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[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Georgia|WikiProject Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Wiki Project Georgia Tasks - Land and Property Intro'''  
[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Minnesota|WikiProject Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Wiki Project Minnesota Tasks - Land and Property Intro'''  


=== Description  ===
=== Description  ===
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=== Instructions  ===
=== Instructions  ===


1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Georgia Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to edit. <br>  
1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Minnesota Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to edit. <br>  


2. Sign up on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Georgia Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.<br>  
2. Sign up on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Minnesota Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.<br>  


3. For each county, you will add information to the county page by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Georgia Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Wikitext_Editing_Instructions|wikitext]]. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.<br>  
3. For each county, you will add information to the county page by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Minnesota Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Wikitext_Editing_Instructions|wikitext]]. Read the general instructions then follow the wikitext link to continued task directions about using wikitext to edit this project.<br>  


*If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Georgia Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Description|Description]].
*If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Minnesota Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Description|Description]].


4. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Georgia Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task. <br>  
4. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Minnesota Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task. <br>  


==== Wikitext Editing Instructions  ====
==== Wikitext Editing Instructions  ====


1. Click on your chosen county name in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Georgia Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]]. This will take you to your county page.  
1. Click on your chosen county name in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Minnesota Tasks - Land and Property Intro#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]]. This will take you to your county page.  


2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password. Find the sign-in area in the top right-hand corner of the page.  
2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password. Find the sign-in area in the top right-hand corner of the page.  
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7. While in wiki text, copy and paste the following template under the heading Land and Property Records:  
7. While in wiki text, copy and paste the following template under the heading Land and Property Records:  


:::<nowiki>{{GA Land}}</nowiki>
:::<nowiki>{{MN Land}}</nowiki>


8.'''If there is any other text under the heading, be sure to place the intro template on a separate line before any additional text.'''  
8.'''If there is any other text under the heading, be sure to place the intro template on a separate line before any additional text.'''  
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Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.  
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.  


See [[Georgia Land and Property|Georgia Land and Property]] for additional information about early Georgia land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.  
See [[Minnesota Land and Property|Minnesota Land and Property]] for additional information about early Minnesota land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.  


=== Example of a Completed Section  ===
=== Example of a Completed Section  ===


See [[Appling County, Georgia#Land_and_Property|Appling County, Georgia Land and Property]]  
See [[Appling County, Minnesota#Land_and_Property|Appling County, Minnesota Land and Property]]  


=== Assignment Chart Instructions  ===
=== Assignment Chart Instructions  ===
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