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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
The purpose of this task is to locate | The purpose of this task is to locate Probate (will) databases on ''Ancestry''.com and add the information and links to the Indiana County pages on the FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
'''New to the wiki?''' | '''New to the wiki?''' | ||
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You may wish to open a separate "window" for these instructions so that you won't lose them while following each step.<br>To Open another window: | You may wish to open a separate "window" for these instructions so that you won't lose them while following each step.<br>To Open another window: | ||
:*Click on a tab at the top of the | :*Click on a tab at the top of the browser and then navigate back to the FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Indiana. | ||
Or you may wish to print the instructions before you begin editing.<br>To Print: | Or you may wish to print the instructions before you begin editing.<br>To Print: | ||
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1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Indiana Tasks-Ancestry Probate#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to edit. <br> | 1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Indiana Tasks-Ancestry Probate#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to edit. <br> | ||
2. Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.<br> | 2. Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.<br> | ||
=== Specific Instructions for Ancestry Probate === | === Specific Instructions for Ancestry Probate === | ||
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4. Scroll to the heading, Probate. | 4. Scroll to the heading, Probate. | ||
5. Click on the following | 5. Click on the following ''Ancestry.com'' link to go to[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Indiana/Default.aspx Ancestry.com] | ||
6. Once at the website, look to the right of the webpage and click on the county you have chosen to work on. A list of all applicable databases for that county will appear. | 6. Once at the website, look to the right of the webpage and click on the county you have chosen to work on. A list of all applicable databases for that county will appear. | ||
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8. Go back to the window you have open for the FamilySearch county wiki page and click the edit box, which is to the right of the heading, Probate. Then click on the word, wikitext, which will bring you to the wiki text field. 9. You will now enter the probate databases (wills) found in ancestry into the FamilySearch county wiki page, under the probate heading. The format is: | 8. Go back to the window you have open for the FamilySearch county wiki page and click the edit box, which is to the right of the heading, Probate. Then click on the word, wikitext, which will bring you to the wiki text field. 9. You will now enter the probate databases (wills) found in ancestry into the FamilySearch county wiki page, under the probate heading. The format is: | ||
:*(a)*(colon) | :*(a) * (colon) | ||
:*(b) * (star) | :*(b) * (star) | ||
:*(c) '''the years bolded''' if there are years indicated in the title. | :*(c) '''the years bolded''' if there are years indicated in the title. | ||
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::*'''Space''' It is important to but one space between the url and the title. | ::*'''Space''' It is important to but one space between the url and the title. | ||
11. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page | 11. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page type the words, "Added Ancestry Probate" and then click the Save page button. | ||
{{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not space between entries, but do make sure there is a space between a heading and an entry. And never use an ampersand.}} | {{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not space between entries, but do make sure there is a space between a heading and an entry. And never use an ampersand.}} | ||
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<br>If you are completing this task: | <br>If you are completing this task: | ||
*Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading '''Date Completed'''. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed | *Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading '''Date Completed'''. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Monroe County for probate." | ||
*Thank you! | *Thank you! | ||
===County Assignment Chart === | |||
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[[Category:Indiana_Tasks|Ancestry Probate]] | [[Category:Indiana_Tasks|Ancestry Probate]] | ||