FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding FamilySearch Catalog Information to the Divorce Section of Iowa County Pages

Purpose
To add links from the FamilySearch Catalog to the Divorce heading on Iowa county pages.

Contact Person
Beverly Repouille

Task List
Task List

Set Up

 * 1) Make sure you are logged in to FamilySearch and the FamilySearch Wiki.
 * 2) Sign up on the Task List above.
 * 3) Use this link to get to the Iowa county listings.
 * 4) Select the first county under the letter of the alphabet you signed up for.
 * 5) Scroll down to the References area and open the FamilySearch Catalog link in another tab.  It should be the last listing under References.
 * 6) Select the Divorce records section.
 * If there ARE NO records under the Divorce records section, go back to the Task List and put the date in the correct column. Then move on to the next Iowa County.
 * If there ARE records under the Divorce records section, proceed with the Catalog Instructions below.

Catalog Instructions
We are looking for databases, indexes, and images to add to the Iowa pages.

image
 * 1) Open the first Catalog Divorce entry.  It should look something like this:
 * 1) Scroll down to the Film/Digital Notes section and look for a camera icon on right of the note.  This will indicate that the information can be viewed online.  If it has a key over the camera, you must sign in or go to a family history center to view these.
 * 2) If the entry is viewable online, continue to Iowa County Page Instructions.
 * 3) If the entry is NOT viewable online, go to the next entry in the Divorce section listing.

Iowa County Page Instructions
This section instructs you on how to add the information from the FamilySearch Catalog to the Iowa County page.


 * 1) This is the format or template to use when adding information for images only from the FamilySearch Catalog to the Wiki:

* date-date at FamilySearch Catalog — images To break this down:
 * Begin with an asterisk (*) and a space
 * If there are any dates, put them first and bold them. So date-date
 * Add another space
 * Then you add the 2 curly brackets or opening template marks {{
 * Next add the FHL and the pipe |
 * The film number is obtained from the URL line. As you read across the URL, it will start off with familysearch.org/search/catalog/#####? plus more characters.
 * The film number is the number immediately after the word catalog/ and before the ?
 * Copy just the number from the URL line and place it next
 * Add another pipe |
 * You do NOT need to fill in the item area. Just leave it as-is. And add another pipe |
 * Disp= is asking for the name of the film.
 * Copy the name of the record exactly as it is and place it after the equal sign
 * Add your closing curly brackets or template marks

For Adair County, Iowa, there is only one entry in the catalog. We'll use that as our example:

1. First copy the template to use:

* date-date at FamilySearch Catalog — images

2. Add the dates next. Copy them straight from the title. It is not necessary to look for dates if they are not in the title. Leave the dates blank, if that is the case.

* 1917-1919 {{FHL|film #|item|disp=name of the item}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images

3. Next we need the film #. Remember it's in the URL bar.

* 1917-1919 {{FHL|533759|item|disp=name of the item}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images

4. Leave the item part blank.

5. After the disp=, place the title of the film. No need to add author or anything else. Just copy the name of the record and paste into the template

* 1917-1919 {{FHL|533759|item|disp=Divorce cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images

6. And it should look like this when saved:


 * 1917-1919 {{FHL|533759|item|disp=Divorce cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Don't forget to go back to the Task List and put a date on your part when you are done.

Thank You!