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Add Funeral Homes and Obituaries Databases



Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add a database to Funeral Homes and Obituries Headers on each state's African American Resources pages.

Video Instructions

Task List

Part A - Add Funeral Home Database

Step One - Sign Up

  • Go to the task list and sign your name for a state in the US on the list: task list



Step Two - Click the Link

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



Step Three - Click Edit Source

  • You should now be on the African American Resources page for the state. Click on "Edit Source" at the top of the page.



Step Four - Go to Funeral Homes Header

  • Do a ctrl + F and search for Funeral Homes on the Wiki page. Or scroll down the page to find the header.



Step Five - Copy the Database

  • Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.

Note:

*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. 


*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images



Part B - Add Header and Obituary Database

Step One - Go to Oral Histories header

  • We will be adding the header, Obituaries on each page.


  • Do a ctrl + F and search for Oral Histories on the Wiki page. Or scroll down the page to find the header.



Step Two - Copy the Header and Database

  • Copy the following code and paste it just ABOVE the Oral Histories header.


===Obituaries=== 
*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images



Part C - Save the Page

Step One - Check the Databases Under the Headings and Save the Page

  • Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works under the headings, Funeral Homes and Obituaries.



  • Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:
 Added Funeral and Obituary Database - Project

Example

Here is an example of what it should look like.








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