WikiProject:Adding Maryland Vital Records

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Adding Maryland Vital Records

Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Danielle

Purpose[edit | edit source]

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

Video Instructions[edit | edit source]

[ Video Instructions]

Part A - Add Death Records Databases[edit | edit source]

Step One - Sign Up[edit | edit source]

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

Step Two - Click the Link[edit | edit source]

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

Step Three - Click Death[edit | edit source]

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

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Death[edit | edit source]

Click Edit Source next to Death.

Step Five - Copy the Database[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Here is an example of what it should look like.