User:Bloosgrl/sandbox21

Project Instructions for US State Cemeteries Pages
Step 1: Go to the task list choose a state from the United States tab. Put your name under 'completed by' to claim it. Step 2: Create a sandbox page. Step 3: Copy and paste the following code into the sandbox page for your state. ==Online Resources==

To find cemetery records for STATE NAME in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:


 * 1) Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: STATE NAME in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below


 * 1) Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: STATE NAME in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Cemeteries
 * 5) Click on: Places within STATE NAME
 * 6) Click on the county you want to search
 * 7) Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.


 * 1) Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: STATE NAME in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Cemeteries
 * 5) Click on: Places within STATE NAME
 * 6) Click on the county you want to search
 * 7) Click on Places within United States, STATE NAME, county name
 * 8) Click on the town you want to search
 * 9) Click on: Cemeteries

== Additional Resources == *DAR Library Catalog has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for STATE NAME cemetery. *Worldcat.org- Do a search for STATE NAME Cemetery.

Step 4: Replace STATE NAME with the name of your state. Step 5: Check the existing state cemetery page for resources to move to your sandbox page. Please check the resources on the page for quality before moving them to the sandbox. Step 6: Locate resources using the instructions for each heading below. Step 7: Delete any headings you have no resources for. Step 8: Save in sandbox. Step 9: When completed, put the date in the 'date completed' column and link to the sandbox page in the 'link to sandbox column'.

General Instructions for Searching
Additional places to search.
 * Free Indexes at Ancestry
 * Ancestry
 * FamilySearch Catalog Search for state name. Then scroll to cemeteries.
 * Google search for state name and cemetery.

Instructions for List of Cemeteries in the State
LDS Badge Instructions
 * Keep the links to Find A Grave and BillionGraves at the top of the list.
 * Go to Find A Grave.
 * Enter your state's name in the search box to get a list of cemeteries in the state.
 * Copy the URL for that page.
 * Replace https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery in the table with the link to the page you just copied.
 * Keep the LDS badge only if the terms LDS or Mormon are used in the names of your links.
 * You can remove the LDS badge by searching for and deleting this code.

Instructions for Jewish Cemeteries
International Jewish Cemetery Project for the United States Find A Grave
 * Go to International Jewish Cemetery Project for the United States
 * Scroll down to your state and click on it.
 * Copy the URL for the page.
 * Replace https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/ with the copied URL in the table.
 * Go to Find A Grave.
 * Enter "Jewish Cemeteries" in the Cemetery search box and your state name in the cemetery location box.
 * Copy the URL of the page.
 * Replace https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery with the URL you copied.

Instructions for Military Cemeteries

 * Organize all resources you find under the state or national headings, where appropriate.
 * Go to Veterans Cemeteries.
 * Click on your state.
 * Copy the URL.
 * Include the URL in the table under "National Cemeteries"
 * Use Google search with the state name followed by military cemeteries to find them.