WikiProject:Misc. Databases

Project Leader
Danielle

Purpose
Add miscellaneous databases to various counties

Task List

 * Task List - Oklahoma and Massachusetts
 * Task List - Maine

Part A - Oklahoma - REMOVE LINK
We mistakenly put a link on every Oklahoma county for Voter Records. We need to remove it from the counties that the database does not cover.

Step One - Sign Up

 * Go to the task list and sign your name to a county for Oklahoma on the list: task list

Step Two - Click the Link

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

Step Three - Click Other Records in the Contents

 * In the contents, select Other Records. Or scroll down to the Other Records header.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Other Records

 * Click Edit Source next to Other Records.

Step Five - Remove Database
Voter Records
 * REMOVE the following code from the county page.
 * 1906-1956  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Step Six - Review and Save the Page
/* Other Records */ Removed link that was erroneously put on the county page - project
 * Click Show Preview to make sure all the information was removed.
 * Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:

Step One - Sign Up

 * Go to the task list and sign your name to a town in a county in Massachusetts on the list: task list

Step Two - Click the Link

 * Using the links on the task list, click the town to open the Wiki page.

Step Three - Click Births in the Contents

 * In the contents, select Births. Or, scroll down to the Births header.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Births

 * Click Edit Source next to Births.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database
Exceptions:
 * Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.
 * 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.

*1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Step Six - Check the Database and Save the Page
/* Births */ Added birth index - Project
 * Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
 * Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:

Example
Here is an example of what it should look like.

Part C - Maine Marriages - ADD LINK
This Lincoln County database covers other counties in Maine. We are adding it to the applicable counties and their town pages found on the task list.

Step One - Sign Up

 * Go to the task list and sign your name to a town in a county in Maine on the list: task list

Step Two - Click the Link

 * Using the links on the task list, click the town to open the Wiki page.

Step Three - Click Marriages in the Contents

 * In the contents, select Marriages. Or, scroll down to the Marriages header.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Marriages

 * Click Edit Source next to Marriages.

Step Five - Copy and Paste the Database
Exceptions:
 * Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date with the other databases listed.
 * 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.

*1759-1777 Lincoln County, ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777 at American Ancestors — index ($), includes counties: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Washington.

Step ''Six - Check the Database and Save the Page
/* Marriages */ Added Marriage index - Project
 * Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.
 * Enter in the Summary and click Save changes:

Example
Here is an example of what it should look like on the Wiki page.