WikiProject:Adding New Collection Links 7

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Adding New Collection Links 7

Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add miscellaneous databases to Wiki pages

Video Instructions

• [ Video Instructions]

Task List

• Task List

Part A - Birth Index to Connecticut Towns and Counties

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name for a town or a county in Connecticut on the list: task list

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Births in the Contents

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

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Births

• Click Edit Source next to Births.

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.

*'''1897-1917''' [https://connecticutgenealogy.org/ The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Births] at Reclaim the Records - index

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:
  

/* Births */ Added birth index - Project

Example

Here is an example of what it should look like.

Part B - Marriage Index to Connecticut Towns and Counties

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name for a town or county in Connecticut on the list: task list

Step Two - Click the Link

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

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.

*'''1897-2017''' [https://connecticutgenealogy.org/ The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Marriages] at Reclaim the Records - index

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.

Part C - Deaths Index to Connecticut Towns and Counties

Step One - Sign Up

• Go to the task list and sign your name for a town or county in Connecticut on the list: task list

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Deaths in the Contents

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

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Deaths

• Click Edit Source next to Deaths.

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.

*'''1897-2017''' [https://connecticutgenealogy.org/ The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Deaths] at Reclaim the Records - index

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:
  

/* Deaths */ Added death index - Project

Example

Here is an example of what it should look like.