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Format of Code - Summary

Basic Database Link

*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images, ($); ADDITIONAL INFO; ''Also at: [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($), [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($)''

Historical Records Collection Link with Template

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION ID|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

Historical Records Collection Link Browse Only

*'''DATE–DATE''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION ID|TITLE OF COLLECTION|access=browse}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; images; ADDITIONAL INFO

Online Books - Listing Title First

This is to be used in the body of the Wiki article.

*''NAME OF BOOK.'' By AUTHOR. PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Library book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]

Book Not Online - Listing Title First

This is to be used in the body of the Wiki article.

*''NAME OF BOOK.'' By AUTHOR. PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Library book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

Book in Reference Section

<ref>AUTHOIR(S), ''TITLE'' (PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PUBLISHER, YEAR OF PUBLICATION), VOL: PAGE NUMBER(S). (ACCESSED DATE).</ref>

Website in Reference Section

<ref>AUTHOR, "ARTICLE NAME," REPOSITORY, URL, accessed ACCESSDATE.</ref>

Traditional - Book Not Online

*LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME. ''NAME OF BOOK.'' PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Library book BOOKCALLNUMBER}};  {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

Traditional - Book Online

*LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME. ''NAME OF BOOK.'' PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Library book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]

Databases

Formatting Databases

Instructions for Creating Database Links

• Standard Database
• Listing Dates
• Listing Index & Images
• Listing Websites
• Listing Identical Databases
• Listing Free and Subscription Websites
• Listing Free Collections on Subscription Websites
• Listing Free Indexes and Images for Pay

FamilySearch Historical Records Database Links

• Listing HR Indexed Collections with Template
• Listing HR Browse Only Collections with Template
• FamilySearch Collections With Limited Access

FamilySearch Catalog

• FamilySearch Catalog Links to Digital Images

FS Catalog and FS Historical Records

• FamilySearch Catalog vs. FamilySearch Historical Records Links

FamilySearch Explore Images

• FamilySearch Explore Images - Links to Digital Images

Database Examples

• 1880-1920 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1947 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
• 1636-1692 Court Records, 1638-1692; Court Papers, 1655-1666; and Court Paper Index, 1636-1671(*) Essex County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1901-1929 New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
  
• 1866-1909 New York City Births, 1866-1909 at NYC Dept of Records - index and images; has some earlier dates starting in 1760s
• 1849-1940 Sweden Baptisms at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($)
• 1849-1985 Web: Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 at Ancestry (Free collection)
• 1900-1934 Minnesota Births, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society — free index, images ($)
• 1817–1979 Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images; includes guardianship records
• 1884-1910 England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937(*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1642-1905 Deeds, 1642-1904; index to deeds, 1647-1905(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1856-1929 Nevada County, California, Leases, 1856-1929; Index, 1856-1921(*); Nevada County Recorder at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Books

Formatting Books

Books Not Online

• Traditional List - Book Not Online
• Listing the Title First - Book Not Online
• Using FamilySearch Catalog FS Library Template - Book is NOT Online

Online Books

• Online Books - FamilySearch Digital Books and Other Websites
• Obtaining a Link in FamilySearch Digital Library
• Traditional List - Books Online
• List the Title First - Books Online
• Multiple Volumes for Online Books
• One to Three Volumes
• Four or More Volumes
• Dates Listed on Online Book Link

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Book Examples

Books Not Online

Traditional

• Austin, Jeannette Holland. The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. FS Library book 975.8 D2ag; At various libraries (WorldCat)
• Crozier, William Armstrong. A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953.
• Gnann, Pearl R. Georgia Salzburger and Allied Families. Revised. Savannah, Georgia: Mrs. C. LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1970. FS Library book 975.8 D2g; At various libraries (WorldCat)

Title First

• Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1890.
• History of Washington County, Iowa: From the First White Settlements to 1908. By Howard A Burrell. Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1909. At various libraries (WorldCat)
• The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers By Jeannette Holland Austin. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. FS Library book 975.8 D2ag; At various libraries (WorldCat)

Books Online

Traditional

• Crozier, William Armstrong. A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953. At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust
• DeMond, Robert O. The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1940. Online at: Hathitrust, Ancestry ($)

Title First

• A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama. By William Armstrong Crozier. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953. FS Library book 973 D22cz; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust
• The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution. By Robert O. DeMond. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1940. At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: Hathitrust, Ancestry ($)

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Multiple Volumes

1 to 3 Volumes

• Revolutionary America, 1763-1789: a Bibliography By Ronald M. Gephart. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984. At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust; Vol. 1 & 2 - Internet Archive

4 or More Volumes

• Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens. By Samuel Hart. Boston, Massachusetts: American Historical Society, 1917-1923. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-8, 11, 13, Internet Archive, Vol. 1-13

Dates Listed on Online Book Link

• 1609-1999 Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
• 1635-1750 A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Books
• 1635-1750 Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

References

• Adding References Heading
• Website References
• Book References - Basic Form
• Listing Online Books in a Reference - See above
• Listing Books NOT Online in a Reference - See above

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