FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Misc. US New Collections

Project Leader
Caileigh Oldroyd

Purpose
These new collections need to be added to United States Locality Pages.

Video Instructions
Video Link

Task List
Task List
 * NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Beginning Instructions
There are new collections that need to be added separately to locality pages in the United States.

1. You will need to sign up for a locality under a collection title tab on the Task List. 2. Go to the instructions for the specific collection below.

=Iowa, State Employees=

Step One - Sign Up
Sign your name next to a county on the Iowa, State Employees tab of the task list.
 * NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two - Click the Link
Using the links on the task list, click the locality you want to work on.

Step Three - Click "Business, Commerce, and Occupations" in the Contents
In the contents, select Business, Commerce, and Occupations. This should jump you down to the Subheading Business, Commerce, and Occupations. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to "Business, Commerce, and Occupations"

 * Click Edit Source next to Business, Commerce, and Occupations.

Exceptions:
 * Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.
 * 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.
 * If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
 * If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.

* Iowa, State Employees at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

/* Business, Commerce, and Occupations */ New Collections Project as the Summary.
 * Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
 * Enter in
 * Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.

=Washington, Births=

Step One - Sign Up
Sign your name next to a county on the Washington, Births tab of the task list.
 * NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two - Click the Link
Using the links on the task list, click the locality you want to work on.

Step Three - Click "Vital Records" in the Contents
In the contents, select Vital Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Vital Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Births

 * Click Edit Source next to Births.

Exceptions:
 * Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.
 * 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.
 * If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
 * If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.

*1852-1963 Washington, Births at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

/* Birth */ New Collections Project as the Summary.
 * Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
 * Enter in
 * Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.

=New York: Wills, 1626-1836=

Step One - Sign Up
Sign your name next to a county on the New York: Wills, 1626-1836 tab of the task list.
 * NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two - Click the Link
Using the links on the task list, click the locality you want to work on.

Step Three - Click "Probate Records" in the Contents
In the contents, select Probate Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Probate Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Probate Records

 * Click Edit Source next to Probate Records.

Exceptions:
 * Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date under the subheading Online Probate Indexes.
 * 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.
 * If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
 * If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.

This link is likely already on the page in this form. Please replace it with the link below. It can be found by looking for "1626-1836" under Online Probate Indexes:


 * 1626–1836 Berthold Fernow, Calendar of Wills on File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany and of the Secretary of State (New York City, 1896). Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books

*1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)

/* Probate */ New Collections Project as the Summary.
 * Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
 * Enter in
 * Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.

=The Missouri Birth Index, 1920-2015=

Step One - Sign Up
Sign your name next to a county on the The Missouri Birth Index, 1920-2015 tab of the task list.
 * NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two - Click the Link
Using the links on the task list, click the locality you want to work on.

Step Three - Click Vital Records in the Contents
In the contents, select Vital Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Vital Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Birth

 * Click Edit Source next to Birth.

Exceptions:
 * Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.
 * 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.
 * If you see a MyHeritage or Reclaim the Records link with this same date range, replace it with this new link
 * If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
 * If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.

*1920-2015 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

/* Birth */ New Collections Project as the Summary.
 * Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
 * Enter in
 * Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.

=The Missouri Death Index, 1968-2015=

Step One - Sign Up
Sign your name next to a county on the The Missouri Death Index, 1968-2015 tab of the task list.
 * NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two - Click the Link
Using the links on the task list, click the locality you want to work on.

Step Three - Click Vital Records in the Contents
In the contents, select Vital Records. This should jump you down to the Subheading Vital Records. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Death

 * Click Edit Source next to Death.

Exceptions:
 * Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.
 * 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.
 * If you see a MyHeritage or Reclaim the Records link with this same date range, replace it with this new link
 * If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
 * If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.

*1968-2022 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

/* Death */ New Collections Project as the Summary.
 * Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
 * Enter in
 * Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.