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*To gather information about state vital records departments for every state in the US. This information will be used to update the vital records Wiki pages in another project.
*To gather information about state vital records departments for every state in the US. This information will be used to update the vital records Wiki pages in another project.


==Task List==
==Spreadsheet==
*[ Task List]
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jAAdzsYyyAg6zwcCAF39V_GadAd4tCFmvL5HmF8ILUk/edit?usp=sharing Spreadsheet]


==Instructions==
==Instructions==


===Spreadsheet===
===Gathering Information===


*Using the link above, go to the spreadsheet. This is where you will record information about each state vital record's office.
*Using the link above, go to the spreadsheet. This is where you will record information about each state vital record's office.
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*We've provided a list of questions to help in gathering the information needed regarding the:
*We've provided a list of questions to help in gathering the information needed regarding the:
:*Laws for obtaining vital records
:*Laws for obtaining vital records
:*Dates records recorded by the county and the state began.
:*Dates the records were recorded by the county and the state.
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:*Contact information for the vital records office
:*Source information for where the information was gathered
:*Other pertinent information<br>
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===Where to get the other information===
===Step Three - Open the Wiki page ===
*Use the information provided on the official state vital records pages first as the most correct information.
*Click on a link for the row you signed up for. If you signed up for Aleutians West Census Area, click on one of the links to open the Wiki page.  
*Use other sources to help gather information such as the Handybook and the Red Book. Note that there can be discrepancies in these books.
*Refer to the old Vital Records pages. They may have the information you are looking for. Use the View History to get to the earlier versions of the page before they may have been changed by other contributors.
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===Step Four - Copy the Collections===
===Additional Information===


*Go back to the tab on the task list and copy all the rows in Column D for the place you signed up for. For Aleutians West Census Area, you would select 2 thru 6.
*If you believe there is additional information that should be gathered regarding obtaining the records from the state/county, add that information to the spreadsheet.
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===Access to records===
===Step Five - Paste it on the Wiki Page===
*The databases have already been updated to the latest list. You will not need to review those databases.
 
*Published material in book form and from the catalog have not been added to the online records at the tops of the pages, unless it has been published in a database. Another project will gather this information so we can properly display it on the Wiki page.
*Now go back to the Wiki page to locate the header for the record type tab you are working on. For this example, we are doing Business, Commerce, and Occupations. Thus, look for Business, Commerce and Occupations on the Aleutians West Census Area Wiki page.
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*Click on "Edit source" for record type header you are working on.<br><br>
*Paste the collections under the header and intro, or if there are other collections on the page, underneath the last collection under the header.<br><br>
 
===Step Six - Put the Collections in Order===
 
*Review the new collections you added to the page and cut and paste the collections in chronological order. If there are other collections already under the header, merge the new collections in with that list.
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===Step Seven - Double Check for Capitalization===
===Vital Records Template Page===
*Read over the collections to make sure the title is correctly capitalized and to see if anything else needs to be fixed. <br><br>
* We really can't design the final version of the vital records pages until we gather more information for several states. After you have gathered information for 3 to 5 states, I think we'll have enough to make that final version. The goal is to update these pages as you finish a state.
 
===Step Eight - Review the Collections and Save the Page===
*Once you have put all the collections in chronological order, go down the page and click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
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NOTE: If for some reason a link you added does not work correctly, save it to the page and make a note in column E. We'll review it and fix it after the project is done.
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*Copy and paste the following AFTER the information already in the field:<br>
<nowiki>Added RECORDTYPE Databases - Project</nowiki>
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*For the example above, you would paste, Added Business, Commerce, and Occupations Databases - Project AFTER the content already in the edit summary field: /* Business, Commerce, and Occupations */
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*Save the page
 
===Example===
Here is an [[Aleutians_West_Census_Area,_Alaska_Genealogy#Business.2C_Commerce.2C_and_Occupations|example]] of what it should look like.<br><br>
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 22 November 2023



Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Danielle

Assigned to:[edit | edit source]

Wilma

Purpose[edit | edit source]

  • To gather information about state vital records departments for every state in the US. This information will be used to update the vital records Wiki pages in another project.

Spreadsheet[edit | edit source]

Instructions[edit | edit source]

Gathering Information[edit | edit source]

  • Using the link above, go to the spreadsheet. This is where you will record information about each state vital record's office.
  • We've provided a list of questions to help in gathering the information needed regarding the:
  • Laws for obtaining vital records
  • Dates the records were recorded by the county and the state.
  • Contact information for the vital records office
  • Source information for where the information was gathered
  • Other pertinent information


Where to get the other information[edit | edit source]

  • Use the information provided on the official state vital records pages first as the most correct information.
  • Use other sources to help gather information such as the Handybook and the Red Book. Note that there can be discrepancies in these books.
  • Refer to the old Vital Records pages. They may have the information you are looking for. Use the View History to get to the earlier versions of the page before they may have been changed by other contributors.



Additional Information[edit | edit source]

  • If you believe there is additional information that should be gathered regarding obtaining the records from the state/county, add that information to the spreadsheet.



Access to records[edit | edit source]

  • The databases have already been updated to the latest list. You will not need to review those databases.
  • Published material in book form and from the catalog have not been added to the online records at the tops of the pages, unless it has been published in a database. Another project will gather this information so we can properly display it on the Wiki page.



Vital Records Template Page[edit | edit source]

  • We really can't design the final version of the vital records pages until we gather more information for several states. After you have gathered information for 3 to 5 states, I think we'll have enough to make that final version. The goal is to update these pages as you finish a state.
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