User:Adsellers/Sandbox Maine Towns

Part 1

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

Part 2

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

Contact

 * Angela

Task List

 * Select a town you want to work on and put the date and your name by that town


 * Task List'''

Step 1

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


 * Select edit source in the Cemeteries section
 * Copy the WikiText below and paste it in the Cemeteries section


 * WikiText

*[URL TOWN Cemeteries List] at FindAGrave

Step 2

 * '''Go to FindAGrave Cemeteries


 * FindAGrave Cemeteries part 1.JPG


 * Enter the Town and State in the Cemetery Location
 * This should bring the dropdown with the Town, County, State, United States of America
 * Make sure this 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 and paste it into the WikiText added to the Cemeteries section in step one

Example:
 * *TOWN Cemeteries List at FindAGrave


 * Add the TOWN name to the end of the URL and before the word Cemeteries

Example:
 * *Addison Cemeteries List at FindAGrave


 * It should look like this in the Show preview

Example:
 * Addison Cemeteries List at FindAGrave


 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 2.JPG
 * In Summary add: Project/* Cemeteries */ Added FindAGrave Cemeteries list
 * Save changes
 * Then go on to Part 2

Step 1

 * Copy and paste these two links into Cemeteries, Edit Source, after the FindAGrave link

*[URL TOWN Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog *[URL COUNTY County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog


 * To search for cemeteries at the town or county 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
 * For the town of Abbot it is Piscataquis County


 * 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


 * Maine Cemeteries from FS Catalog part 3.JPG

Step 2

 * If there are no cemetery records on the Town level, (like in the town of Abbot)
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 3.JPG


 * Delete the Town Link:

*[URL TOWN Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog


 * Go back up and click on Part of United States, Maine, Piscataquis
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 4.JPG
 * If there are cemetery records on the Town or County level click into Cemeteries sections for each and click into the first cemetery record
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 5.JPG
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 6.JPG
 * Scroll down to Subjects, Locality Subjects
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 7.JPG

*[URL TOWN Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog *[URL COUNTY County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Click on United States, Maine, Piscataquis - Cemeteries
 * ''' This page will show all of the cemetery records belonging to that particular Town or 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
 * Copy the Town or County name and paste into the TOWN or COUNTY section
 * '''If there are URL's for both TOWN and COUNTY please do both

Step Three

 * Click on Show preview
 * The URL's and links should look like this
 * Maine Town Cemeteries Sandbox Part 1.JPG
 * In Summary add: Project/* Cemeteries */ Added FamilySearch Cemeteries from Catalog
 * Click on Save changes
 * '''Here is the URL for Abbot Piscataquis County Maine Genealogy
 * Abbot Piscataquis County Maine Genealogy
 * '''Click on Cemeteries to see the completed result
 * It is finished
 * Go to the Task List and click on the next Town to work on