Hello fellow WikiTreers!
Michael, Keith and I are working to set up the 1776 Project categories to fit within the framework of the Military and War Project. Obviously, there will be some non-military categories that need to be developed, but the basic structure that is needed is:
<war>
<country or state>, <war> for each country that is involved
<service branch>, <war> for each military branch of the <country> that is involved in the war
<unit>, <service branch>, <war> down to the regiment/equivalent size, depending on the specific war/period, other size units might be included.
You will choose the most specific category your documentation supports. You will usually only use one category, so you can choose from one of the following examples, or from any of the battles and topics on https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:American_Revolution.
For example, you could choose the most accurate/specific of the following military categories:
- American Revolution
--- United States of America, American Revolution
----- Connecticut, American Revolution
------- Connecticut Line, American Revolution
--------- 1st Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army, American Revolution
--------- 2nd Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army, American Revolution
------- Connecticut Militia, American Revolution
--------- 11th Regiment of Militia, Connecticut Militia, American Revolution
-----Georgia, American Revolution
---------1st Georgia Regiment (1775), Continental Army, American Revolution
--------- 2nd Georgia Regiment (1776), Continental Army, American Revolution
------- Georgia Militia, American Revolution
----- Continental Navy, American Revolution
----- Continental Navy Ships, American Revolution
------- USS Bonhomme Richard (1765), Continental Navy, American Revolution
----- Continental Marines, American Revolution
--- Great Britain, American Revolution
----- British Army, American Revolution
------- 1st Regiment of Foot, British Army, American Revolution
----- British Navy, American Revolution
--- France, American Revolution
--- Spain, American Revolution
Other categories can be taken from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:American_Revolution.
NOTE: Some of the categories on the American_Revolution list do not need the American Revolution delimiter. For example, [[Category:Battle of King%27s Mountain]] comes up in a red color if you use the American Revolution. If your category comes up red, try deleting the American Revolution part of the code.
To assign an ancestor to the 1776 Project and a category, you will use the {{1776|category=xxx}} format, such as:
{{1776|category=American Founding Fathers}}
{{1776|category=Great Britain, American Revolution}}
{{1776|category=United States of America, American Revolution}} See above for military examples
{{1776|category=Patriots, American Revolution}}
{{1776|category=Civil Service, American Revolution}}
{{1776|category=Loyalists, American Revolution}} Those Loyalist who may have gone to Canada, the Bahamas or stayed in the USA, but are not ancestors of United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada members.
{{1776|category=United Empire Loyalists, American Revolution}} Only for Loyalists who are ancestors of United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada members
{{1776|category=Hessians, American Revolution}}
To assign only a category (and not the 1776 Project), such as adding an additional category to an ancestor’s profile, you will use the [[Category:xxx]] format. For example:
[[Category:NSSAR Patriot Ancestors, American Revolution]]
[[Category:Society of the Cincinnati, American Revolution]]
[[Category:Sons of Liberty, American Revolution]]
In practical application, for example, for http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A119116, I would code him (above the == Biography == section) as: {{1776|category=Pennsylvania, American Revolution}} because I know he was an Ensign from Pennsylvania, but I don't know his military unit.
For http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A123374, I would code him as {{1776|category=Rhode Island, American Revolution}} because I know he was a Sergeant from Rhode Island, but I don't know his military unit. If we knew he was in the Rhode Island Militia, we would code him {{1776|category=Rhode Island Militia, American Revolution}}.
Most people will get their information from the DAR and have to include the == Source == citation approved by the DAR. That code is {{DAR-grs | Axxxxx | Patriot’s Name | Date the record was accessed}}
Separate from the DAR Source citation which goes in the == Sources == section, you can also apply the NSSAR template and add their insignia in a separate box. The NSSAR code is:
{{NSSAR Patriot Ancestor | sar-number = P-xxxxxx | rank = Sergeant}} and it should be placed just above the == Biography == section.
Please offer your constructive criticisms & possible fixes for this 1776 Project policy change on this thread. This will be copied to the Project as instructions for current and future members.
~~~~Editing, "Those Loyalist who may have gone to Canada, the Bahamas or stayed in the USA, but are not ancestors of United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada members."
~~~~Editing, categories Patriots, American Revolution and Civil Service, American Revolution. And added --- Spain, American Revolution