FamilySearchWiki:WikiProject:Adding Georgia Archives Links to County Pages, Part 2

Project Leader
Heather Mecham

Purpose
Adding archives, libraries and societies collections to Georgia's county pages. In this case, we are adding military collections.

Task List
Task List

Sample Pages
Appling County, Georgia Genealogy Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy

Training Video
Training Video (start at 2:34)

Part 1: Select a county
1. Select your county by going to the task list and adding your name to the name column.

2. Go to the county page in the Wiki.

3. Find the heading "Military Records".

Part 2: Civil War links
1. Find the Civil War subheading.

2. Check to see if the collections being added to the page are listed under the Civil War heading. See below for examples.

3. If they are on the Wiki page, go to the next county. If any are missing, go to the next step.
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 - Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county

4. Copy the code below.

*1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index *1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment *1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county *1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county *1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county 5. Paste the links that are missing, one at a time on the page so they are in chronological order, with existing links on the Wiki page. See example below.

Part 3: Spanish-American War Links
1. Find the "Spanish-American War" subheading. If there is no heading, please add it below the links on the Wiki page for the Civil War by copying and pasting the code below. Spanish-American War 2. Check to see if the collections being added to the page are listed under the Spanish-American War heading. See below for example.

3. If they are, go to the next county. If any are missing, go to the next step.
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

4. Copy the code below and paste it on the page, placing it in chronological order with the other links on the Wiki page. *1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I
1. Find the "World War I" subheading.

2. Check to see if the collections being added to the page are listed under the World War I heading. See below for example. 3. If they are, go to the next county. If any are missing, go to the next step.
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index

4. Copy the code below and paste it on the page, placing it in chronological order with the other links on the Wiki page. *1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index

Part 5: Check your and save it
1. Click "show preview" and check your work.

2. Type "added military records links" into the summary.

3. Click "save changes".

4. Return to the task list and put the date in the date completed column.