User:Adsellers/Sandbox WikiProject:County Land Records for Towns in Maine

Purpose

 * To add County Land Records for Towns in Maine

Contact
Angela.Sellers@FamilySearch.org

Task Lists
This project is found in tab Part 50 Maine Task List

Example Page
Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy

Project Instructions
Top of Page
 * 1) Click open the Maine Task List and pick a County to work in
 * 2) Put your name in all of the Towns in that County on the Maine Task List page
 * 3) In the Contents box at the top left of this WikiProject page click on the County number you have chosen or.... do Ctrl F and type the name of the County in the box to get to the County quickly
 * 4) Go back to the Maine Task List and click on first Town Link and open the Town Page
 * 5) In the Contents box on the Town page scroll down to the Land Records section and click on it
 * 6) By the Land Records sections click on the Edit source link to open the Editing (section) on the Town page
 * 7) Copy & Paste the County Land Records Wiki Text from the WikiProject page into the Edit Source section on the Town page
 * 8) Make sure to Copy & Paste underneath the sentence introduction if there is one
 * 9) Do not remove other links or information
 * 10) Put all old and new Land Record links together into a chronological order list, if there are no dates then put those land Record links below the date list and arrange them in alphabetical order
 * 11) Click on Preview
 * 12) Copy & Paste the Summary Wiki Text in the County Part section below into the Summary box on the Town page
 * 13) Click on Save changes
 * 14) Make sure all of the Town Record links work by clicking on them and opening them up to the right Records page, then....
 * 15) In the Maine Task List put the date you finished the Town Land Records by your name
 * 16) Then start the instructions over again by clicking open a new Town to work in, in the Maine Task List

Part One: Androscoggin County
This is what the Land Record will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1854-1909 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Maine Land and Property

*1854-1909 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Two: Aroostook County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1808-1879 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1846-1867 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1846-1883 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1865-1900 Register of Deeds, Houlton at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1865-1903 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1866-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Maine Land and Property

*1808-1879 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1846-1867 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1846-1883 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1865-1900 Register of Deeds, Houlton at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1865-1903 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1866-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Three: Cumberland County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1760-1904 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1850-1916 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1760-1904 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only *1850-1916 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Four: Franklin County
This is what the Land Record will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1838-1939 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Maine Land and Property

*1838-1939 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Five: Hancock County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1763-1932 (*) by Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1789-1850 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1791-1864 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1807-1830 (*) Massachusetts. Agents for the Sale of Eastern Lands at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1861-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1931-1944 (*) compiled by Genealogical Society from Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes newspaper collection at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1763-1932 (*) by Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1789-1850 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1791-1864 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1807-1830 (*) Massachusetts. Agents for the Sale of Eastern Lands at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1861-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1931-1944 (*) compiled by Genealogical Society from Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes newspaper collection at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Six: Kennebec County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1760-1799 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1761-1818 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1799-1863 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1799-1906 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1824-1871 (*) Main Land Office - Main State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1760-1799 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1761-1818 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1799-1863 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1799-1906 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1824-1871 (*) Main Land Office - Main State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Seven: Knox County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1791-1926 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1836-1860 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only; (Lincoln County became part of Knox County in 1860)
 * 1860-1920 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1791-1926 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1836-1860 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only; (Lincoln County became part of Knox County in 1860)
 * 1860-1920 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Eight: Lincoln County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1761-1912 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1763-1932 (*) by Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1826-1856 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1761-1912 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1763-1932 (*) by Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1826-1856 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Nine: Oxford County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1799-1835 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1800-1906 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1805-1957 (*) Register of Deeds - Justice of the Peace (Oxford County, Maine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1799-1835 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1800-1906 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1805-1957 (*) Register of Deeds - Justice of the Peace (Oxford County, Maine) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Ten: Penobscot County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1814-1860 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1814-1909 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1824-1871 (*) Main Land Office - Main State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1845 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Penobscot County Registry of Deeds
 * Maine Land and Property

*1814-1860 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1814-1909 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1824-1871 (*) Main Land Office - Main State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1845 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Penobscot County Registry of Deeds
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Eleven: Piscataquis County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1838-1865 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1838-1902 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1838-1902 (*) Register of Deeds - Maine Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1838-1902 Maine, Piscataquis County, Deed Books, 1838-1902 at Ancestry - index & images, Free
 * Maine Land and Property

*1838-1865 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1838-1902 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1838-1902 (*) Register of Deeds - Maine Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1838-1902 Maine, Piscataquis County, Deed Books, 1838-1902 at Ancestry - index & images, Free
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Twelve: Sagadahoc County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1826-1856 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images (Sagadahoc County was part of Lincoln County until 1854)
 * 1854-1869 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1855-1902 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Maine Land and Property

*1826-1856 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images (Sagadahoc County was part of Lincoln County until 1854) Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1854-1869 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1855-1902 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Thirteen: Somerset County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1807-1830 (*) Massachusetts. Agents for the Sale of Eastern Lands at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1809-1910 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Maine Land and Property

*1807-1830 (*) Massachusetts. Agents for the Sale of Eastern Lands at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1809-1910 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Fourteen: Waldo County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1789-1850 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1827-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1850-1954 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1861-1900 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1789-1850 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1827-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1850-1954 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1861-1900 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Fifteen: Washington County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1785-1903 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1802-1839 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1807-1830 (*) Massachusetts. Agents for the Sale of Eastern Lands at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1840-1912 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images only
 * 1882-1902 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

*1785-1903 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1802-1839 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1807-1830 (*) Massachusetts. Agents for the Sale of Eastern Lands at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1840-1912 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images only
 * 1882-1902 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste

Part Sixteen: York County
This is what the Land Records will look like after saving your Town Page
 * Maine Task List
 * 1642-1737 (*) John T. Hull, Book with Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1642-1905 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog index & images
 * 1733-1800 (*) by Benjamin Lake Noyes at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Maine Land and Property

*1642-1737 (*) John T. Hull, Book with Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images Project County Land Records for Towns in Maine Top of Page
 * Wiki Text Copy & Paste
 * 1642-1905 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog index & images
 * 1733-1800 (*) by Benjamin Lake Noyes at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Maine Land and Property
 * Summary Copy & Paste