Category: McGee-1611 Shortcuts

Categories: McGee-1611

  • Templates
    • {{Profile-box|'''I'm actively working on this profile. Please leave suggested changes in the public comments or memories areas through dd mmm yyyy.''' ~~~~}}
    • For profiles using this source, [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}|click here]].
  • Frequently Used Cemetery Categories
    • North Carolina
      • [[Category: Charlotte, North Carolina]]
      • [[Category: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Cemeteries]]
      • [[Category: Shiloh Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Union County, North Carolina]]
      • [[Category: Dulins Grove Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]]
    • Florida
      • [[Category: Sumter County, Florida, Cemeteries]]
      • [[Category: Oak Grove Cemetery, Wildwood, Florida]]
      • [[Category: Pine Level Cemetery, Oxford, Florida]]
  • Frequently Used Profile Wording
    • to create a link in a profile which goes to a page showing every other profile that links to that page
    • To remember what specific Research is needed
    • Use the first line at the very top any time you have additional records that should be found. Place the second line after citations. Include the third line in citations and sources for a quick link to the research notes.
      • [[Category: McGee-1611 Research Plans]]<!-- Please remove this category when MISSING ITEM has been found and cited. [[McGee-1611|Debi]] would appreciate a copy of things which aren't online-->
      • == <span id='Research Notes'>Research Notes</span> ==
      • ''See [[#Research Notes]]''
    • For profiles that were created by copying vital stats and hiding my gedcom
      • ''This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. The biography is based on the analysis and interpretation of listed sources done more than 10 years ago by [[McGee-1611|Debi McGee Hoag]]. Can you contribute information or sources? There's a "New Sources" section at the bottom if you just want to drop something off. It will get added it to the narrative.''
      • *''New Sources can be dropped here for addition to the narrative.''
    • For cleaned up profiles
      • This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Sourced changes are welcome.
      • *''New Sources can be dropped here for addition to the narrative.''
    • Comment to leave on profiles with active managers of unsourced profiles
      • I'm a <family name> researcher also, so am always intrigued when I see a new one pop up in my feed. I'm also a member of the Profile Improvement Project and adding sources to unsourced profiles is one of the things I enjoy doing. I almost forgot the first rule of WikiTree, though, and that's to collaborate. Anyway, long story short...I've got a bunch of sources that document <person's given name> life. Would it be ok to add them to the Sources section?
  • Wordings
    • Advanced Directive wording as first seen on John Beardsley's profile - Wonderful idea
      • Place it at the end of your profile; make the whole thing bold
    • Unconnected Analogy
      • The WikiTree Forest is like a stand of birches, where every profile is a member of one organic whole. Unconnected trees are like the lonely pines at the edge of the birch stand. Friends of the WikiForest make it a goal to find the magic fairy dust known as sources which will turn those pine trees in to members of the birch stand.


  • Templates
    • How to include viewable wiki commands; useful for displaying templates
      • <nowiki> ... </nowiki>
    • How to include a link to another person's profile
    • How to add citation needed superscript
    • How to include a non-missable away message
      • {{Template:Absent|Start Date|Comment}}
        • Example: {{Template:Absent|1 Sep 2014|On sabbatical for about 2 months}}
        • Example:
Effective 1 Sep 2014
I'll be back in 10...
(but I'm not promising minutes)
Sorry, but it might be a while until I can get back to you.
On sabbatical for about 2 months


Sourcers Challenge hint: Quick Tip for easily adding the linked profile name and source to the list in your answer. This seems so obvious now that I figured it out so I'm going to put it here in case it's new to someone else. When saving the profile, make sure to include the reason for the edit (e.g., 1900 Census, marriage, birth record, etc) In the top menu, hover over "My WikiTree" On the menu that appears, click the "Contributions: ###" link On your contributions list, highlight the name and reason, then copy. Open your comment in the Challenge page and place your cursor at the bottom Paste the copied info from your contributions page The name, already linked to the profile, and the source is automagically added to your list.

Greeters

Greeters Google group
Greeter Project
Messages in Other Languages Email Confirmation Problems
[[Special:Home|Link to your navigation page. Just follow the prompts.]]

  1. How To find others
  2. Alias Name Issues
  3. Hyphenated Surname

LOOKING FOR SPECIFICS - top

Probably the best way to find others searching for ??? is the [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/ G2G forum]. There you could [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/ask?cat= create a new post] to introduce yourself. Down at the bottom where it says "Surnames and project tags," add the tags like you did on your profile.

If you add ??? there are a number of members who follow that tag and will potentially see your message: https://www.wikitree.com/genealogists/???

Another member follows ???_RELATED so you might want to consider that tag also. https://www.wikitree.com/genealogists/???

New - possible alias - Hyphenated Name - top

At WikiTree we use our own names on our profiles. Since I'm guessing that your Proper First Name isn't really ??, please adjust that name field. If your Proper First Name and Preferred Name are the same, just put it in both fields. You can also leave Preferred name blank. WikiTree's security features will set your visible name to Anonymous, and that's OK too!

For more information on how to use each of the naming fields see this page: Name_Fields Name For more information on our Privacy Levels, click the Privacy tab on your profile or take a look at our Privacy help page

OR

At WikiTree we use our own names on our profiles. We have a few members with the surname Anon. If that is your surname, please let me know by clicking "reply on Debi's page" under this comment and leaving a comment or sending me a private message. If you're looking for anonymity, please use Anonymous for your last name. Once we know about your surname, we will be able to confirm your membership.

For more information on how to use each of the naming fields see this page: Name_Fields Name For more information on our Privacy Levels, click the Privacy tab on your profile or take a look at our Privacy help page


New - Hyphenated Surname - Alias Name - top

PS. At WikiTree, we use the Last Name at Birth (LNAB) as part of the the WikiTree ID. If your joined surname is your surname at birth, you're good to go.

If it is your marital surname, please adjust the LNAB and place the marital surname in the Current Last Name (CLN) field. By keeping the data consistent in the fields across the system, it makes collaboration and searches work more efficiently.

My Greeters Stuff

Hi ,

I'm a WIkiRanger working the current shift.

Thanks for the work you're doing in connecting the ? family. Please remember to add sources to the profiles to support those relationships, even if they're family sources (examples). This is especially important when working on profiles managed by others.

Thanks for sharing!

Debi ~ WikiRanger


  1. Ancestry Social Security Application & Claims Index
  2. Ancestry U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS
  3. Ancestry Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969
  4. Ancestry Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014
  5. Ancestry Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
  6. Funeral Home Obits
  7. Newspapers.com Snippet
  8. West Virginia Marriages

SSACI - top

''Ancestry'', online database, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 : accessed Date), Name (b-d); Social Security Administration (Baltimore, Maryland, USA), "Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007." {{Blue|[abstracted info]}}

BIRLS - top

''Ancestry.com'', online database, "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed Date), Name (b-d); "Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). {{Blue|[abstracted info]}

Alabama Marriage Images - top

''Ancestry.com'', online database, "Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969" (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7838 : accessed Date) > Year > Letter > image ## of ## for Name; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. {{Blue|[abstracted info]}}

Virginia Marriages Image - top

''Ancestry.com'', database with images, "Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014" (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9279 : accessed Date) > Year > Certificate no range > image ## of ### for Groom and Bride, Date, Location; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. {{Blue|[abstracted info]}}

Virginia Deaths images - top

''Ancestry.com'', database with images, "Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014" (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9278 : accessed Date) > Year > Range > image ## of ## for Name, Certificate of death no ##, Date, Location; "Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia." {{Blue|[abstracted info]}}

Funeral Home Obits - top

''Funeral Home Name,'' (Location), "Name (publication or death date)," (funeral home URL : accessed Date). {{Blue|[abstracted info]}}

Newspapers.com Snippets - top

"Article title," ''Newspaper name'', (The) (Location), publication date, page #, snippet; Newspapers.com, database with images, "database name (typically the paper name" (URL for that paper (open "papers" link at top in another tab, search for paper, use link to that) : accessed Date). {{Blue|[abstracted info]}}

West Virginia Marriages - top

(Location), West Virginia, Marriage Records vol #, pg #, Groom and Bride, Date ([image URL Marriage License Application, Parental Consent, License, and Endorsement]); West Virginia Division of Culture and History, database with images, "Vital Research Records - Marriages" (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx : accessed date), search criteria "name year +/- 5yrs." {{Blue|[abstracted info]}}
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