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:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Verifiable]] policy page | :*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Verifiable]] policy page | ||
:*[[Help:How to add citations]] instruction page | :*[[Help:How to add citations]] instruction page | ||
:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats]] guidelines | :*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats]] guidelines<br> | ||
1. To locate any | <br> 1.Most Pennsylvania archives are located within the county courthouse. Determine if this is true for your county, and add the archive information under the county courthouse heading in Repositories-courthouse. | ||
<br> 2. To locate any additional archive in a county, search the following websites:<br> | |||
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:*Google "[county name and state] archives"<br> | :*Google "[county name and state] archives"<br> | ||
3. For each county archive you locate, whether in the courthouse or an independent facility, add the following:<br> | |||
:*Name of the archive. If the archive has a website, add the link to the name of the archive. See the example below. If there is no website link, bold the name of the archive.<br> | :*Name of the archive. If the archive has a website, add the link to the name of the archive. See the example below. If there is no website link, bold the name of the archive.<br> | ||
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:*Email<br> | :*Email<br> | ||
4. Add one or two sentences that discuss the strengths and peculiarities of the databases or collections of the county archives. <br> | |||
5. You may also wish to include the following:<br> | |||
:*Rules for using the collection<br> | :*Rules for using the collection<br> | ||
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5. If you copy a link and add it to the county page, make sure the link works. Do not add any broken links. | 5. If you copy a link and add it to the county page, make sure the link works. Do not add any broken links. | ||
<br> 6. Some archives | <br> 6. Some archives may also libraries. If the repository is already listed as a library, you do not need to list it again. | ||
7. You do not need to add state archives to county | 7. You do not need to add state archives to county pages.<br> | ||
== Example == | == Example == | ||
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