User:Adsellers/Sandbox WikiProject Maine Town Cemeteries

Part 1

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries List from FindAGrave.com to the Cemeteries section of the Maine Town pages

Part 2

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries Section of the Main Town page

Part 3

 * To add COUNTY Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Maine Town pages

Contact

 * Angela.Sellers@FamilySearch.org

Task List

 * Select a Town you want to work on from the Task List and put the date and your name by that Town
 * Task List'''

Sample Pages
Abbot, Piscataquis County, Maine Genealogy Acton, York County, Maine Genealogy
 * These samples only show Find A Grave and County level links

Part 1

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries List from FindAGrave.com to the Cemeteries section of the Maine Town pages

Step 1

 * Click on the town in the task list to open up the town page
 * This first image is what a Maine Town page looks like
 * Towards the bottom of this image is the Cemeteries section


 * Select edit source in the Cemeteries section of the Town chosen from the Task List
 * Copy and paste these 3 WikiTexts to the Cemeteries Section

*[URL TOWN Cemeteries List] at FindAGrave *[URL TOWN Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog *[URL COUNTY County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog
 * This image shows what the WikiTexts will look like in the Cemeteries section in edit source

Step 2

 * '''Go to FindAGrave Cemeteries


 * FindAGrave Cemeteries part 1.JPG


 * Enter the Town and State in Cemetery Location
 * This should bring the dropdown with the Town, County, State, United States of America
 * Make sure this Place matches with what you chose on the Task List
 * Click the Search button


 * FindAGrave Cemeteries part 2.JPG

Step 3

 * This page shows how many cemeteries are in that town and is the page we want linked to our Cemeteries section


 * FindAGrave Cemeteries part 3.JPG

Creating the link

 * Copy the URL from the top of the FindAGrave Town Cemeteries page and paste it into the WikiText added to the Cemeteries section in step one


 * This is only an example do not copy:
 * *TOWN Cemeteries List at FindAGrave


 * Add the TOWN name to the end of the URL and before the word Cemeteries
 * Make sure there is a space between the URL and the TOWN name


 * This is only an example do not copy:
 * *Addison Cemeteries List at FindAGrave


 * It should look like this in the Show preview


 * This is only an example do not copy:
 * Addison Cemeteries List at FindAGrave


 * Here is an example of a preview of Abbot, Piscataquis County, Maine
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 2.JPG
 * In Summary add: Project/* Cemeteries */ Added FindAGrave Cemeteries list
 * Save changes
 * Then go on to the next section:
 * To add TOWN Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries Section of the Main Town page

Part 2

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries Section of the Main Town page

Step 1

 * To search for cemeteries at the Maine Town level, follow directions below:


 * Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Enter: United States, Maine in the Place box
 * Click on: Search


 * Maine Cemeteries from FS Catalog part 1.JPG
 * Click on: Places within United States, Maine at the top of the page
 * Next click on the County you want to search


 * Maine Cemeteries from FS Catalog part 2.JPG
 * Then click on Places within United States, Maine, County Name
 * Last click on the town you want to search

Step 2

 * This is an image for the Town of Abbot in Piscataquis County, Maine
 * Maine Cemeteries from FS Catalog part 3.JPG
 * If there are no cemetery records on the Town level, (like in the town of Abbot):
 * Delete the Town Link
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 3.JPG
 * Skip to Part 3 *To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Maine Town pages
 * If there are Cemeteries at the Town Level keep the Town Link:

Step 3

 * ''' Here is an image of the Town of Alfred, York County, Maine
 * ''' It shows that there is a Cemeteries link to click on:
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 9.JPG
 * When the link is clicked on it will next show this
 * Click on the first link
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 10.JPG
 *  This is the next page
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 11.JPG
 * Scroll down to Subjects
 * '''Click on the one for the Town that was chosen from the Task List
 * '''Choose the link for Alfred, York County, Maine
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 12.JPG
 * This page shows all the records for the Town of Alfred
 * '''Go to the top and copy the URL and paste it into the WikiText
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 13.JPG
 * '''Then paste Alfred in the TOWN section

Creating the link
*[URL TOWN Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog
 * This is only an example do not copy:
 * Copy and paste the URL into the WikiText


 * This is only an example do not copy:
 *  Copy and paste the Town into the WikiText


 * This is only an example do not copy:
 * '''It will then look like this when previewed:


 * Alfred Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
 * In Summary add: Project/* Cemeteries */ Added FamilySearch Catalog Cemeteries list
 * Save changes
 * When finished with the Towns section go to:
 * Part 3
 * To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Maine Town pages

Part 3

 * To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Maine Town pages

Step 1

 * Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Enter: United States, Maine in the Place box
 * Click on: Search
 * Maine Cemeteries from FS Catalog part 1.JPG
 * Click on: Places within United States, Maine at the top of the page
 * Next click on the County that matches the Town that was chosen on the Task List
 * Maine Cemeteries from FS Catalog part 2.JPG
 * For this example Piscataquis County, Maine was chosen
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 4.JPG
 * If there are cemetery records on the County level click into the first cemetery record from The Cemeteries section
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 5.JPG
 * This image is of the page for Piscataquis County, Maine
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 6.JPG
 * Scroll down to Subjects, Locality Subjects
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 7.JPG


 * Click on United States, Maine, Piscataquis - Cemeteries
 * ''' This page will show all of the cemetery records belonging to that particular County
 * Copy the URL from the top of the page and paste into the URL section from Part 1
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 8.JPG

Creating the link
*[URL COUNTY County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog
 * This is only an example do not copy:
 * Copy and paste the URL into the WikiText


 * This is only an example do not copy:
 *  Copy and paste the COUNTY name into the WikiText


 * This is only an example do not copy:
 * '''It will then look like this when previewed:


 * Piscataquis County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
 * In Summary add: Project/* Cemeteries */ Added FamilySearch Catalog Cemeteries list
 * Save changes
 * All steps are now finished for the Town and County that was chosen from the Task List
 * Move on to the next Town and County on the Task List and start over at the top of the instructions with FindAGrave