User:Pipkincm/Sandbox

I'm thrilled that the FamilySearch wiki is available. Thanks for allowing me to contribute. Please be patient as I continue to learn.

Wiki To Do Items
These are the items that I found on the wiki that either I want to edit/create or that I'll suggest someone else gives attention to. If you've been asked to collaborate, please review the topic of interest and add to the "discussion" tab.

= Michigan Census =

Websites
Some census indexes and images are available on free sites, some at paid sites, and some have access through library membership.


 * FamilySearch Record Search is a free site with many every-name census indexes. New collections are published frequently so you may want to bookmark this site and check back often. Registered FamilySearch users can access 1880 census images by logging in and entering through the "Advanced Search" feature of FamilySearch. FamilySearch is working with independent providers to allow access to their census images. 
 * Census Finder and Census Online are free sites with links for censuses of Michigan, including links for each of the counties of Michigan with a description of what you will find (indexes, transcriptions, or scanned copies). Some of the addresses are not current.
 * Heritage Quest Online, an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930 and indexes for many census years. Many libraries have subscriptions which allow access for their patrons outside of their library with a library card and password.
 * Ancestry ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930. They offer three editions: Ancestry Library Edition, available free at many libraries; Ancestry Institution, available at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers; and you can purchase your own subscription.
 * Footnote ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses for some states. New collections are added frequently.

= US Land and Property =


 * Explain federal land tract books and how to determine which film to search using a combination of Hone's county boundaries and the FHL catalog entry.
 * Timelines.
 * Include both "general tips" and "state tips" within each state.

= Colorado =


 * Note that the state Archives has an incomplete divorce index, probate and tax indexes for some years/counties, and State Pennitentiary Index 1871-1973.
 * Can/should "mining" or "occupations" be added as a topic?

= Articles =


 * Link "legal ages" page to land, military, court, immigration, and vital records pages.
 * Mining
 * Northern Liberties, Pennsylvania