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.

Task List
Task List

Sample Pages
Alcona County, Michigan Genealogy Alger County, Michigan Genealogy

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 death heading. See below for examples.

3. If they are, go to the next county. If any are missing, go to the next step.
 * 1861-? -  Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images organized by name
 * 1861-1865 - Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images can be sorted by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1879-1960 - Confederate Pension Applications - images organized by name and county
 * Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images organized by name and county
 * 1861 - Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images organized by county

4. Copy the code below.

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

Spanish-American War

 * 1898 - Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images organized by name, residence, muster location and unit

World War I

 * World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images organized by surname, list of casualties by county

7. Find the "deaths" heading on the Wiki page.

8. Paste the line of code in step 6 for deaths under the heading so it is in chronological order with the other links. See example below.

9. Click "show preview" and check your work.

10. Type "added vital records links" into the summary.

11. Click "save changes".

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