WikiProject:Adding New Collection Links 16

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Adding New Collection Links 16

Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add collection links to various Wiki pages

Task List

Part A: Task List
Part B: Task List
Part C: Task List
Part D: Task List
Part E: Task List
Part F: Task List

Note: Be careful in matching the correct tab to the correct database when using these spreadsheets.

Part A - Maine Towns Divorce Database

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name for town in Maine on the list: 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 Divorce in the Contents

• In the contents, select Divorce. Or scroll down to the Divorce heading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Divorce

• Click Edit Source next to Divorce.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Divorce Heading and Database

• The Divorce heading was never added to the town pages, therefore it needs to be added.

• Directly under all the information for Divorce (and before the Town Records heading), copy the following code and paste it.
  
  

====Divorce====
*'''1892-1963''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20635/maine-divorces Maine Divorces] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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

Step Seven - Save the Page

• Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":
  

/* Divorce */  Added Divorce database

Example - Part A

• Here is an town example of what it should look like.

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Part B - Arkansas Marriages

Step One - Sign Up

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

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Marriage in the Contents

• In the contents, select Marriage. Or scroll down to the Marriage heading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Marriage

• Click Edit Source next to Marriage.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

• Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.
  
  

*'''1800-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20638/arkansas-marriages?s=275764761 Arkansas Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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

Step Seven - Save the Page

• Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":
  

/* Marriage */  Added Marriage database

Example - Part B

• Here is a county example of what it should look like.

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Part C - West Virginia Marriages

Step One - Sign Up

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

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Marriage in the Contents

• In the contents, select Marriage. Or scroll down to the Marriage heading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Marriage

• Click Edit Source next to Marriage.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

• Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.
  
  

*'''1780-1971''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20639/west-virginia-marriages?s=275764761 West Virginia Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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

Step Seven - Save the Page

• Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":
  

/* Marriage */  Added Marriage database

Example - Part C

Here is an example of what it should look like.

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Part D - North Carolina Marriages

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name for county in North Carolina on the list: task list.

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Marriage in the Contents

• In the contents, select Marriage. Or scroll down to the Marriage heading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Marriage

• Click Edit Source next to Marriage.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

• Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.
  
  

*'''1700-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20624/north-carolina-marriages?s=275764761 North Carolina Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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

Step Seven - Save the Page

• Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":
  

/* Marriage */  Added Marriage database

Example - Part D

• Here is a county example of what it should look like.

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Part E - Maine Obituaries

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name for town in Maine on the list: 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 Obituaries in the Contents

• In the contents, select Obituaries. Or scroll down to the Obituaries heading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Obituaries

• Click Edit Source next to Obituaries.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

• Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.
  
  

*'''1889-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20648/maine-york-county-obituaries?s=275764761 Maine, York County Obituaries] at MyHeritage — index ($)

Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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

Step Seven - Save the Page

• Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":
  

/* Obituaries */  Added Obituary database

Example - Part E

• Here is an example of what it should look like.

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Part F - Minnesota Obituaries

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name for county in Minnesota on the list: task list.

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Obituaries in the Contents

• In the contents, select Obituaries. Or scroll down to the Obituaries heading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source Next to Obituaries

• Click Edit Source next to Obituaries.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

• Copy the following code and paste the code in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.
  
  

*'''1813-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20444/minnesota-obituaries?s=275764761 Minnesota Obituaries] at MyHeritage — index ($)

Step Six - Show Preview the Page and Check the Database

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

Step Seven - Save the Page

• Enter in the "Summary" field the wikitext listed below and click "Save changes":
  

/* Obituaries */  Added Obituary database

Example - Part F

• Here is an example of what it should look like.

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