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

WikiProject New York Progress Chart  New York Wiki Project Task - Land and Property: Ancestry

Task
Wiki Project New York Tasks - Land and Property: Ancestry Task

Description
To locate pertinent land records databases on Ancestry.com and add them to the Land and Property heading.

Instructions
1. Search Ancestry.com (AncestryInstitution.com)

2. PUT IN THOSE THAT ARE FOR ALL OF NEW YORK

To the right of the webpage, click on the county you are working on. A list of all applicable databases for that county will appear.

3.Church records are listed in Birth Marriage and Death. Sometimes you need to click on "view all New York birth, Marriage, and Death" to see the full list.

4.If there are less than 5 church records databases for this county on Ancestry, list the databases under "Online Church Records Abstracts" in chronological and then alphabetical order in the following manner:



5. You can list any other helpful info about the database after the $ in the entry.

6. If there are dates listed in the title of the database, repeat the dates just after the bullet in bold. 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:



Example

 * The Bottskill Baptist Church at Ancestry.com - $

OR


 * 1793-1855 Marriage records, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York: performed by the Rev. Marmaduke Earle, 1793-1855 at Ancestry.com - $