WikiProject:Full Text Search Part A

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Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Danielle

Purpose[edit | edit source]

Add the Full-Text Search link to all US county pages under Land and Property Records header and Probate Records header.

Video Instructions[edit | edit source]

Task List[edit | edit source]


Instructions[edit | edit source]

Step One - Go to the Task List[edit | edit source]

  • From the tabs on the spreadsheet, choose a state to work on: Task List.


  • You can sign up for individual states by putting your name directly below "Name" above a list of counties for a state.


Note: there will be multiple states on one tab. Be sure to scroll right to see them all.

Step Two - Select a county[edit | edit source]

  • Using the links on the task list, click the first county to work on.



Step Three - Click Edit Source[edit | edit source]

  • When you are on the county Wiki page, click on Edit Source at the top of the page.


Part A - Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Step One - Go to Header, Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

  • Use ctrl + F to search the page for, Land and Property Records. It should take you down the page to the header.


Step Two - Copy and Paste the Link[edit | edit source]

  • Add this link under the header, Online Land Indexes and Records after the other databases listed.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


  • If there is a paragraph and no databases listed on the page under the Land and Property Records header do this:
  • Add the following header and link after the paragraph.
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


Part B - Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Step One - Go to Header, Probate Records[edit | edit source]

  • Use ctrl + F to find the header, Probate Records. It should take you down the page to the header.


Step Two - Copy and Paste the Link[edit | edit source]

  • Add this link under the header, Probate Records after the other databases listed.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


  • If there is a paragraph and no databases listed on the page under the Probate Records header do this:
  • Add the following header and link after the paragraph.
''Online Probate Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


Step Three - Save the Page[edit | edit source]

  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.


  • Enter in the following in the summary:
Added Full-Text Search Database - project


  • Click Save Changes.


Step Four - Go back to the Task List[edit | edit source]

  • Go to the Task List and add the date next to your name.


  • Choose the next county to work on: Task List.


Example[edit | edit source]