FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Michigan CW database

Project Leader

Danielle

Task List

Task List

Purpose

Adding a military collection from Michiganology

Examples

Alcona County, Michigan Genealogy

Project Instructions

Part 1: Choose Your County

1. Select your county by going to the task list and adding your name to the name column.

2. Go to the county page in the wiki.

Part 2: Add the Links

1. Go to the "Military Records" heading and then the "Civil War" subheading.

2. Check to see if the link is already there. See examples below. If it is there, go back and choose another county. If it is not there, go to step 3.

3. Copy the code below. Make sure you place it in chronological order by year with the other collections in the Civil War section.

*'''1861-1865''' [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_d6e54c81-e28b-4691-a40a-926988ecdfed/ Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865] at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname

Part 3: Check Your Work and Save

1. Click "show preview" and double-check your work.

2. In the summary type "Project: added civil war collection".

3. Click save.