
2. The order of some elements need to be switched and there is no link at the end of this entry. Once reformatted, it looks like this:
4. Select your county and click "search"<br>
{{Block indent|1=''Early times of Atchison County, Missouri.'' 1984 by Audrey Van Leuven. [S.l. : s.n.]. '''Online at:''' {{FSC|587709|item|disp=FamilySearch}}|2=1}}
 
5. Go to the Maps and Gazetteers heading on your county's Wiki page.<br>
 
6. Check each county plat book to make sure it's not already listed on the Wiki page.<br>
 
7. Add all plat books not already listed on the Wiki page above the link to FamilySearch Places. <br>
 
8. Put "added county plat book links" <br>
 
9. Click save. <br>
 
===Part C: Adding Links for Birth and Death Records===
1. Go to the heading vital records and check to see if Missouri Digital Heritage's birth and death indexes are listed. If listed, select another county and return to part 1. If not listed, go to the next step.<br>  
 
2. To add the link for births, copy and paste the code below. <br>
<pre><nowiki>*'''Pre-1910''' [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/Default.aspx#searchDB Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910] at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.</nowiki></pre>
<br>
3. To add the link for deaths, copy and paste the code below.<br>
<pre><nowiki>*'''1910-1960''' [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969] at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.</nowiki></pre>
<br>
4. Type "added vital record links" in the summary section.<br>


5. Click save.  
====Part D: Adding the Link to Missouri Digital Heritage to an Existing Entry====
1. Copy and paste the code below, placing the link to Missouri Digital Heritage in alphabetical order in relation to the other links, with any FamilySearch links at the beginning:
<pre>; and at [URL Missouri Digital History]</pre>
2. Replace "URL" with the URL of the county history. <br>


3. Put "added/updated county history links" in the summary. <br>


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Latest revision as of 11:51, 19 August 2025

Purpose

Adding online resources from the Missouri Digital Heritage website to Missouri county pages.

Task List

Task List

Project Leader

Heather Mecham

Sample Pages

Adair County, Missouri Genealogy
St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy

Project Instructions

Part A: Select a County and Find the County Histories on Missouri Digital Heritage

1. Choose a county on the task list. Put your name in the name column.

2. Go to Missouri Digital Heritage.

3. Click on the Quick Links to the upper right and select county histories.

4. Go to the section at the bottom of the page titled "search by county".

5. Select your county and click "search".

Part B: Review the County History Links to the Wiki

1. Check each county history on Missouri Digital Heritage to make sure it's not already listed on the Wiki page. You will find them under the heading "Local Histories" below "Land and Property Records" and above "Maps and Gazetteers".

2. Add the county histories not already listed on the Wiki page under the heading "Local Histories", using the instructions below the heading "How to Format Entries for Local Histories" to correctly format each entry. Limit the number added to three histories.

3. If the county history is already on the Wiki page, check to see if Missouri Digital Heritage is linked to in the entry. The links will appear after the words "online at".

4. If Missouri Digital Heritage is not linked to it, check the number of links in the entry. If there are less than three, go to "Part D: Adding the Link to Missouri Digital Heritage to an Existing Entry".

5. As you are reviewing these entries, you may find some that need to be reformatted. Go to Part C for guidance on how to reformat and for an example. If you are not confident doing that, please leave a note on the task list in the needs reformatting column.

Part C: How to Format Entries for Local Histories

1.You can go to a sandbox page or directly edit the county page. Because others may be adding other content on county pages, we suggest working in one of your sandbox pages.

2. Refer to the catalog entry for the book and use the following format to enter the information about the book on your sandbox page:

a. Start each entry with a bullet.
b. Title of book in italics
c. Year of publication
d. Add the word “By” and then put the author’s full name, starting with first name
e. Add publication information, using the following: publication location, followed by colon, publisher.
f. Add the words "Online at:" at the end following the publisher.
g. All books should be placed in alphabetical order by title.

Example:

*Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska. 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:

Wikitext example:

*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:

3. Add the link after the words "online at:" by copying and pasting the code below: 

[URL Missouri Digital History]

4. Replace "URL" with the URL of the county history.

5. Put "added/updated county history links" in the summary.

6. Click save.

Words of guidance:

  • Capitalize the complete title even though it is not that way in the catalog.
  • If the title is really long, just give the first portion of the title and leave off the rest.
Example: History and resources of Jasper County, Missouri: the direct road to health, happiness and fortune can be changed to History and Resources of Jasper County, Missouri.
  • For missing information, use the following guidelines:
    • Missing author: leave it blank and move on to the publisher information.
    • Missing publication date: use n.d.
    • Missing publication place: use n.p.
    • Missing publisher: use n.p.

Example of no author, no date of publication, no place of publication, and no publisher information:

Niobrara Centennial 1856-1956. N.d. N.p: N.p.

Example for How to Reformat 1. Here is an entry that needs reformatting below.

*Van Leuven, Audrey. Early times of Atchison County, Missouri : being a collection of items taken mostly from old newspapers of early days in Atchison County, Missouri. Some are historical, some are amusing, all are interesting, 1838-1932. [S.l. : s.n.], 1984.

2. The order of some elements need to be switched and there is no link at the end of this entry. Once reformatted, it looks like this:

Early times of Atchison County, Missouri. 1984 by Audrey Van Leuven. [S.l. : s.n.]. Online at: FamilySearch

Part D: Adding the Link to Missouri Digital Heritage to an Existing Entry

1. Copy and paste the code below, placing the link to Missouri Digital Heritage in alphabetical order in relation to the other links, with any FamilySearch links at the beginning: 

; and at [URL Missouri Digital History]

2. Replace "URL" with the URL of the county history.

3. Put "added/updated county history links" in the summary.

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=FamilySearchWiki:WikiProject:Adding_MDH_Links_to_County_Pages,_Part_3:_Adding_Links_for_County_Histories&oldid=6407560"