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== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
#Go to the county courthouse page (already created) using the link found on the county page under repository: courthouse. <br> | Please ''cite at least one source for each item you add''. See [[Albany County, New York#References|Albany County]] for examples. See also | ||
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#Go to the county courthouse page (already created) using the link found on the county page under repository: courthouse. <br> | |||
#Add the template <nowiki>{{NYCourts}}</nowiki> at the top of the page but under the breadcrumb trail. | #Add the template <nowiki>{{NYCourts}}</nowiki> at the top of the page but under the breadcrumb trail. | ||
#Use Heading 3 to list the different courts or offices. Usually there will be three to locate: the County Clerk’s Office, the County Historian's office and the Surrogate's Court.<br> | #Use Heading 3 to list the different courts or offices. Usually there will be three to locate: the County Clerk’s Office, the County Historian's office and the Surrogate's Court.<br> | ||
#Locate each court or office and find their respective contact information (address, phone, email, etc.) This usually involves the County Clerk (deeds, marriages/divorces), the County Historian (a mixture of county records) and Surrogate's Court (probate). Use the link in the info box at the top of the county page to go to the county website. NOTE: sometimes you have to use other resources to find the information, such as a) http://www.nycourts.gov/litigants/courtguides/index.shtml b) Google the “[county] county clerk” or “[county] county historian” or “[county] surrogate's court.” Be creative! <br> | #Locate each court or office and find their respective contact information (address, phone, email, etc.) This usually involves the County Clerk (deeds, marriages/divorces), the County Historian (a mixture of county records) and Surrogate's Court (probate). Use the link in the info box at the top of the county page to go to the county website. NOTE: sometimes you have to use other resources to find the information, such as a) http://www.nycourts.gov/litigants/courtguides/index.shtml b) Google the “[county] county clerk” or “[county] county historian” or “[county] surrogate's court.” Be creative! <br> | ||
#Search for specific information regarding the years and records the court or office holds. Some websites give details and others do not. If the website does not give the specific information, use the Handybook or Red Book to use as a substitute. | #Search for specific information regarding the years and records the court or office holds. Some websites give details and others do not. If the website does not give the specific information, use the Handybook or Red Book to use as a substitute. | ||
#You can also call the courthouse to clarify their holdings. | #You can also call the courthouse to clarify their holdings. | ||
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:A project is underway to index and transcribe the 30 books of Wills recorded in Yates County since 1823. See the [http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/Yateswill.htm Every-Name index to Yates County Will Books] for those currently on line. | :A project is underway to index and transcribe the 30 books of Wills recorded in Yates County since 1823. See the [http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/Yateswill.htm Every-Name index to Yates County Will Books] for those currently on line. | ||
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:Currently there is an online index for the first 180 boxes of probate files which includes an alphabetical index to principals and heirs and packet lists. See the [http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/srrogate.html Surrogate Court Records website] for the online index. | :Currently there is an online index for the first 180 boxes of probate files which includes an alphabetical index to principals and heirs and packet lists. See the [http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/srrogate.html Surrogate Court Records website] for the online index. | ||