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:c. Examine the information in the database to see if it is worth listing on the wiki. It will be your decision as to if it is worthwhile to list the database.<br> | :c. Examine the information in the database to see if it is worth listing on the wiki. It will be your decision as to if it is worthwhile to list the database.<br> | ||
<br> 4. If the database looks helpful, use the guidelines listed in Part A to add the database. Change the PAGenWeb in the database entry to Cyndi's List and link it to Cyndi's list webpage. If not already on the county page, be sure to add first: | <br> 4. If the database looks helpful, use the guidelines listed in Part A to add the database. Change the PAGenWeb in the database entry to Cyndi's List and link it to Cyndi's list webpage. If not already on the county page, be sure to add first: | ||
::<nowiki>'''Online Probate Indexes'''<br></nowiki> | ::<nowiki>'''Online Probate Indexes'''<br></nowiki> | ||
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== Example == | == Example == | ||
'''Online Probate Indexes''' <br> | '''Online Probate Indexes''' <br> | ||
:*'''1878-1939''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/index.html Will Index, Lackawanna County], located on [http://www.pagenweb.org/ PAGenWeb] - also includes deceased's death date<br> | :*'''1878-1939''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/index.html Will Index, Lackawanna County], located on [http://www.pagenweb.org/ PAGenWeb] - also includes deceased's death date<br> | ||
== Example of Completed Probate Records Heading == | |||
Probate matters in Berks County, Pennsylvania are handled by the Orphans' Court. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse. | |||
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions. | |||
'''Online Probate Indexes''' <br> | |||
:*'''1626-1836''' - [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6393 New York Wills, 1626-1836] on [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]. Taken from Fernow, Berthold, comp. and ed. "Calendar of Wills." New York, NY, USA: 1896. - ($).<br> | |||
:*'''1878-1939''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/index.html Will Index, Lackawanna County], located on [http://www.pagenweb.org/ PAGenWeb] - also includes deceased's death date<br> | |||
'''Online Probate Records'''<br> Original county-by-county Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 are available free online as digital images at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To access these records, click Historical Records below, then click "Browse through 3,197,552 images." Then select the county name, and then the probate records and time of interest. Some indexes are included. Dates vary for each county. <br> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1999196|Historical Records}} - '''Essex County:''' Guardianship orders, 1869-1910; Guardianship records, 1847-1902; Letters, 1831-1902; '''Will and Letter index, 1799-1938'''; Wills, 1803-1904<br> | |||
'''Original Probate Records on Microfilm'''<br> | |||
:*'''1752–1860''' Wills {{FHL|196402|item|disp=FHL film 20722 (first of 8 films)}} - Index included: 1752-1915<br> | |||
:*'''1752-1851''' Administration Letters and Bonds {{FHL|196590|item|disp=FHL film 20812 (first of 8 films}} - Index included: 1752 - 1915 <br> | |||
:*'''1752-1915''' Estate Files {{FHL|536648|item|disp=FHL film 1644017 (first of 337 films}} - Arranged alphabetically by surname<br> | |||
'''Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts''' | |||
Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as '''''Berks County Pennsylvania probate wills''''' in online catalogs like: | |||
*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+probate+wills&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania] | |||
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | |||
*{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]]). | |||
[[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Church Records]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Church Records]] | ||
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