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== Example &nbsp; ==
== Example of Task ==


=== Probate Records &nbsp;  ===
=== Probate Records &nbsp;  ===
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{{PA probate FHLC and WorldCat|1|2}}  
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== Example of Completed Probate Records Heading  ==
Probate matters in PA Probate Intro are handled by the Orphans' Court. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse.
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions.
'''Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts'''
Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as '''''Berks County Pennsylvania probate wills''''' in online catalogs like:
*[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]]).
*{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]]).
[[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Probate Records]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Probate Records]]