WikiProject:Adding County Collections to County Headings

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Adding County Collections to County Headings

Purpose

Add County collections that contain numerous record types to the correct headings with corresponding dates.

Instructions

1. Go to the task list and choose a collection to add to counties in the indicated state.

2. On the Historical Records collection page, click on the "Browse All #### Images." A list of counties will appear.

3. Click on the first county you are working on. If the county is not included in this collection, make a note in the Notes column.

4. You will see an extensive list of records that have been digitized for the county.

5. Return to the task list and begin comparing the record types listed in the column headings and begin to put the beginning and ending dates for each record type.

Guidelines:

• Locate the first date found for the record type. It doesn't matter if it is an index or actual record, pick the earliest date.
• Locate the ending date found for the record types. It doesn't matter if it is an index or actual record, pick the latest date.

6. Once you have reviewed all of the record types and added the dates to the task list, you are ready to create the database link.

7. Use the following template to create the link.

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION NUMBER|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; images

Guidelines:

HELP!

• Use the dates you located in the collection at the beginning of the link. Do not replace the collection dates.
• The TITLE OF COLLECTION should be the original title.
• In parenthesis, add to the title the record type. Try to keep it short but informative. Example: Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 (Birth Records)
• We will only use "images" even if there are indexes on the images. "Indexes" lead the user to expect a search screen to enter a name. These collections do not have an index as of yet.

Example of completed link:

• • 1894-1942 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 (Birth Records) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images