FamilySearch Wiki:Wiki Project Texas Tasks - Cemetery Intro

WikiProject Texas Wiki Project Texas Tasks - Cemetery Records Intro

Description
The purpose of this task is to add the introduction and chart for cemetery records on Texas county pages.

This task is an advanced task and requires experience with wikitext.

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'''You may wish to print these instructions before you begin editing. ''' To Print:


 * Go to the top right-hand corner of the page within the the white area.
 * Locate the word Print or the icon of a printer. Click on the icon.
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Set-Up Instructions
1. Login to FamilySearch using your FamilySearch login name and password.

2. Go to the Wiki. (Click Learn, then on the next page, click Research Wiki.)

3. In the search box, type wikiproject texas.


 * a. Press Enter.

4. Click FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas. (This will usually be the first item on the list.)

5. On the Contents list, click 4.6 Tax and Cemetery Records Tasks.

6. In the table, click Add Cemetery Records Intro.

7. On the next page, click once in the URL address box to highlight the URL. If this doesn't highlight the entire URL, put your cursor at the end of the URL, hold down the left button on the mouse, and drag the cursor to the first part of the URL.


 * a. This 1st tab will be where you will update the Assignment chart.

8. Copy the URL.

9. Click on the + next to the tab you are on.

10. On the new tab, paste the URL in the URL address box.


 * a. Press Enter.

11. On the Contents list, click the County Assignment Chart you will work on.

12. Click on your chosen county name in the chart. This will take you to your county page.


 * a. This 2nd tab will be where you where you do your work on a county.

13. Open a 3rd tab by clicking on the + next to the tab you are on.

14. On the new tab, again paste the URL of the 1st tab in the URL address box.


 * a. On this 3rd tab, you will copy the table.

15. On this tab, find the table to be added.

16. In the Table to be Added section, click Edit.

17. Click Wikitext.

18. Copy the sentence above the table and the table.(See below) Do not copy the equal signs nor the words 'Table to be Added section'.

Table to be Added section
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Adding the Intro Table to a County Page
1. Click on the 2nd tab which is the county page.

2. On the Contents list, click Cemeteries.

3. Click the edit button on the Cemeteries line.

4. Click on the word Wikitext in the toolbox at the top left of the edit box.

5. Place your cursor immediately after the heading Cemeteries, including the equal signs.

6. Click Enter to make a blank line.

7. If there is any other text under the heading, be sure to paste the table above the rest.


 * a. Find the end of the table. The end is |}
 * b. On the next line, type  =====Additional Cemetery Sources===== 
 * c. Put equal signs before and after Additional Cemetery Sources.
 * 1. Equal signs designate the level of the heading. 5 equal signs before and after mean that it is a heading 5.
 * 2. This heading should have one more equal sign before and after it than the heading for Cemeteries.

8. Paste the sentence and the table.

9. In Summary, type added cemetery table.

10. Save page.

Example of Completed Heading
See Anderson County, Texas Cemeteries section.

After Changing the Table
1. Check that the links all work.

2. Go to bottom of the page.

3. Click on the next county you will do on the county list.

4. Repeat steps.

Updating County Assignment Chart
1. When finished, go back to the other tab with the charts.

2. Go to the chart with the counties you worked on.

3. Click the Edit button for that chart.

4. Update the chart by adding 4 tildes in the appropriate boxes. Tildes are the capital of the key to the left of the 1 key.

5. In Summary, type updated A-B chart or the chart you updated.

31. Click Save page.

Assignment Chart
If you are accepting this task:


 * 1. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.
 * 2. Open the Assignment Chart for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.
 * 3. Place your cursor in the box under the heading Name/Date Task Accepted and opposite your county of choice.
 * 4. Not all counties are included in the chart below. If your county is not listed, this task is not needed for your county.
 * 5. Type 4 tildes (~). This symbol is located on the upper left-hand part of your keyboard, next to the number 1. The ~ is an electronic signature and will leave your user name and date when you signed.
 * 6. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Adams County for adding Family History Center".
 * 7. Click on the box "Save Page".
 * 8. You are now signed up to complete this task.

Return to Top of Page If you are completing this task:


 * Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading Date Completed. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Adams County for societies."

Counties W-Z
