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:*[[Help:How to add citations]] instruction page  
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:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats]] guidelines
:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats]] guidelines<br>


1. To locate any archives in a county, search the following websites:<br>  
<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>


2. For each county archive you locate, add the following:<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>


3. Add one or two sentences that discuss the strengths and peculiarities of the databases or collections of the county archives. <br>  
4. Add one or two sentences that discuss the strengths and peculiarities of the databases or collections of the county archives. <br>  


4. You may also wish to include the following:<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 are also libraries. If the repository is already listed as a library, you do not need to list it again.  
<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 or town pages.<br>
7. You do not need to add state archives to county pages.<br>


== Example  ==
== Example  ==
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