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FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Updating Links and Databases

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Purpose

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

Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955

Task List

Task List

Instructions

  1. Open the task list.


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


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


    4. Ct task list.png

  4. Once on the page, look for "Births" in the table of contents, click on that link.


    5. Oh birth toc.png

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


    6. Ct births edit source.png

  6. Copy the following code:
    *'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} — index


  7. Paste it into the text box right under *'''1639-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2448938|Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941}} at FamilySearch — index. It will look like the following:


    8. Ct births 2 code pasted.png

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

    9. Ct births 2 code finished.png

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


  10. Repeat the process for "Marriages" and "Deaths."
  11. Once you've finished adding the collection to the three sections, go back to the task list, mark the date you completed it in the "Date" column, and move on to the next page.


Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955

Task List

Task List

Instructions

  1. Open the task list.


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


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


    4. Ct task list.png

  4. Once on the page, look for "Deaths" in the table of contents, click on that link.


    5. Oh death toc.png

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


    6. Ct deaths edit source.png

  6. Copy the following code:
    *'''1640-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2448941|Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955}} — index


  7. Paste it into the text box right under ====Deaths====. It will look like the following:


    8. Ct deaths code pasted.png

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

    9. Ct deaths code finished.png

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


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


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