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== Description  ==
== Description  ==
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2. In conjunction with the internet, you may want to consult the Elizabeth Petty Bentley, ''Genealogy Address Book ''(Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland, 2009) for Internet addresses and street addresses for town historians and clerks.  Try to compare with  Internet information, call or e-mail the historian or clerk to confirm current town officials.  
2. In conjunction with the internet, you may want to consult the Elizabeth Petty Bentley, ''Genealogy Address Book ''(Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland, 2009) for Internet addresses and street addresses for town historians and clerks.  Try to compare with  Internet information, call or e-mail the historian or clerk to confirm current town officials.  


:i. You may find that most of the historical and genealogical societies listed are on the village jurisdiction. DO NOT put them on the village page. Instead put it on the town page (because that village is in that town).
:i. You may find that most of the historical and genealogical societies listed are on the village jurisdiction. DO NOT put them on the village page. Instead put it on the town page (because that village is in that town).


2. For each county society you find, add the following:<br>  
2. For each county society you find, add the following:<br>  
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6. If you locate a town society, you may want to add the information to the town page. To go to a town page, click on the town link in the "Municipalities and Communities" box at the bottom of the county page (you may have to click on the "show" button to see the list of towns.). On the town page, add a Heading 3 called "Societies" and add the information about the society using the format given on this page. <br>  
6. If you locate a town society, you may want to add the information to the town page. To go to a town page, click on the town link in the "Municipalities and Communities" box at the bottom of the county page (you may have to click on the "show" button to see the list of towns.). On the town page, add a Heading 3 called "Societies" and add the information about the society using the format given on this page. <br>  


7. You do not need to add state level societies to county or town pages.<br>
7. You do not need to add state level societies to county or town pages.<br>  


== Example  ==
== Example  ==