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| ===Step Four - Search the Database for the County and the State=== | | ===Step Four - Search the Database for the County and the State=== |
| Do the following:<br> | | Do the following:<br> |
| 1. Type in the county name in the Keyword field then click on Search. For example, Muskingum<br> | | 1. Type in the county name in the Keyword field then click on Search. For example, Autauga<br> |
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| 2. A list will appear of all of the states that county's name is in. Find the state you are working on and click on the box. For example, choose Ohio.<br> | | 2. A list will appear of all of the states that county's name is in. Find the state you are working on and click on the box. For example, choose Alabama.<br> |
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| 3. You will now see a list of counties for that state. Find the county you typed in and click on the box.<br> | | 3. You will now see a list of counties for that state. Find the county you typed in and click on the box.<br> |
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| 1. Below the list of counties, you will see another list called, Record Types. Find Land and Property and click on the box.<br> | | 1. Below the list of counties, you will see another list called, Record Types. Find Land and Property and click on the box.<br> |
| ''Note: if you do not see Land and Property, look for the "more" blue link under the last record type in the list. <br> | | ''Note: if you do not see Land and Property, look for the "more" blue link under the last record type in the list and scroll down the page. <br> |
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| 2. If you do not see Land and Property on the list, go back to the task list and click on the No box under column | | 2. You are looking for the name of the county in the title of the records listed on the results list. In the example you see Autauga County Deeds and Mortgages. This indicates there are records for this county. <br> |
| | | Other Land and Property keywords: Deeds, Mortgages, Land grants<br> |
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| *'''If there is nothing under the Land and Property Records Header''' do this:
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| :*Add the following header and link directly under: Land and Property Records.
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| <nowiki>''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *[https://nclandgrants.com/index/ North Carolina Land Grants] at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images</nowiki>
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| | | 3. If you do not see Land and Property records on the list, go to Step Six.<br> |
| *'''If there are databases already listed on the page under the Land and Property Records header''' do this:
| | '''Note:''' Usually when there are not records for a county, you can tell be the county name is not in the title of any of the records. <br> |
| :*Add this link at the end of the list of collections already on the page.
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| :*Also add the header, Online Land Indexes and Records listed above if it is not listed.
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| <nowiki>''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *[https://nclandgrants.com/index/ North Carolina Land Grants] at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images</nowiki>
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| | | ===Step Six - Search for Probate Records=== |
| *'''If there is a paragraph and no databases listed on the page under the Land and Property Records header''' do this:
| | 1. Go back to Record Types and uncheckmark Land and Property. |
| :*Add the following header and link directly under the paragraph.
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| <nowiki>''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *[https://nclandgrants.com/index/ North Carolina Land Grants] at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images</nowiki>
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| | | 2. Then, click on Probate.<br> |
| *'''If there is an archive or court listed on the page under the Land and Property Records header''' do this:
| | ''Note: if you do not see Probate, look for the "more" blue link under the last record type in the list and scroll down the page. <br> |
| :*Add the following header and link directly under the address.
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| <nowiki>''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *[https://nclandgrants.com/index/ North Carolina Land Grants] at NC Historical Records Online - index, requires free account to view images</nowiki>
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| | 3. You are looking for the name of the county in the title of the records listed on the results list. In the example you see Autauga County Probate, this indicates there are records for this county. <br> |
| | Other Probate keywords: Wills, Estates, Inventories, Letters Testamentary, Letters of Administration<br> |
| | [[File:Probate 21.PNG|250px|left]]<br> |
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| *'''If there is any other situation''' do this:
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| :*In the notes column (column D), describe the situation and move on to the next county and start over with Step 1.
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| ===Step Four - Show Preview and Save the Page=== | | ===Step Seven - Show Preview and Save the Page=== |
| *Click ''Show Preview'' to make sure it looks good and the link works. | | *Click ''Show Preview'' to make sure it looks good and the link works. |
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