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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. | ||
== | ==Virginia Marriages== | ||
===Task List=== | ===Task List=== | ||
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ | [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LHG4RgD0muFmiuNgbvhVOn-Jt8kKLgjrhrJR35J_DIA/edit?usp=sharing Virginia Marriages] | ||
===Instructions=== | ===Instructions=== | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>Open the task list.</li><br><br> | <li>Open the task list.</li><br><br> | ||
<li>Place your name by the county that you want to edit.</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 " | <li>Click on the link in the "Locality" column to take you to the page.</li><br><br> | ||
[[File: | [[File:Va county task list.png|400px]]<br><br> | ||
<li>Once on the | <li>Once on the locality pages, look for "Vital" in the table of contents. You will see one of two things: either a "Marriage" section under the "Vital" section or a "Vital" section alone. If you see a "Marriage" section, click on that. If you see a standalone "Vital" section, simply click on that.</li><br><br> | ||
[[File: | [[File:Va county marriage toc.png|250px]]<br><br> | ||
<li> | [[File:Va city marriage toc.png|250px]]<br><br> | ||
[[File: | <li>Once you get to the correct section, click on the edit source button next to the heading.</li><br><br> | ||
[[File:Va marriage edit source.png|750px]]<br><br> | |||
<li>Copy the following code:<br> | <li>Copy the following code:<br> | ||
<pre>*''' | <pre>*'''1785-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940] at Ancestry.com ($) — index</pre></li><br><br> | ||
<li>Paste the code ''' | <li>Paste the code in '''chronological order.''' This collection begins in 1785, so in the example below, we will paste the code ''between'' the entry of 1784 and the entry of 1787. It will look like the following:</li><br><br> | ||
[[File: | [[File:Va 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> | <li>Click "Show preview" to make sure that the collection was copied correctly. It should look like the following:</li><br> | ||
[[File: | [[File:Va marriage code finished.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>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> | <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> | </ol> | ||
[[Category:WikiProjects]] | [[Category:WikiProjects]] | ||