WikiProject:Adding Maryland Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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===Step Two - Click the Link===
===Step Two - Click the Link===
*Using the links on the task list, click the borough, municipality, or census area you want to work on.  
*Using the links on the task list, click the county area you want to work on.  
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===Step Three - Click Land Records in the Contents===
===Step Three - Click Death ===
*In the contents, select ''Land and Property Records''. Or scroll down to the ''Land Records'' header.
*In the contents, select ''Death''. Or scroll down to the ''Death'' header.
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===Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Land Records===
===Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Death===


*Click ''Edit Source'' next to ''Land Records''.  
*Click ''Edit Source'' next to ''Death''.  
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:*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.  
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  <nowiki>*'''1906-1975''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62392/ Alaska, U.S., Deed and Tract Books] at Ancestry; index & images ($)</nowiki>
  <nowiki>*'''1697-1800''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70877/ Web: Maryland State Archives, Index to Deaths and Burials, 1697-1800] at Ancestry - index ($); incomplete coverage
*'''1877-1992''' {{RecordSearch|1675198|Maryland Deaths and Burials, 1877-1992}} at FamilySearch - [[Maryland Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1898-1903''' [https://www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/resources/maryland-death-index/ Death Index, 1898-1903] at Baltimore Genealogy Society - incomplete; index
*'''1898-2010''' [http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=death Maryland Death Index 1898-2010 and Baltimore City Death Index 1875-2010] at Maryland State Archives - multiple database indexes and images available
*'''1969-2014''' [https://www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/resources/maryland-death-index/ Death Index, 1969-2014] at Baltimore Genealogy Society - incomplete; index</nowiki>
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*Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:<br>
*Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:<br>
  <nowiki>/* Land and Property Records */ Added Land Records Database - Project</nowiki>
  <nowiki>/* Death */ Added Death Database - Project</nowiki>


===Example===
===Example===
Here is an [[Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Genealogy|example]] of what it should look like.<br><br>
Here is an [[Allegany_County,_Maryland_Genealogy#Death|example]] of what it should look like.<br><br>
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 25 October 2023

Adding Maryland Vital Records



Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Danielle

Purpose[edit | edit source]

Add links for Maryland birth, marriages, and deaths to county pages.

Video Instructions[edit | edit source]

  • [ Video Instructions]

Task List[edit | edit source]

Part A - Add Death Records Databases[edit | edit source]

Step One - Sign Up[edit | edit source]

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a county in Maryland on the list: task list



Step Two - Click the Link[edit | edit source]

  • Using the links on the task list, click the county area you want to work on.



Step Three - Click Death[edit | edit source]

  • In the contents, select Death. Or scroll down to the Death header.



Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Death[edit | edit source]

  • Click Edit Source next to Death.



Step Five - Copy the Database[edit | edit source]

  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date with the 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.


*'''1697-1800''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70877/ Web: Maryland State Archives, Index to Deaths and Burials, 1697-1800] at Ancestry - index ($); incomplete coverage
*'''1877-1992''' {{RecordSearch|1675198|Maryland Deaths and Burials, 1877-1992}} at FamilySearch - [[Maryland Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1898-1903''' [https://www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/resources/maryland-death-index/ Death Index, 1898-1903] at Baltimore Genealogy Society - incomplete; index
*'''1898-2010''' [http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=death Maryland Death Index 1898-2010 and Baltimore City Death Index 1875-2010] at Maryland State Archives - multiple database indexes and images available
*'''1969-2014''' [https://www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/resources/maryland-death-index/ Death Index, 1969-2014] at Baltimore Genealogy Society - incomplete; index



Step Six - Check the Database and Save the Page[edit | edit source]

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



  • Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:
/* Death */ Added Death Database - Project

Example[edit | edit source]

Here is an example of what it should look like.