User:Adsellers/Sandbox FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Rhode Island Town Cemeteries

Part 1

 * To add links from FindAGrave.com to the Cemeteries section of the Rhode Island Town pages

Part 2

 * To add Town links from FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Rhode Island Town page

Part 3

 * To add County links from FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Rhode Island Town page

Additional Information

 * If there are any links or other information already in the Cemeteries section in the Town, place these new links at the top to add to what is already there. Do not remove anything that was there before

Contact

 * Angela.Sellers@FamilySearch.org

Task List

 * Select a town from Rhode Island Part 29 that you want to work on and put the date and your name by that town
 * Task List'''

Part One

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries List from Find A Grave.com to the Cemeteries section of the Rhode Island Town pages

Step One

 * Make sure to log into FamilySearch.org
 * Click on the town in the task list to open up the town page
 * This first image is what a Rhode Island Town page looks like
 * Towards the bottom of this image is the Cemeteries section
 * RI Part 1.JPG
 * RI Part 1a.JPG
 * Click on edit source in the Cemeteries section of the Town chosen from the Task List
 * Copy and paste these 3 lines of WikiText to the Cemeteries Section
 * When you right click on the mouse and it doesn't give you the "paste" option then use "Ctrl V"

*[URL TOWN Cemeteries List] at FindAGrave * at FamilySearch Catalog * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * This image shows what the 3 lines of WikiText will look like in the Cemeteries section in edit source

Step Two

 * '''Go to Find A Grave Cemeteries
 * RI Part 3.JPG
 * Enter the Town and State in Cemetery Location
 * This should bring the dropdown with the Town, County, State, United States of America
 * Make sure this Place matches with what you chose on the Task List
 * Click the Search button


 * RI Part 4.JPG
 * This page shows how many cemeteries are in that town and is the page we want linked to our Cemeteries section
 * RI Part 5.JPG

Steps for creating the link
*[URL TOWN Cemeteries List] at FindAGrave
 * Copy the URL from the top of the FindAGrave Town Cemeteries page and paste it into the WikiText added to the Cemeteries section in step one
 * This is only an example do not copy:


 * Add the TOWN name to the end of the URL and before the word Cemeteries
 * Make sure there is a space between the URL and the TOWN name
 * This is only an example do not copy:


 * It should look like this in the Show preview
 * RI Part 6.JPG
 * In Summary add: Project Added FindAGrave Cemeteries list
 * Save changes
 * Then go on to the next section:
 * To add TOWN Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries Section of the Rhode Island Town page

Part Two

 * To add TOWN Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries Section of the Rhode Island Town page
 * Click on edit source in the Cemeteries section of the Town chosen from the Task List

Step One

 * To search for cemeteries at the Rhode Island Town level, follow directions below:
 * Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Enter: United States, Rhode Island in the Place box
 * Click on: Search


 * RI Part 7.JPG
 * Click on: Places within United States, Rhode Island at the top of the page
 * Next click on the County you want to search


 * RI Part 8.JPG
 * Then click on Places within United States, Rhode Island, County Name
 * This is an image for Providence County, Rhode Island


 * RI Part 9.JPG
 * Last click on the town you want to search

Step Two

 * If there are no cemetery records on the Town or County level
 * Delete the Town or County WikiText link in the edit source of the Town page that was added
 * If there is no Town cemetery records skip to Part 3 *To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Rhode Island Town pages
 *  If there are Town cemetery records but no County cemetery records, complete the Town section Part 2, skip Part 3 and go to the end


 * If there are Cemeteries at the Town Level continue through the instructions

Step Three

 * ''' Here is an image of the Town of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
 * ''' It shows that there is a Cemeteries link to click on:
 * RI Part 10.JPG
 * When the link is clicked on it will next show this
 * Click on the first link
 * RI Part 11.JPG
 *  This is the next page
 * 
 * Scroll down to Subjects
 * '''Click on the one for the Town that was chosen from the Task List
 * '''Choose the link for United States, Rhode Island,, - Cemeteries
 * 
 * This page shows all the records for the Town of 
 * '''Go to the side and copy the Subject Number and paste it into the WikiText
 * 
 * '''Then paste in the TOWN section

Steps for creating the link
* at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Copy and paste the Subject Number into the WikiText
 * This is only an example do not copy:


 *  Copy and paste the Town into the WikiText
 * This is only an example do not copy:


 * '''It will then look like this when previewed:


 * 
 * In Summary add: Project Added FamilySearch Catalog Cemeteries list
 * Save changes
 * When finished with the Towns section go to:
 * Part 3
 * To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Rhode Island Town pages

Part Three

 * To add COUNTY County Cemeteries from the FamilySearch.org Catalog to the Cemeteries section of the Rhode Island Town pages
 * Click on edit source in the Cemeteries section of the Town chosen from the Task List

Step One

 * Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Enter: United States, Rhode Island in the Place box
 * Click on: Search
 * 
 * Click on: Places within United States, Rhode Island at the top of the page
 * Next click on the County that matches the Town that was chosen on the Task List
 * 
 * For this example Rutland County, Rhode Island was chosen
 * 
 * If there are cemetery records on the County level click into the first cemetery record from the Cemeteries section
 * 
 * This image is of the page for County, Rhode Island
 * Scroll down to Subjects, Locality Subjects
 * 
 * Click on United States, Rhode Island, - Cemeteries
 * '''This page will show all of the cemetery records belonging to that particular County
 * Copy the Subject Number from the side of the page and paste into the Subject Number section from Part 1


 * 

Steps for creating the link
* at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Copy and paste the Subject Number into the WikiText
 * This is only an example do not copy:


 *  Copy and paste the COUNTY name into the WikiText
 * This is only an example do not copy:


 * '''It will then look like this when previewed:
 * In Summary add: Project Added FamilySearch Catalog Cemeteries list
 * Save changes
 * All steps are now finished for the Town and County that was chosen from the Task List
 * Move on to the next Town and County on the Task List and start over at the top of the instructions with Find A Grave