User:Adsellers/Sandbox FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Connecticut Town Cemeteries

Purpose

 * To create cemetery links in the Cemeteries Section for the Connecticut Town pages

Part 1

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

Part 2

 * To add Town links from FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Connecticut Town page

Part 3

 * To add County links from FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Connecticut Town page

Part 4

 * To add FamilySearch Places from the County level to New England Town Pages

Contact

 * Angela.Sellers@FamilySearch.org

Task List

 * Select a town from Connecticut Part 35 that you want to work on and put the date and your name by that town
 * Connecticut Task List

Part One

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries List from Find A Grave.com to the Cemeteries section of the Connecticut Town pages

Step One

 * Make sure to log into FamilySearch.org
 * Click on the town, from the task list you have selected, and open up the town page


 * For these instructions Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut images were used
 * This first image is what a Connecticut Town page looks like
 * Towards the bottom of this image is the Cemeteries section
 * Click on edit source in the Cemeteries section of the Town chosen from the Task List
 * Copy and paste these 4 lines of WikiText code to the top of the Cemeteries Section, above all other links and information
 * Do not remove any other links or information

*[URL TOWN Cemeteries List] at FindAGrave * at FamilySearch Catalog * at FamilySearch Catalog *[URL COUNTY County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Places
 * This image shows what the 4 lines of WikiText code will look like in the Cemeteries section in edit source

Step Two

 * Go to *Find A Grave Cemeteries
 * 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


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

Steps for creating the link
*[URL TOWN Cemeteries List] at FindAGrave
 * This is the first WikiText code we will use to create the Find A Grave link
 * Copy the URL from the top of the FindAGrave Town Cemeteries page and paste it into the WikiText code 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:

*Bethel Cemeteries List at FindAGrave Project Added FindAGrave Cemeteries list
 * It should look like this in the Show preview
 * In the Summary copy and paste
 * Click on Save changes
 * Then go on to the next section:
 * To add TOWN Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries Section of the Connecticut Town page

Part Two

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries Section of the Connecticut Town page
 * Click on edit source in the Cemeteries section of the Town chosen from the Task List

Step One

 * To search for cemeteries at the Connecticut Town level, follow directions below:
 * Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Enter: United States, Connecticut in the Place box
 * Click on: Search


 * Connecticut Town Cemeteries Part 6.JPG
 * Click on: Places within United States, Connecticut at the top of the page
 * Next click on the County you want to search


 * Connecticut Town Cemeteries Part 7.JPG
 * Then click on Places within United States, Connecticut, County Name
 * This is an image for Fairfield County, Connecticut


 * Connecticut Town Cemeteries Part 8.JPG
 * Last click on the town you want to search

Step Two
If there are no cemetery records on the Town or County level, do the following steps: No Town Records
 * Delete the Town WikiText code that was added in the Cemeteries edit source place
 * Then skip Town section Part 2 instructions, and go on to Part 3 *To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Connecticut Town pages instructions

No County Records
 * Delete the County WikiText code that was added in the Cemeteries edit source place
 * Then complete the Town section Part 2 instructions, skip Part 3 County section instructions, and go on to Part 4 To add FamilySearch Places from the County level to New England Town Pages instructions


 * If there are Cemeteries at the Town and County level continue through all of the instructions

Step Three

 * ''' Here is an image of the Town of Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut
 * ''' It shows that there is a Cemeteries link to click on:
 * 
 * Click on the first link
 * When the link is clicked on it will next show this
 * 
 * Scroll down to Subjects
 * '''Choose the link for United States, Connecticut, Fairfield, Bethel - Cemeteries
 * This page shows all the records for the Town of Bethel
 * 

Steps for creating the link
* at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Copy and paste the Subject Number into the WikiText code
 * This is only an example do not copy:


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


 * '''It will then look like this when previewed:

Project Added FamilySearch Catalog Cemeteries list
 * 
 * In Summary add:
 * 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 Rhode Island Town pages

Part Three

 * To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Connecticut Town pages
 * Click on edit source in the Cemeteries section of the Town chosen from the Task List

Step One

 * Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Enter: United States, Connecticut in the Place box
 * Click on: Search
 * 
 * Click on: Places within United States, Connecticut at the top of the page
 * Next click on the County that matches the Town that was chosen on the Task List
 * For this example Fairfield County, Connecticut was chosen
 * 
 * If there are cemetery records on the County level click into the first cemetery record from the Cemeteries section
 * 
 * This image is of the page for Fairfield County, Connecticut
 * Scroll down to Subjects, Locality Subjects
 * 
 * Click on United States, Connecticut, - Cemeteries
 * '''This page will show all of the cemetery records belonging to that particular County
 * Copy the Subject Number from the side of the page and paste into the Subject Number section from Part 1


 * 

Steps for creating the link
* at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Copy and paste the Subject Number into the WikiText code
 * This is only an example do not copy:

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

* at FamilySearch Catalog Project Added FamilySearch Catalog Cemeteries list 
 * '''It will then look like this when previewed:
 * In Summary add:
 * Save changes

Part Four

 * To add FamilySearch Places from the County level to New England Town Pages

Step One
*[URL COUNTY County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Places 
 * Go to the Cemeteries section, and click on Edit Source of the Town page
 * We will now fill in the link information for the last link FamilySearch Places

Step Two

 * Right click on the link below and choose the "Open link in incognito window"
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Type the name of your county and state in the search box


 * Select the top search result
 * The County chosen is Fairfield County, Connecticut


 * Click the blue target-shaped icon next to county name


 * Click the link that says "add filter"


 * Type cemetery into the "place type" search box and select cemetery


 * Copy the URL in the search results

Creating the Link

 * Highlight the "URL" and paste it into the link you copied


 * Copy and paste the name of the County into "COUNTY" County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

*[URL Fairfield County Cemeteries] at FamilySearch Places 
 * Make sure that there is a space between the URL and the name of the COUNTY
 * Here is and example of what the link would look like
 * Please do not copy
 * Preview
 * What it looks like on the page

Step Four
Project Added FamilySearch Places Cemeteries Map
 * Add to Summary
 * 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 Find A Grave