User:Carlyannbagley/sandbox22

Purpose
Some of the town reports for New England don't have vital statistics. However, they might provide some genealogical value.

Task List

 * New England Town Reports Spreadsheet

Part 1: Using Spreadsheet
1. Go to this spreadsheet. 2. Select a state/tab (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Vermont). 3. Choose a town.

Part 2: Getting the links for towns
1. Go to Archive.org. 2. Select Advanced Search. 3. In the Creator box, type in the town name and the state abbreviation (Maine = me, New Hampshire = n.h., Massachusetts = mass, Vermont = vt). Select Search. 4. Double check your results to make sure they bring up material published by your town. 5. Copy the URL at the top of the page. 6. Paste it in the Google spreadsheet.

Part 2: Copying link and info into the wiki
1. Search for your town in the Wiki (make sure you have the right state!) 2. Select edit source for the heading Town Histories. (Add this heading if it is missing on the page 3. Copy the following and paste it in the Wiki: Go to [LINK Archive.org] to find published materials for this town. 4. Replace LINK with the URL from the spreadsheet for your town. 5. Select Save changes.