WikiProject:Adding Maryland Vital Records

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Adding Maryland Vital Records



Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add links for Maryland birth, marriages, and deaths to county pages.

Video Instructions

  • [ Video Instructions]

Task List

Part A - Add Death Records Databases

Step One - Sign Up

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



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Death

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



Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Death

  • Click Edit Source next to Death.



Step Five - Copy 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.


*'''1697-1800''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70877/ Web: Maryland State Archives, Index to Deaths and Burials, 1697-1800] at Ancestry - index ($); incomplete coverage
*'''1877-1992''' {{RecordSearch|1675198|Maryland Deaths and Burials, 1877-1992}} at FamilySearch - [[Maryland Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1898-1903''' [https://www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/resources/maryland-death-index/ Death Index, 1898-1903] at Baltimore Genealogy Society - incomplete; index
*'''1898-2010''' [http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=death Maryland Death Index 1898-2010 and Baltimore City Death Index 1875-2010] at Maryland State Archives - multiple database indexes and images available
*'''1969-2014''' [https://www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/resources/maryland-death-index/ Death Index, 1969-2014] at Baltimore Genealogy Society - incomplete; 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:
/* Death */ Added Death Database - Project

Example

Here is an example of what it should look like.