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== Description  ==
== Description  ==


Determine where church records are kept in the county in county archives, historical and genealogical societies. Also adding one template. This task is in two parts, A and B.<br>  
Determine where church records are kept in the county in county archives, historical and genealogical societies. <br>


== Instructions  ==
== Instructions  ==
=== PART A  ===
1. Using a search engine of your choice, search for a county archives for your county. One example of a search phrase, "York County archives Pennsylvania."<br>  
1. Using a search engine of your choice, search for a county archives for your county. One example of a search phrase, "York County archives Pennsylvania."<br>  


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5. Go to Part B.<br>  
5. Go to Part B.<br>  


=== PART B  ===
1. Copy the following template and paste it in wikitext between the info you added in Part A and just before the the heading, State-wide Database: <br> <nowiki> {{Template:PAChurch1|Berks|333358}}</nowiki> <br>
2. In the template, replace the county, Berks with the name of the county you are working on.<br>
3. In the template, change the numbers listed with the number you obtain from doing the following: <br>
::While in the new FHLC on [http://familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch.org], select any record under the county's "church records" topic. <br>
::1. Put your county into the search "For" field, i.e. Berks, Pennsylvania.<br>
::2. Click on the county name as it appears beneath what you are typing. <br>
::3. Select the church records topic from the list. <br>
::4. Select any record listed in the church records topic. <br>
::5. In the church record, under the "Subjects" heading select the link called "Pennsylvania, (your county)– church records". <br>
::6. Click on this blue subject link (i.e. Pennsylvania, Berks - church Records). <br>
::7. In the upper left 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.<br>
::8.Paste the number in template listed in #1 above replacing the number field in the template.<br>
NOTE: The template links to the FHLC and will show any additional records that are added to the FHLC in the future. <br>


== Example Part A  ==
== Example Part A  ==
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[[Berks County, Pennsylvania|See Berks County, Pennsylvania, Church records heading.]]&nbsp;  
[[Berks County, Pennsylvania|See Berks County, Pennsylvania, Church records heading.]]&nbsp;  


== Example Part B  ==
'''Finding Church Records at Other Repositories'''
Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases as '''''Berks County, Pennsylvania Church Records''''' in online catalogs like:
*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor=Berks+county+church+records&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Berks+county+church+records&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/WorldCat_Online_Catalog WorldCat Online Catalog]).
*[http://www.familysearch.org/s/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=subject_id&searchCriteria=333358&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Family History Library Catalog] (For instructions see [http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Catalog_Place-name_Search FHL Catalog Place-name Search])


{{Template:PAChurch1|Berks|333358}}


[[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Church Records]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Church Records]]
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