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==Purpose==
This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find birth information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the birth section of the  [[GuidedResearch:Chiapas|Chiapas Guided Research]] page.
Adding online resources from the Missouri Digital Heritage website to Missouri county pages.
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==Task List==
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLYoVxqd08VUJjMZ76XVps6ahhewFhLvz9NZl-i9aaA/edit?usp=sharing Task List]
==Project Leader==
[[User:Bloosgrl|Heather Mecham]]
 
==Sample Pages==
[[Adair County, Missouri Genealogy]]<br>
[[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.<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>
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  Dropdown title=Additional online resources||
  Dropdown text style=font-size:20px !important; color:#0B0BEC !important; text-decoration:underline !important; display:inline-block; font-weight:bold;|
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=== Additional Databases and Online Resources ===
====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>


*'''1537-1966:''' <u>'''[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/mxchurchselected/ Mexico, Select Church Records]'''</u> at Ancestry ($)
2. Add the county histories not already listed on the Wiki page under the heading "Local Histories", using the instructions below the heading "How to Format Entries for Local Histories" to correctly format each entry. Limit the number added to three histories.<br>
*'''1558-1978:''' <u>'''[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/fs1mexchiapascatholicrecs/ Chiapas, Mexico, Catholic Church Records]</u>''' at Ancestry ($)
*'''1560-1950:''' '''<u>[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9297 Mexico, Select Baptisms]</u>''' at Ancestry ($)


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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>
=== Online Images (Browsable Only) ===
''Some collections have not been indexed, but are available to browse image by image.''<br><br>
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!State!!Time Period !! Record Type !! Collection Name !! Repository
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| Chiapas||1557-1978 ||Catholic Church Records <br>(registros parroquiales) ||'''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412 Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978]''' [[File:FS green info icon.jpg|25px|link=https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Browsable_Record_Instructions]]- {{Tooltip|
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Hover words=[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Browsable_Record_Instructions How to search these records]|
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| Chiapas||1600-1933||Baptisms (bautismos)||'''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/65120?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registros parroquiales, 1599-1933]'''||FamilySearch Catalog - {{Tooltip|
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Hover words=[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/User:Bloosgrl/sandbox9 Finding Records in Browsable Images]|
Words in popup=This page has instructions for how to search microfilm when there is no index.}}
|-
|}


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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>
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{{Dropdown|    <!-- Define dropdown-->
  Dropdown title=Substitute records|
  Dropdown text style=font-size:20px !important; color:#0B0BEC !important; text-decoration:underline !important; display:inline-block; font-weight:bold;|
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=== Additional Records with Birth Information ===
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.
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for birth events may not have been created at the time of the birth . The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.  
 
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
====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>
| colspan="3" | '''Use these additional records to locate birth information about your ancestor:'''
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>
|-
 
| width="10%" | <center>''Wiki Page''</center>
{{Block indent|a. Start each entry with a bullet. <br>}}
| width="15%" | <center>''FamilySearch(FS) Collections''</center>  
 
| width="75%" | ''Why to search the records''
{{Block indent|b. Title of book in italics<br>}}
|-
 
| width="10%" | <center>[[Mexico Census|1930 Census]]</center>  
{{Block indent|c. Year of publication<br>}}
| width="15%" | <center>See Wiki page</center>
| width="75%" |Census records may provide an age at the time of the census, giving an estimated birth year. (Note: Distrito Federal is missing from the 1930 census)
|-
| width="10%" | <center>[[Mexico Vital Records|Marriages]]</center>  
| width="15%" | <center>See Wiki page</center>
| width="75%" |Marriage records may occasionally provide the age of the individuals getting married, giving an estimated birth year.
|-
| width="10%" | <center>[[Mexico Vital Records|Deaths]]</center>  
| width="15%" | <center>See Wiki page</center>
| width="75%" |Death and burial records may provide an age at the time of death, giving an estimated birth year.
|-
|}
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{{Block indent|d. Add the word “By” and then put the author’s full name, starting with first name<br>}}


===Redirect Research Efforts===
{{Block indent|e. Add publication information, using the following: publication location, followed by colon, publisher.<br> }}
Due to the nature of Mexico's Civil Registration and Catholic Church Records, if you have not found your ancestor in the indexes to those records, there are not many substitute records available to find birth information. However, here are some ways to redirect your searching:<br>
*Try browsing images manually through Catholic Church Record images if you know your ancestor's location.
*Search instead for a different individual, such as your ancestor's siblings, parents, etc.<br>


{{Block indent|f. Add the words "Online at:" at the end following the publisher.<br>}}


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{{Block indent|g. All books should be placed in alphabetical order by title. <br>}}
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  Dropdown title=Improve searching|
  Dropdown text style=font-size:20px !important; color:#0B0BEC !important; text-decoration:underline !important; display:inline-block; font-weight:bold;|
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=== Tips for finding births ===
Successfully finding birth records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
:*Hispanic people traditionally had ''two'' surnames. The first is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's first surname. Try searching by either just the paternal or the maternal surname.
::* Upon marriage, a woman often drops her second surname, replacing it with her husband's first surname, and inserting a "de" between the two.
:*Your ancestor’s name and surname may have had many different spelling variations.
::*If you are not finding what you’re looking for, try using wildcard characters. That is, use an asterisk <nowiki>*</nowiki> to replace one or more characters.
:*Try searching surrounding areas. Your ancestors may have been born in another town than where they lived later in life.
:*Be flexible with year searches. Give a year range of about 2-3 years on either side of the believed year of the event.


'''Example:'''<br>
{{Block indent|*''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|<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:
<pre>[URL Missouri Digital History]</pre>


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4. Replace "URL" with the URL of the county history.<br>
<br><br>
{{Dropdown|    <!-- Define dropdown-->
  Dropdown title=Why the record may not exist|
  Dropdown text style=font-size:20px !important; color:#0B0BEC !important; text-decoration:underline !important; display:inline-block; font-weight:bold;|
}}


=== Known Record Gaps ===
5. Put "added/updated county history links" in the summary. <br>
'''Records Start'''<br>
The Roman Catholic Church records began about the 1560s. The Church was the primary record keeper for Mexico until civil registration started in 1859, although these records weren’t kept regularly until 1867.  
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'''Records Published by FamilySearch'''<br>
Collection coverage tables show the places and time periods of original records published by FamilySearch. For any FamilySearch collections you did not find your ancestor in, check the coverage table for gaps in the online collection. If the time period or location your ancestor lived in is missing from the collection, it may require searches in records found at original repository or finding substitute records for the event.


*[[Mexico Baptisms, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mexico Baptisms, Coverage Table (FamilySearch)]]
6. Click save. <br>
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'''Records Destroyed'''<br>
'''Words of guidance:'''<br>
Church and civil registration records have been lost during Mexico's military conflicts; other records have deteriorated due to natural effects such as humidity, insects and more dramatic events such as fires, floods, and earthquakes. Some records were destroyed or damaged because of poor storage.<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.
 
'''Example of no author, no date of publication, no place of publication, and no publisher information:'''<br>
{{Block indent|''Niobrara Centennial 1856-1956.'' N.d. N.p: N.p.<br>}}
 
'''Example for How to Reformat'''
1. Here is an entry that needs reformatting below.
{{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:
{{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}}
 
====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[edit | edit source]

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

Task List[edit | edit source]

Task List

Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Heather Mecham

Sample Pages[edit | edit source]

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

Project Instructions[edit | edit source]

Part A: Select a County and Find the County Histories on Missouri Digital Heritage[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.

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