WikiProject:Adding New Collection Links 2

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Adding New Collection Links 2

Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add miscellaneous databases to Wii pages

Task List

• Task List

Part A - Newspaper Link to Maine Towns

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name to a county for Oklahoma 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 Newspapers in the Contents

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

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Newspapers

• Click Edit Source next to Other Records.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

• 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.
• If there is nothing under the heading, add the link directly under the Newspapers heading.

*'''1784-2023''' [https://yorkpubliclibrary.org/york-history-digital-archive/ York County, Maine Newspaper Archive] at York Public Library - index & images

Step Six - Check the Database and Save the Page

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

• Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:
  

/* Newspapers */ Added newspaper index - Project

Example

Here is an example of what it should look like.

Part B - Add Newspaper Link to California Counties

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name next to a county in California

Step Two - Click the Link

• Using the links on the task list, click the county to open the Wiki page.

Step Three - Click Marriages in the Contents

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

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Marriages

• Click Edit Source next to Marriages.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database

• 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.
• If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.

*'''1759-1777''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2733/lincoln-county-me-commissioners-marriage-records-1759-1777 Lincoln County, ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777] at American Ancestors — index ($), includes counties: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Washington.

Step Six - Check the Database and Save the Page

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

• Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:
  

/* Marriages */ Added Marriage index - Project

Example

Here is an example of what it should look like on the Wiki page.

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