User:Batsondl/Sandbox 5

WikiProject Pennsylvania Progress Chart  Pennsylvania Wiki Project Task - Probate Intro

Description
The purpose of this task is add the intro template and the ending template to the Probate Records heading.

Instructions
Cite ANY information you add whether it is from a book or a website. (do not cite sources you list under the heading) Use the following for citing any books:


 * 5a. Using wikitext, place the citation right at the end of the sentence or paragraph you are citing. Use the following example as a guideline for creating the citation for the book you used:




 * 5b. Or, in Richtext click on the &lt;R&gt; button on the left on the tool bar. Once the new window is open insert your citation using the citation in 5a as a guide.

1. Under the Probate Heading add the following template:



2. At the end of the Probate records section (after the FHLC entries under the heading, "Probate Records on Microfilm"), add the following template:



3. Replace the number "1" in the template with the name of your county between the pipes.

4. Replace the number "2" and add the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) subject number. Find the subject number as follows:


 * a. Do a place search of the FHLC for your county.
 * b. Select Probate Records from the record groups displayed.
 * c. Select any record displayed.
 * d. Select the highlighted phrase under the word "Subjects".
 * e. Copy the number displayed in the upper right-hand corner in the display box "For". This is the subject number.
 * f. Paste this number into the NYLand template where you see the number

7. Your new finished template should look something like this:



Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes


 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at New York Ancestors ($); includes.
 * 1790–1969 Probate Records Indexes are at the beginning of each volume. Includes letters testamentary and of administration, guardianships, orders and decrees, dower books, real estate sales, and minutes.
 * 1807-1902 - SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1807–1902 Will books

Probate Records on Microfilm


 * 1799–1938 Index to Probate
 * 1803–1910 Probate Records