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===Books Online- List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page (Listing Title First)===
===Books Online- List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page (Listing Title First)===
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This is to be used in the body of the Wiki article.<br>
  <nowiki>*''NAME OF BOOK.'' By AUTHOR. PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>*''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]</nowiki><br>
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  <nowiki>*''NAME OF BOOK,'' by AUTHOR. PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>*''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)}}</nowiki><br>
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===Book Footnote in Reference Section - Listing Author First===
===Books in Reference Section - Listing Author First===
  <nowiki><ref>AUTHOR(S), ''TITLE'' (PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PUBLISHER, YEAR OF PUBLICATION), VOL: PAGE NUMBER(S). (ACCESSED DATE).</ref></nowiki><br>
  <nowiki><ref>AUTHOIR(S), ''TITLE'' (PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PUBLISHER, YEAR OF PUBLICATION), VOL: PAGE NUMBER(S). (ACCESSED DATE).</ref></nowiki><br>
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===Website Footnote in Reference Section===
===Footnote for Website in Reference Section===
  <nowiki><ref>AUTHOR, "ARTICLE NAME," REPOSITORY, URL, accessed ACCESSDATE.</ref></nowiki><br>
  <nowiki><ref>AUTHOR, "ARTICLE NAME," REPOSITORY, URL, accessed ACCESSDATE.</ref></nowiki><br>
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=== Books Not Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)===
=== Books Not Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)===
  <nowiki>*LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME. ''NAME OF BOOK.'' PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>*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)}}</nowiki><br>
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===Books Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)===
===Books Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)===
  <nowiki>*LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME. ''NAME OF BOOK.'' PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>*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]</nowiki><br>
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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
*'''1863-1866''' {{RecordSearch|2442776|Mississippi, Freedmen's Department (Pre-Bureau Records)}} at FamilySearch — [[Mississippi, Freedmen's Department, Pre-Bureau Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], [[Freedmen’s Bureau Mississippi Field Office Personnel Coverage Table|Coverage Table]], [[Mississippi, Freedmen's Department, Pre-Bureau Records, Inventory|Inventory]]; images
*'''1863-1866''' {{RecordSearch|2442776|Mississippi, Freedmen's Department (Pre-Bureau Records)}} at FamilySearch — [[Mississippi, Freedmen's Department, Pre-Bureau Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], [[Freedmen’s Bureau Mississippi Field Office Personnel Coverage Table|Coverage Table]], [[Mississippi, Freedmen's Department, Pre-Bureau Records, Inventory|Inventory]]; images
*'''1866-1909''' [https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/ New York City Births, 1866-1909] at NYC Dept of Records - index & 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
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*'''1899-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20274/ohio-lucas-county-obituaries?s=275764761 Ohio, Lucas County Obituaries] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1899-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20274/ohio-lucas-county-obituaries?s=275764761 Ohio, Lucas County Obituaries] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1900-1934''' [https://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota Births, 1900-1934] at Minnesota Historical Society — free index, images ($)
*'''1900-1934''' [https://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota Births, 1900-1934] at Minnesota Historical Society — free index, images ($)
*'''1901-1929''' {{RecordSearch|2843410|New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey, Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1901-1929''' {{RecordSearch|2843410|New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey, Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1906-Current''' [http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Birth-Indices.aspx Birth Index, 1906-Current] at Pennsylvania State Archives - index  
*'''1906-Current''' [http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Birth-Indices.aspx Birth Index, 1906-Current] at Pennsylvania State Archives - index  
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====Books Not Online====
====Books Not Online====
=====Listing Author First=====
=====Listing Author First=====
*Austin, Jeannette Holland. ''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. {{FSC|359047|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*Austin, Jeannette Holland. ''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. {{FSC|359047|item|disp=FS Library book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=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.  
*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. {{FSC|665285|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.8 D2g}}; {{WorldCat|19172047|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*Gnann, Pearl R. ''Georgia Salzburger and Allied Families''. Revised. Savannah, Georgia: Mrs. C. LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1970. {{FSC|665285|item|disp=FS Library book 975.8 D2g}}; {{WorldCat|19172047|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


=====Listing Title First=====
=====Listing Title First=====
*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska,'' Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1890.
*''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. {{WorldCat|181357802|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*''History of Washington County, Iowa: From the First White Settlements to 1908,'' by Howard A Burrell. Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1909. {{WorldCat|181357802|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers'' By Jeannette Holland Austin. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. {{FSC|359047|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers'' By Jeannette Holland Austin. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. {{FSC|359047|item|disp=FS Library book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
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=====Listing Title First=====
=====Listing 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. {{FSC|228641|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D22cz}}; {{WorldCat|4907663|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/370403-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?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100189553 Hathitrust]
*''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. {{FSC|228641|item|disp=FS Library book 973 D22cz}}; {{WorldCat|4907663|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/370403-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?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100189553 Hathitrust]
*''The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution,'' by Robert O. DeMond.  Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1940. {{WorldCat|4907663|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000009535810&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 Hathitrust], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48260/ Ancestry ($)]
*''The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution,'' by Robert O. DeMond.  Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1940. {{WorldCat|4907663|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000009535810&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 Hathitrust], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48260/ Ancestry ($)]



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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:

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
*'''1863-1866''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION ID|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]], [[TITLE OF COVERAGE TABLE WIKI PAGE|Coverage Table]], [[TITLE OF INVENTORY WIKI PAGE|Inventory]]; images<br>


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


FamilySearch Catalog With Author listed in Link[edit | edit source]

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{FSC|ID #|item|disp=NAME OF COLLECTION}}(*) AUTHOR at FamilySearch Catalog - images


FamilySearch Catalog No Author listed in Link[edit | edit source]

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{FSC|ID #|item|disp=NAME OF COLLECTION}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


FamilySearch International Genealogical Index (IGI) Batch Links[edit | edit source]

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{IGI|BATCH#|disp=NAMEOFRECORDSANDLOCATIONANDYEAR, Batch BATCH#}} in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch — index


Books Online- List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page (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]


Books Not Online - List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page (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)}}


Books in Reference Section - Listing Author First[edit | edit source]

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


Footnote for Website in Reference Section[edit | edit source]

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


Books Not Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)[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)}}


Books Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)[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]

FamilySearch Historical Records Database Links[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

FS Catalog and FS Historical Records[edit | edit source]

FS IGI Batch Links[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Explore Images[edit | edit source]

Database Examples[edit | edit source]



Books[edit | edit source]

Formatting Books[edit | edit source]

Books Not Online[edit | edit source]

Online Books[edit | edit source]

First - Books Online]]




Book Examples[edit | edit source]

Books Not Online[edit | edit source]

Listing Author First[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)
Listing 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]

Listing Author First[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 ($)
Listing Title First[edit | edit source]




Multiple Volumes[edit | edit source]

1 to 3 Volumes[edit | edit source]
4 or More Volumes[edit | edit source]



Dates Listed on Online Book Link[edit | edit source]



References[edit | edit source]