WikiProject:Connecticut Hale Collections: Difference between revisions

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Connecticut Hale Collections

Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Adding two Hale Collections to all town pages in Connecticut

Video Instructions

[URL Video Link]

Task List

Hale Collection

Part 1: Hale Collection - Add to Cemetery Section

Step One - Sign Up

Sign your name next to a town in Connecticut on the Hale Collection tab of the task list.

Step Two - Click the Link

Using the links on the task list, click the town you want to work on.

Step Three - Click Cemeteries in the Contents

In the contents, select Cemeteries. This should jump you down to where we will be adding the collection. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Cemeteries

Click Edit Source next to Cemeteries.

Step Five - Add the Collection under Cemeteries

Copy the following code and paste it under the Cemeteries header :

Because the collection has dates, please put it at the top of the list and in chronological order with other databases listed.

Exceptions:

If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style. Please note that there may be an index for the Hale Collection already on the page - this is for Ancestry. Do not replace this link unless it is for FamilySearch.

*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index to burial records and obituaries

Step Six - Show Preview and Save the Page

Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.

Enter in

/* Deaths */ Adding Cemeteries collection

as the Summary.

Click Save Changes.
Now go to Part 2.

Part 2 - Hale Collection - Add to Obituaries Section

Step One - Obituaries in the Contents

Now that the page is saved, click on Obituaries in the Contents. This should jump you down to where we will be adding the collection. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Two - Click Edit Source next to Obituaries

Click Edit Source next to Obituaries.

Step Three - Add the Collection under Obituaries

Copy the following code and paste it under the Obituaries header :

Because the collection has dates, please put it at the top of the list and in chronological order with other databases listed.

Exceptions:

If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style. Please note that there may be an index for the Hale Collection already on the page - this is for Ancestry. Do not replace this link unless it is for FamilySearch.

*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index to burial records and obituaries

Step Four - Show Preview and Save the Page

Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.

Enter in

/* Deaths */ Adding obituary collection

as the Summary.

Click Save Changes.

Step Five - Go back to the Task List

Go to the Task List and add the date next to your name.
You can now choose a new town to work on.

Example

Here is the Cemeteries example.
Here is the Obituaries example.

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 ===Step One - Sign Up===
 *Sign your name next to a town in Connecticut on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18N_F--OdIKlJIA9lkgTXNPML6tN0wGdVBKdnpk2rs2U/edit?usp=sharing Hale Collection] tab of the task list.
-*NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.
 <br>
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 *''Because the collection has dates, please put it at the top of the list and in chronological order with other databases listed.'' <br><br>
 ''Exceptions:''<br>
-:*If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.
+:*If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style. '''Please note that there may be an index for the Hale Collection already on the page - this is for Ancestry. Do not replace this link unless it is for FamilySearch.'''
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   <nowiki>*'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index to burial records and obituaries</nowiki>
 ===Step Six - Show Preview and Save the Page===
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 *Now go to Part 2.
-== Part 2 - Hale Collection - Add to Newspapers Section==
+== Part 2 - Hale Collection - Add to Obituaries Section==
-===Step One - Newspapers in the Contents ===
+===Step One - Obituaries in the Contents ===
-*Now that the page is saved, click on Newspapers in the Contents. This should jump you down to where we will be adding the collection. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.
+*Now that the page is saved, click on Obituaries in the Contents. This should jump you down to where we will be adding the collection. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.
-===Step Two - Click Edit Source next to Newspapers===
+===Step Two - Click Edit Source next to Obituaries===
-*Click ''Edit Source'' next to ''Newspapers''.
+*Click ''Edit Source'' next to ''Obituaries''.
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 <br>
-===Step Three - Add the Collection under Newspapers===
-*Copy the following code and paste it under the Cemeteries header :
+===Step Three - Add the Collection under Obituaries===
+*Copy the following code and paste it under the Obituaries header :
 <br>
 *''Because the collection has dates, please put it at the top of the list and in chronological order with other databases listed.'' <br><br>
 ''Exceptions:''<br>
-:*If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.
+:*If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style. '''Please note that there may be an index for the Hale Collection already on the page - this is for Ancestry. Do not replace this link unless it is for FamilySearch.'''
 <br>
@@ Line 91: / Line 90: @@
 <br>
 *Enter in <br>
-  <nowiki>/* Deaths */ Adding newspaper collection</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>/* Deaths */ Adding obituary collection</nowiki>
 as the Summary.
 <br>
@@ Line 98: / Line 97: @@
 ===Step Five - Go back to the Task List===
-*Go to the *[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18N_F--OdIKlJIA9lkgTXNPML6tN0wGdVBKdnpk2rs2U/edit?usp=sharing Task List] and add the date next to your name.
+*Go to the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18N_F--OdIKlJIA9lkgTXNPML6tN0wGdVBKdnpk2rs2U/edit?usp=sharing Task List] and add the date next to your name.
 *You can now choose a new town to work on.
 ==Example==
 *Here is the [[Bethel,_Fairfield_County,_Connecticut_Genealogy#Cemeteries|Cemeteries example]]. <br>
-*Here is the [[Bethel,_Fairfield_County,_Connecticut_Genealogy#Newspapers|Newspapers example]].
+*Here is the [[Bethel,_Fairfield_County,_Connecticut_Genealogy#Obituaries|Obituaries example]].
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