FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York/Tasks-Land and Property Records FHLC

FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York/Tasks-Land and Property Records FHLC

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Description
The purpose of this task is to add original land records to the county pages found in the FHLC.

Instructions
BEFORE BEGINNING THIS TASK PLEASE TALK TO DANIELLE BATSON - THE TASK INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT COMPLETE! THANK YOU!! :)

1. To locate probate records in the FHLC, do a place name search in the FHLC by typing in your county. If you need more instructions on how to search the FHLC, go to Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search.

2. Once you have the correct county, look under the topic of Probate Records. Review the entries for any original probate records (wills, administrations, Inventories, estates). Do not put in indexes or abstracts.

3. After the 1st template under Land and Property heading, add the following:


 * Original Land Records on Microfilm

4. Add each original record under the new heading you created in #3.


 * i. Bullet each entry you make.
 * ii. The date should be bolded. Make sure to use the N–dash between the dates and anytime it is used in wiki text. The N–dash is made by holding the alt key and typing 0150.
 * iii. Put the sources in chronological order.
 * iv. Use the FHLC template to list the call number or film number.

Example:


 * :*1799–1938 Index to Probate


 * :*1803–1910 Probate Records

Land and Property
Original deeds in Oneida County began in 1791. Deeds 1791–1885 are housed at the B–1 Records Centerin Utica. Deed records 1886–present are housed at the County Clerk's Office.

Online Land Databases


 * George Washington: His Land Purchases Made the Empire State. Utica, N.Y.: n.p., 1931?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Original Land Records on Microfilm


 * 1791-1901 – Deeds – Includes index