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For the Template:NYChurch

Online Church Records Abstracts:


 * 1862-1955 – Peter's Lutheran Church Records
 * Linkpendium
 * Internet Archive How to Use Internet Archive
 * Allegany County NYGenWeb
 * Ancestry

Church records may give birth, death and marriage information and are most often found on a local city, town or community level. For more information, see New York Church Records about how to use church records in your research. Many libraries ( WorldCat) and the hold abstracts of church records for. Learn about how to search WorldCat and the Family History Library Catalog. Online Church Records Abstracts: http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kw%3Aonondaga+county+new+york+church&amp;qt=advanced&amp;dblist=638

Wiki Project New York Tasks - Church Records: Intro task

1. Copy the following template and paste it in wiki text under the heading Church Records:

2. In the template, replace the county, Onondaga with the name of the county you are working on.

3. In the template, change the numbers listed with the number you obtain from doing the following:


 * While in the new FHLC on FamilySearch.org, select any record under the county's "vital records" topic.
 * 1. Put your county into the search "For" field, i.e. Madison, New York.
 * 2. Click on the county name as it appears beneath what you are typing.
 * 3. Select the vital records at the end of the section.
 * 4. Select any record listed in the section.
 * 5. Under the "Subjects" heading select the link called "New York, (your county)– Vital records".
 * 6. Then click on the blue subject link (i.e. New York, Madison - Vital Records).
 * 7. In the upper left-hand corner you will find a heading titled "Search" containing the term Subject Number. Under that is the heading "For" with a number. Copy the number in the "For" field.
 * 8.Paste the number in the ??? template replacing the number field in the template.

NOTE: The template links to the FHLC and will show any additional records that are added to the FHLC in the future.

Wiki Project New York Tasks - Church Records: FamilySearch Task

FamilySearch 1. Search FamilySearch Records 2. If there are less than 5 databases for this county on the website, use the following as a guideline in entering the database (be sure to indent and bullet the entries):


 * 1862-1955 – FamilySearch Historical Records - Free

3. Replace the "1921435" with the correct title number. The title number can be found in the URL of the database. It's the last number at the end of the url.

4. Be sure to bold the dates that are listed right after the bullet.

Wiki Project New York Tasks - Church Records: Linkpendium Task

Linkpendium 1. Go to Linkpendium 2. Select your county and determine how many church record databases are listed.

3. Examine each link to determine:


 * a. If the link works. If it doesn't do not include.
 * b. Examine the information in the database to see if it is worth listing on the wiki. If it's just a church history and does not list church members names, do not list it on the page. It will be your decision as to if it is worthwhile to list the database.

4. If there are less than 5 databases, list them under "Online Church Records Abstracts" in the following manner:



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



6. If there are more than 5 databases, copy the url link and add the following instead of listing out the databases:



Wiki Project New York Tasks - Church Records: USGenWeb Task

USGenWeb 1. Click on NYGenweb 2. Click on your county. Once on the page, look around to see if there is a page on Church records. Sometimes it's hiding on the vital records page so look around! 3. Examine each link to determine:


 * a. If the link works. If it doesn't do not include.
 * b. Examine the information in the database to see if it is worth listing on the wiki. If it's just a church history and does not list church members names, do not list it on the page. It will be your decision as to if it is worthwhile to list the database.

4. If there are less than 5 worthwhile databases listed on the website, list each database in the following manner:



5. If there are dates listed in the title of the database, repeat the dates just after the bullet in bold: :*1877-1885 Auburn First United Methodist Church, Marriages, 1877 - 1885 on Cayuga County NYGenWeb - free

5. If there are more than 5 databases listed on the GenWeb page, copy the url link to the Church records page and add the following instead of listing each database: :* Allegany County Church Records on NYGenWeb

Example

 * Christ Episcopal Church - Cuba, New York, Parish Records Index, Volume 1 on Allegany County NYGenWeb - free
 * 1877-1885 Auburn First United Methodist Church, Marriages, 1877 - 1885 on Cayuga County NYGenWeb - free

OR


 * Allegany County Church Records on NYGenWeb

Wiki Project New York Tasks - Church Records: Internet Archive Task Internet Archive 1. Go to Internet Archive

2. You are looking for church records that are in digitized book form found on this website. Enter the county name and "church" in the search box, i.e. "Onondaga Church". Change the "All Media Types" to "American Libraries"

3. Go through the list of results and determine if any are applicable. IS THIS GOING TO WORK??????

4. Add the applicable books you find in the following manner under "Online Church Records Abstracts":

Example: