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The purpose of this task is to find archives containing records located in a county and list their contact information, website, | The purpose of this task is to find archives containing records located in a county and list their contact information, website, collections and databases for family history research..<br> | ||
== Instructions<br> == | == Instructions<br> == | ||
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*For Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence Counties, use this website first: [http://www.nc3r.org/archives/Archives_Contents.html Northern New York Library Network]<br> | *For Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence Counties, use this website first: [http://www.nc3r.org/archives/Archives_Contents.html Northern New York Library Network]<br> | ||
*[http://libguides.library.albany.edu/content.php?pid=100063&sid=751006 Library guides ( | *[http://libguides.library.albany.edu/content.php?pid=100063&sid=751006 Library guides (University at Albany - SUNY)] - click on the tab for your county | ||
*[http://linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NY/ Linkpendium]<br> | *[http://linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NY/ Linkpendium]<br> | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/ New York USGenWeb<br>] | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/ New York USGenWeb<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. | ||
6. If you locate a town archive, you may want to add the information to the town page. To go to a town page, click on the town link in the "Municipalities and Communities" box at the bottom of the county page (you may have to click on the "show" button to see the list of towns.). | 6. If you locate a town archive, you may want to add the information to the town page. To go to a town page, click on the town link in the "Municipalities and Communities" box at the bottom of the county page (you may have to click on the "show" button to see the list of towns.). On the town page, add a Heading 3 called "Archives" and add the information about the archive using the format given on this page. <br> | ||
7. Some archives are also libraries. If the repository is already listed as a library, you do not need to list it again. | 7. Some archives are also libraries. If the repository is already listed as a library, you do not need to list it again. | ||
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[http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/res/research.html Essex County Historical Society/Brewster Memorial Research Library and Archives]<br> Adirondack History Center Museum<br> 7590 Court St.<br> P.O. Box 428<br> Elizabethtown NY, 12932 <br> Phone: 518-873-6466 <br> | [http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/res/research.html Essex County Historical Society/Brewster Memorial Research Library and Archives]<br> Adirondack History Center Museum<br> 7590 Court St.<br> P.O. Box 428<br> Elizabethtown NY, 12932 <br> Phone: 518-873-6466 <br> | ||
Call for hours. Holdings include vertical files (biography & subject oriented), newspaper | Call for hours. Holdings include vertical files (biography & subject oriented), newspaper collections, photographs, manuscripts, maps, cemetery index, some census (on microfilm only), special collections library, historical documents relating to the history of Essex County. There are no birth, death, or marriage certificates. Research room rules, access regulations and fees for use of library apply | ||
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