WikiProject:Wills and Probates Database Part 2

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Wills and Probates Database Part 2

Project Leader

Danielle

Purpose

Add the United States Wills and Deeds Experimental database to each county page in the united States

Task List

• [ Task List]

Instructions

1. From the tabs on the spreadsheet, choose a span of states to work on: [ Task List].

2. You can sign up for individual states by putting your name directly below "Name" above a list of counties for a state.

Note: there will be multiple states on one tab. Be sure to scroll right to see them all.

Step Two - Select a county

• Using the links on the task list, click the county with a check mark for you want to work on.

Part A - Land and Property

Step Three - Land and Property Records Header

1. Go to the Land and Property Records Header by using the Contents on the left or scrolling down the page.

• If there is nothing under the Land and Property Records Header do this:

• Add the following header and link directly under: Land and Property Records header and the Intro template.

''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/textprototype/ United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search] at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

• If there are databases already listed on the page under the Land and Property Records header do this:

• Add this link at the end of the list of collections already on the page.
• Also add the header, Online Land Indexes and Records listed above if it is not listed directly above databases already listed:

''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>

• If there is a paragraph and no databases listed on the page under the Land and Property Records header do this:

• Add the following header and link directly under the paragraph.

''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>

• If there is an archive or court listed on the page under the Land and Property Records header do this:

• Add the following header and link directly under the address.

''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>

• If there is any other situation do this:

• In the notes column (column D), describe the situation and move on to the next county and start over with Step 1.

Part B - Probate

1. Go to the Probate Records Header by scrolling down the page.

• If there is nothing under the Probate Records Header do this:

• Add the following header and link directly under: Probate Records header and the Intro template.

''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/textprototype/ United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search] at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

• If there are databases already listed on the page under the Probate Records header do this:

• Add this link at the end of the list of collections already on the page.
• Also add the header, Online Probate Indexes and Records listed above if it is not listed directly above databases already listed:

''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>

• If there is a paragraph and no databases listed on the page under the Probate Records header do this:

• Add the following header and link directly under the paragraph.

''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>

• If there is an archive or court listed on the page under the Probate Records header do this:

• Add the following header and link directly under the address.

''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>

• If there is any other situation do this:

• In the notes column (column D), describe the situation and move on to the next county and start over with Step 1.

Part C - Save the Page

1.Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.

2. Enter in

/* Land and Property Records */  United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Database 

as the Summary.

3. Click Save Changes.

Step Two - Go back to the Task List

1. Go to the Task List and add the date next to your name.

2. Choose the next county to work on.

Example

• Here is the Alamance County.
  

About this Data: Contains 110 million records with full text transcription of wills and deed records from the United States, 1630-1975. County records and dates of records included vary. These documents were automatically transcribed using handwriting recognition and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

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