User:Batsondl/Sandbox 3

For the Template:NYChurch

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 you find a database, use the following as a guideline in entering the database (be sure to indent and bullet the entries):


 * 1862-1955 – Peter's Lutheran Church Records

3. Be sure to remove the "s" from the "https://" portion of the link.

Wiki Project New York Tasks - Church Records: Internet Archive Task Internet Archive 1. Add the following under "Online Church Records Abstracts":



2. Replace the county name in the url to the county you are working on.

3. Once you have saved the page, test the url and make adjustments as necessary.

Wiki Project New York Tasks - Church Records: Linkpendium Task

Linkpendium 1. Add the following right after Internet Archive bullet:


 * Linkpendium

2. Replace the county name in the url to the county you are working on.

3. Once you have saved the page, test the url and make adjustments as necessary.

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. Add the following right after the Linkpedium bullet:


 * :*[WEBADDRESS COUNTYNAME NYGenWeb]
 * Example:
 * Allegany County NYGenWeb

4. Once you have saved the page, test the url and make adjustments as necessary. 5. If there is already a reference to a website with church records on the wiki page, add it as another bullet. 6. If there is a reference to a book of church records already on the wiki page, add a heading: