FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject NC military databases

Project Leader
Danielle

Task List
Task List

Purpose
Adding military collections to North Carolina county pages

Examples
Alamance County, North Carolina Genealogy

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

2. Click the county page link on the task list.

Part 2: Add the Revolutionary War Link
1. Go to the "Military Records" heading and the "Revolutionary War" subheading. 2. If there is no "Revolutionary War" heading. You will need to add it. First, check for any online Revolutionary War collections under the "Military Records" heading. The subheading needs to go above these collections. If there are no Revolutionary War collections, place the subheading right below the Military Records intro template. Use the code below to add the subheading. ''Revolutionary War ' 3. Check to see if the Revolutionary War collection link is already there. See example below. If it is there, go to part 3. If it is not there, go to step 4. 4. Copy the code below. Place the link in chronological order with the other collections in the section. *1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)
 * 1778-1833 Delamar Transcripts of Revolutionary War Petitions at North Carolina Genealogical Society - index ($)

Part 3: Add the Confederate Pension Link
1.Under the "Military Records" heading find the the "Civil War" subheading. 2. If there is no "Civil War" heading. You will need to add it. Check for any online Civil War collections. The subheading needs to go above those collections. If there are no Civil War collections, place the subheading below the Revolutionary War section. Use the code below to add the subheading. Civil War 3. Check to see if the confederate pension collection link is already there. See example below. If it is there, go to part 4. If it is not there, go to step 4. 4. Copy the code below. Place the link in chronological order with the other collections in the section. *1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1885 and 1901 1885 and 1901 Confederate Pension Applications at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images

Part 4: Add the World War I Link
1.Under the "Military Records" heading find the the "Word War I" subheading. 2. If there is no "World War I" heading. You will need to add it. Check for any online World War I collections. The subheading needs to go above those collections. If there are no World War I collections, place the subheading below the Civil War section. Use the code below to add the subheading. World War I 3. Check to see if the World War I collection link is already there. See example below. If it is there, go to part 5. If it is not there, go to step 4. 4. Copy the code below. Place the link in chronological order with the other collections in the section. *1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images
 * 1914-1918 World War I Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images

Part 5: Add the World War II Link
1.Under the "Military Records" heading find the the "Word War II" subheading. 2. If there is no "World War II" heading. You will need to add it. Check for any online World War II collections. The subheading needs to go above those collections. If there are no World War II collections, place the subheading below the World War I section. Use the code below to add the subheading. World War II 3. Check to see if the World War II collection link is already there. See example below. If it is there, go to part 6. If it is not there, go to step 4.
 * 1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images

4. Copy the code below. Place the link in chronological order with the other collections in the section. *1939-1945 World Ward II Papers at North Carolina Digital Collections - index and images

Part 6: Check Your Work and Save
1. Click "show preview" and double-check your work. 2. In the summary type "Project: added military collections". 3. Click save.