User:Batsondl/Sandbox 23

Project
Updating United States topic pages

Purpose
To update topic pages with online resources by: using the following 5 steps listed below

Instructions
Because we will have specialists review any databases that may come as a broken link, we will put the revamped online sections in a Sandbox page. All topics in one state.

Step 1 - Check OGR page
Purpose: Review the OGR pages for the topic and make sure what is on the OGR page is on the topic page

Step 2 - Check the Rest of the Page
Purpose: Review databases farther down the page and copy and bring them to the top of the Online Resources section

Step 3 - Reformat Database Links
Purpose: Reformat all of the database links using the Manual of Style as a guideline

Step 4 - Reorder
Purpose: Reorder all the databases into chronological order
 * If there is a natural separation of collections that can be made, group the databases with a subheading. For example..

Step 5 - Broken Links
Purpose: For database and website links that are broken and no good substitute could be found, list the databases at the bottom of the list (see example)
 * We will have specialists review the information and see if we want to link to archive.org, if available.
 * They will also review the links on the page for relevancy and to see if any other links should be added.

Military
===United States Collections=== Many military record collections were created by the United States Government. These indexes and records can be found on the United State Military Online Genealogy Records page: United States Military Online Genealogy Records
 * Directly under the heading, Online Resources, add this:


 * Create subheadings for:
 * Each war
 * Use "Multiple Wars" subheading when necessary
 * Create subheadings for military branch of service when applicable

*See US Military Online Genealogy Records
 * Databases under each heading should be in chronological order and databases without dates at the end of the list
 * Remove collections that are for the United States and our found on the US Military OGR; keep only state specific links on the page
 * If the state has soldiers that served for both Union and Confederate, try to keep the collections separate under the Civil War heading.
 * Do not add books to the Online Resources heading. Leave them in the body of the article.
 * If the book is a searchable collection with search fields, it can go under Online Resources. For example, Alabama revolutionary War Soldiers should be under Online Resources.
 * Remove any additional links to the US Military OGR
 * Include this link under each War heading:

Vital Records
Use a sandbox page to reformat the collections. We'll just reuse the sandbox pages you created for the OGRs; you can list the Vital Records section at the very top of the page and push down the OGR info. (We want to keep the OGR info on the sandbox page for now.)

Step 1 - Check OGR page
Purpose: Review the OGR pages for the topic and make sure what is on the OGR page is on the vital records page

Step 2 - Check the Rest of the Page
Purpose: Review databases farther down the vital records page and copy and add them to the other databases

Step 3 - Reformat Database Links
Purpose: Reformat all of the database links using the Manual of Style as a guideline
 * Example of Wiki page with reformatted databases and headings to use: California Vital Records
 * Combined Vital Records databases: If a database covers more than one type of vital record, group those databases at the top of the list as seen here
 * County databases: If there are county wide databases on the Vital Records page, format them and make a list at the bottom of the statewide indexes.
 * Historical Records Articles: If there is a list of "Wiki articles describing online collections" on the page, don't bother copying it. They will be deleted off the page in the future. We only want actual databases listed, not Wiki articles about databases.

Step 4 - Reorder
Purpose: Reorder all the databases into chronological order

Step 5 - Broken Links
Purpose: For database and website links that are broken and have no good substitute, list the databases under the rest of the databases. You can add a header, Broken Links.
 * We will have specialists review the database and see if we want to link to archive.org, if available.

Voting
=Biography= =Correctional Institutions= =Court Records= =Directories= =Land and Property= =Military= =Naturalization= =Newspapers= =Obituaries= =Occupations= =Probate= =Taxation= =Vital Records= =Voting=