FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Nevada Directories
Nevada Project Page
Nevada Directories
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Adding city directory links to the Directories heading on specific county pages.
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
1. Go to the Task List and sign this project out. You will be adding specific collections on specific counties of Nevada and completing the whole task.
2. Links have been given to quickly go to the county page, you are to paste the link.
3. If there are collections already listed on the page, add these new collections in chronological order.
4. Go to each county listed below and copy the corresponding wikitext.
Clark County
*'''1954, 1957, 1959''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 Las Vegas City Directories, 1954, 1957, 1959] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
Carson City
*'''1937-1941, 1944, 1981''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 Carson City Directories, 1937-1941, 1944, 1981] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
*'''1941''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4741 Carson City Directory, 1941] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
Lander County
*'''1866''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 Austin Directory, 1866] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
Storey County
*'''1864, 1878''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 Virginia City Directories, 1864, 1878] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
*'''1871''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 Storey County Directory, 1871] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
Washoe County
*'''1913-1981''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4741 Reno City Directories, various years from 1913-1981] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
*'''1941''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4741 Reno, Sparks and Washoe County - City Directories, 1941] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
*'''1944''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 Gerlach City Directory, 1944] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
5. Once you have added the collection on the particular county page, add in the Edit Summary field: Added city directory links
6. Preview the page to make sure the links work and things are formatted correctly. If they work, save the page.
