FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Maine Town Clerk Information

Current Wiki Projects Maine Town Clerk Information

Purpose
Adding Town Clerk information to Maine town pages.

Contact
Jane Colmenares

Task List Page
Task List

Instructions
Video recording of project instructions. The video goes over Massachusetts but also applies to Maine.

1. Go to the Maine Town Clerk Task List page and choose a county. Put your name on the list for that county.

2. When you go to that county page on the wiki, you will find a listing for all of the towns in that county. This town listing is what you will work from to find the information you will need to enter onto the wiki pages.

3. Click on your first town name which will take you to that page in the wiki. Make sure there is not already information for the Town Clerk on the page. If not, go on to Step 4.

4. Using Public Records Directory Maine Cities and Towns website, find the information for the town you are working on. This page is for towns starting with the letter A. Click on the correct letter for the town you are working on to find their contact information.



5. On the town page, go to wikitext, and add the "Town Clerk" heading at the very top of the page above the Brief History heading. You can copy the following wikitext and paste it on the wiki page:


 * === Town Clerk ===



6. Then hit return again, and type in the name of the town and "Town Clerk." Example: "Albany Town Clerk."


 * example

7. From the website, find the address information for the town found under the heading: Town Marriage Licenses, Birth, Death and Marriage Records, Election Information and Tax Sales. It is the second red arrow.



8. Copy the information and paste it onto the wiki directly under the town office name in wikitext. To make it display properly, after the first line of the address, add. The hit the "delete" key to bring up the next line of the address to be directly behind the  you added. Add another  after the line and again, hit the "delete" key on your keyboard. That will bring the last address line up to the same line. Again, add a. The Wikitext should look like this:



Berlin City Clerk 168 Main Street Berlin, NH 03570

7. There is usually a website also listed. Click on the website to see if it works and goes to the official town page.

8. If the website works, add the link to the wiki page. You will need to use the following instructions to get the correct website URL.


 * a. First copy the website URL by RIGHT clicking the Website link on the page. A menu will appear.  Click on "copy link location."


 * b. Go back to the wiki page and paste the website URL you just copied.


 * c. Put two square brackets in front of the URL.


 * d. After the URL put a space and then type, Website.


 * e. After the word, Website, add two more closing by using the following wikitext replacing the word, URL with the correct and complete web address. Use the example to guide you.


 * Copy wikitext:

9. To add the website, add the li link, highlight the word "Website" and click on the Link button on the edit bar. Paste in the website link in the "Link" field and click "ok."

10. If the website does not work, you can try to search Google for the correct town clerk page. Try using the keywords with the name of the town: "town clerk New Hampshire." For example, if you are looking for the Keene town clerk, Google the words, "Keene town clerk New Hampshire." If you find the official town clerk page, use the website URL. If you can't find one, leave off the word Website and go to step 11 to complete the task.

11. Enter “added town clerk info” in the edit summary box and save your work.

12. Check the page to make sure your work looks the way you think it should and you are ready to move on to the next town. Repeat the above steps above for each town. (see example below)



13. Once you have completed an entire county, go back to the Task List and enter the completed date.