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<nowiki>*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images | <nowiki>*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images ($); ADDITIONAL INFO; ''Also at: [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($), [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($)''</nowiki><br> | ||
*'''''[[FamilySearch_Wiki:Manual_of_Style-Formatting#Listing_Dates_in_Database_Links|Additional guidelines for listing dates]]''''' | *'''''[[FamilySearch_Wiki:Manual_of_Style-Formatting#Listing_Dates_in_Database_Links|Additional guidelines for listing dates]]''''' | ||
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*'''1856-1929''' {{FSC|1022056|item|disp=Nevada County, California, Leases, 1856-1929; Index, 1856-1921}}(*); Nevada County Recorder at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images | *'''1856-1929''' {{FSC|1022056|item|disp=Nevada County, California, Leases, 1856-1929; Index, 1856-1921}}(*); Nevada County Recorder at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images | ||
*'''1866-1909''' [https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/ New York City Births, 1866-1909] at NYC Dept of Records - index and images; has some earlier dates starting in 1760s | *'''1866-1909''' [https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/ New York City Births, 1866-1909] at NYC Dept of Records - index and images; has some earlier dates starting in 1760s | ||
*'''1880-1920''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10180/sweden-household-examination-books-1860-1947?s=218489221 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1947] at MyHeritage — index & images | *'''1880-1920''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10180/sweden-household-examination-books-1860-1947?s=218489221 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1947] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1884-1910''' {{RecordSearch|4233297|England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937}}(*) at FamilySearch — [[England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1884-1910''' {{RecordSearch|4233297|England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937}}(*) at FamilySearch — [[England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1890''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20270/idaho-reconstructed-census-1890?s=275764761 Idaho, Reconstructed Census, 1890] at MyHeritage — index & images | *'''1890''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20270/idaho-reconstructed-census-1890?s=275764761 Idaho, Reconstructed Census, 1890] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1899-Onwards''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20274/ohio-lucas-county-obituaries?s=275764761 Ohio, Lucas County Obituaries] at MyHeritage - index ($) | *'''1899-Onwards''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20274/ohio-lucas-county-obituaries?s=275764761 Ohio, Lucas County Obituaries] at MyHeritage - index ($) | ||
*'''1900-1934''' [https://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota Births, 1900-1934] at Minnesota Historical Society — free index, images ($) | *'''1900-1934''' [https://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota Births, 1900-1934] at Minnesota Historical Society — free index, images ($) | ||
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====Dates Listed on Online Book Link==== | ====Dates Listed on Online Book Link==== | ||
*'''1609-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9049/ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999] at Ancestry - index & images | *'''1609-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9049/ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1635-1750''' ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.'' By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|209438|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}} | *'''1635-1750''' ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.'' By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|209438|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}} | ||
*'''1635-1750''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/82/connecticut-early-probate-records-1635-1750?lastname=smith&database=Connecticut:%20Early%20Probate%20Records,%201635-1750&searchPage=databasesearch&exactRecordType=true Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750] at American Ancestors - index & images | *'''1635-1750''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/82/connecticut-early-probate-records-1635-1750?lastname=smith&database=Connecticut:%20Early%20Probate%20Records,%201635-1750&searchPage=databasesearch&exactRecordType=true Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750] at American Ancestors - index & images ($) | ||
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Revision as of 16:47, 16 March 2023
Format of Code - Summary[edit | edit source]
The basic elements that should be included in the link to an online database are:
- The range of years included in the database
- The database name
- The website hosting the database
- The type of database
- An indicator if it requires a subscription or payment to access
For example:
- 1715-1945 Prisoners of War 1715-1945 at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- 1820-1957 Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
Basic Database Link[edit | edit source]
*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images ($); ADDITIONAL INFO; ''Also at: [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($), [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($)''
Historical Records Collection Link with Template[edit | edit source]
*'''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[edit | edit source]
*'''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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
<ref>AUTHOIR(S), ''TITLE'' (PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PUBLISHER, YEAR OF PUBLICATION), VOL: PAGE NUMBER(S). (ACCESSED DATE).</ref>
Website in Reference Section[edit | edit source]
<ref>AUTHOR, "ARTICLE NAME," REPOSITORY, URL, accessed ACCESSDATE.</ref>
Traditional - Book Not Online[edit | edit source]
*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[edit | edit source]
*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[edit | edit source]
Formatting Databases[edit | edit source]
Instructions for Creating Database Links[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Listing HR Indexed Collections with Template
- Listing HR Browse Only Collections with Template
- FamilySearch Collections With Limited Access
FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]
FS Catalog and FS Historical Records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Explore Images[edit | edit source]
Database Examples[edit | edit source]
- Pre-1907 Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index at Wisconsin Historical Society - free index, images ($)
- 1636-1692 Court Records, 1638-1692; Court Papers, 1655-1666; and Court Paper Index, 1636-1671(*) Essex County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1642-1905 Deeds, 1642-1904; index to deeds, 1647-1905(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1817–1979 Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images; includes guardianship records
- 1849-1940 Sweden Baptisms at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($), Findmypast ($)
- 1849-1985 Web: Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 at Ancestry (Free collection)
- 1856-1929 Nevada County, California, Leases, 1856-1929; Index, 1856-1921(*); Nevada County Recorder at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
- 1866-1909 New York City Births, 1866-1909 at NYC Dept of Records - index and images; has some earlier dates starting in 1760s
- 1880-1920 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1947 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1884-1910 England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937(*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1890 Idaho, Reconstructed Census, 1890 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1899-Onwards Ohio, Lucas County Obituaries at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1900-1934 Minnesota Births, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society — free index, images ($)
- 1901-1929 New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1906-Current Birth Index, 1906-Current at Pennsylvania State Archives - index
Books[edit | edit source]
Formatting Books[edit | edit source]
Books Not Online[edit | edit source]
- Traditional List - Book Not Online
- Listing the Title First - Book Not Online
- Using FamilySearch Catalog FSC Template - Book is NOT Online
Online Books[edit | edit source]
- 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
Book Examples[edit | edit source]
Books Not Online[edit | edit source]
Traditional[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Traditional[edit | edit source]
- 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 ($)
Title First[edit | edit source]
- A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama. By William Armstrong Crozier. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953. FS Library book 973 D22cz; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust
- The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution. By Robert O. DeMond. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1940. At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: Hathitrust, Ancestry ($)
Multiple Volumes[edit | edit source]
1 to 3 Volumes[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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