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[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Pennsylvania|WikiProject Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[WikiProject Pennsylvania Progress Chart|Progress Chart]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Pennsylvania Wiki Project Task - Probate Intro | [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Pennsylvania|WikiProject Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[WikiProject Pennsylvania Progress Chart|Progress Chart]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Pennsylvania Wiki Project Task - Probate Intro | ||
== Description | == Description == | ||
The purpose of this task is to add the intro template and the ending template to the Probate Records heading.<br> | The purpose of this task is to add the intro template and the ending template to the Probate Records heading.<br> | ||
== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
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::<nowiki>{{PA Probate Intro}}<br></nowiki><br> | ::<nowiki>{{PA Probate Intro}}<br></nowiki><br> | ||
2. At the end of the Probate records section (after any databases or | 2. At the end of the Probate records section (after any databases or FS LibraryC entries that are listed) and just before the Repositories heading, add the following template: <br> | ||
::<nowiki>{{PA probate | ::<nowiki>{{PA probate FS LibraryC and WorldCat|1|2}}<br></nowiki><br><br> | ||
3. Replace the number "1" in the template with the name of your county between the pipes, such as Berks. <br> | 3. Replace the number "1" in the template with the name of your county between the pipes, such as Berks. <br> | ||
4. Replace the number "2" and add the | 4. Replace the number "2" and add the FamilySearch Catalog (FS LibraryC) subject number. Find the subject number as follows:<br> | ||
::a. Do a place search of the | ::a. Do a place search of the FS LibraryC for your county. <br> | ||
::b. Select Probate Records from the record groups displayed.<br> | ::b. Select Probate Records from the record groups displayed.<br> | ||
::c. Select any record displayed. <br> | ::c. Select any record displayed. <br> | ||
::d. Select the highlighted phrase under the word "Subjects". <br> | ::d. Select the highlighted phrase under the word "Subjects". <br> | ||
::e. Copy the number displayed in the upper right-hand corner in the display box "For". This is the subject number. <br> | ::e. Copy the number displayed in the upper right-hand corner in the display box "For". This is the subject number. <br> | ||
::f. Paste this number into the PA probate | ::f. Paste this number into the PA probate FS LibraryC and WorldCat template where you see the number<br> | ||
<br>5. Your new finished template should look something like this: | <br>5. Your new finished template should look something like this: | ||
::<nowiki>{{PA probate | ::<nowiki>{{PA probate FS LibraryC and WorldCat|Berks|452254}}<br></nowiki><br> | ||
<br> 6. If there is no probate topic for your county, instead add the following template replacing the word "Berks" with the name of your county: | <br> 6. If there is no probate topic for your county, instead add the following template replacing the word "Berks" with the name of your county: | ||
::<nowiki>{{PA probate | ::<nowiki>{{PA probate FS LibraryC and WorldCat2|Berks}}</nowiki><br> | ||
7. Save the page and you are finished with the task.<br> | 7. Save the page and you are finished with the task.<br> | ||
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*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+probate+wills&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania] | *[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+probate+wills&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania] | ||
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} (For instructions see [[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search|FS Catalog Place-name Search]]). | ||
== Example of Completed Probate Records Section == | == Example of Completed Probate Records Section == | ||
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'''Online Probate Indexes''' <br> | '''Online Probate Indexes''' <br> | ||
:*'''1626-1836''' | :*'''1626-1836''' – [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6393 Pennsylvania Wills, 1626-1836] on [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]. Taken from Fernow, Berthold, comp. and ed. "Calendar of Wills." New York, NY, USA: 1896. - ($).<br> | ||
:*'''1878-1939''' | :*'''1878-1939''' – [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/index.html Will Index, Lackawanna County], located on [http://www.pagenweb.org/ PAGenWeb] - also includes deceased's death date<br> | ||
'''Online Probate Records'''<br> | '''Online Probate Records'''<br> | ||
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'''Original Probate Records on Microfilm'''<br> | '''Original Probate Records on Microfilm'''<br> | ||
:*'''1752–1860''' | :*'''1752–1860''' – Wills {{FSC|196402|item|disp=FS Library film 20722 (first of 8 films)}} - Index included: 1752-1915<br> | ||
:*'''1752-1851''' | :*'''1752-1851''' – Administration Letters and Bonds {{FSC|196590|item|disp=FS Library film 20812 (first of 8 films)}} - Index included: 1752 - 1915 <br> | ||
:*'''1752-1915''' | :*'''1752-1915''' – Estate Files {{FSC|536648|item|disp=FS Library film 1644017 (first of 337 films)}} - Arranged alphabetically by surname<br> | ||
'''Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts''' | '''Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts''' | ||
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:*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+probate+wills&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania] | :*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+probate+wills&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania] | ||
:*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | :*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} (For instructions see [[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search|FS Catalog Place-name Search]]). | ||
[[Category:WikiProject_Pennsylvania|Tasks]] | [[Category:WikiProject_Pennsylvania|Tasks]] | ||
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