User:Janaeelizan7/sandbox/84

Introduction
The purpose of this project is to update the Online Genealogy Records pages on the Wiki. Here's an example of what the page should look like when the updates are finished: Updated Alabama Online Genealogy Records page

Step 1
Click here for the task list that lists all 50 states. Sign up for what state page you want to create.

Step 2
Create a sandbox for the updated state Online Genealogy Records page. Once the page is created, save a copy of the sandbox URL on the task list.

Step 3
Paste the following code into the sandbox:

Step 4
Type in the name or abbreviation of the state you are doing where the code says "STATE" or "STATE ABBREVIATION".

Step 5
Pull up the current Online Genealogy Records page for the state on another tab in your browser.

a.
From the list on the current OGR page, add the Vital Record collection to the appropriate subcategories in the sandbox page. However, take the years from the collection title and add them to the beginning, and then add the website name and URL link where the collection is located. It should look smiliar to this when done: If there is a collection that is on more than one website, and covering the exact same years, do the entry like this: If a collection does not have "index" or "images" beside it, please click on the link and check to see which one it is. We want this information on the page.
 * 1809-1950: at FamilySearch; index and images
 * 1581-1919: at FamilySearch; index and images, incomplete; also at Ancestry.com ($), MyHeritage ($)

b.
After the Vital Records section is done, create new sections by adding this code before the "|}" that is indicating the end of the template: NAME OF SECTION Add the section name that is in the old OGR table, and the name of the Wiki page that it links to. If no Wiki page is linked to it, do a quick search to see if there is an existing state page that it can be linked to.

c.
When you need to add the second column, simply add this code before the section that'll be at the top of the second column: | style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" |

d.
For some of the sections (such as African American and military records) there are nationwide Online Genealogy Record pages. Link to these under the section heading and after the "" code, but before the bulleted list of collections by adding the code: For nationwide databases click here

Step 7
After all the collections have been transferred over to the sandbox appropriately, paste the URL link in the spreadsheet and move on to the next state.