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==Purpose==
==Purpose==
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.
==Kentucky Marriages==
===Task List===
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oI9hZnQdrET1ZGg88Kr1U_E7WyJxFDu1EILSArHhR2E/edit?usp=sharing Kentucky County Marriages]
===Instructions===
<ol>
<li>Open the task list.</li><br><br>
<li>Place your name by the county that you want to edit.</li><br><br>
<li>Click on the link in the "County" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br>
[[File:Kentucky county task list.PNG|400px]]<br><br>
<li>Once on the county pages, look for "Marriage" in the table of contents, click on that link.</li><br><br>
[[File:Kentucky county marriage toc.PNG|250px]]<br><br>
<li>This will take you to the "Marriage" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br>
[[File:Kentucky county marriage edit source.PNG|750px]]<br><br>
<li>Copy the following code:<br>
<pre>*'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index</pre></li><br><br>
<li>Paste it into the text box at the bottom of the code. It will look like the following:</li><br><br>
[[File:Kentucky county marriage code pasted.PNG|750px]]<br><br>
<li>Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:</li><br>
[[File:Kentucky county marriage show preview.PNG|750px]]<br><br>
<li>If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.</li><br><br>
<li>Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next county.</li><br><br>
</ol>
==Kentucky Births==
==Kentucky Births==
===Task List===
===Task List===

Revision as of 09:14, 22 June 2020

Purpose[edit | edit source]

The purpose of these projects is to add new online collections to the FamilySearch Wiki.

Kentucky Marriages[edit | edit source]

Task List[edit | edit source]

Kentucky County Marriages

Instructions[edit | edit source]

  1. Open the task list.


  2. Place your name by the county that you want to edit.


  3. Click on the link in the "County" column to take you to the page.


  4. Kentucky county task list.PNG

  5. Once on the county pages, look for "Marriage" in the table of contents, click on that link.


  6. Kentucky county marriage toc.PNG

  7. This will take you to the "Marriage" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.


  8. Kentucky county marriage edit source.PNG

  9. Copy the following code:
    *'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index


  10. Paste it into the text box at the bottom of the code. It will look like the following:


  11. Kentucky county marriage code pasted.PNG

  12. Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:

  13. Kentucky county marriage show preview.PNG

  14. If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.


  15. Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next county.


Kentucky Births[edit | edit source]

Task List[edit | edit source]

Kentucky County Births

Instructions[edit | edit source]

  1. Open the task list.


  2. Place your name by the county that you want to edit.


  3. Click on the link in the "County" column to take you to the page.


  4. Kentucky county task list.PNG

  5. Once on the county pages, look for "Birth" in the table of contents, click on that link.


  6. Kentucky county birth toc.PNG

  7. This will take you to the "Birth" section of the page. Click on the edit source button next to the heading.


  8. Kentucky county birth edit source.PNG

  9. Copy the following code:
    *'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index


  10. Paste it into the text box at the bottom of the code. It will look like the following:


  11. Kentucky county birth pasted code.PNG

  12. Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:

  13. Kentucky county birth show preview.PNG

  14. If everything looks good, save the page. If something is off, correct the code and then save the page.


  15. Go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next county.