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:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats]] guidelines, and [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York#Framework|WikiProject NY Framework #3]] | :*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats]] guidelines, and [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York#Framework|WikiProject NY Framework #3]] | ||
1. Go to the county courthouse page (already created) using the link found on the county page under repository: courthouse. <br> | 1. Go to the county courthouse page (already created) using the link found on the county page under repository: courthouse. <br> | ||
2. Add the template <nowiki>{{NYCourts}}</nowiki> at the top of the page but under the breadcrumb trail. <br> | 2. Add the template <nowiki>{{NYCourts}}</nowiki> at the top of the page but under the breadcrumb trail. <br> | ||
3. 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> | 3. 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> | ||
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5. Search for specific information regarding the years and records the court or office holds. Some websites give details and others do not. | 5. Search for specific information regarding the years and records the court or office holds. Some websites give details and others do not. | ||
6. If the website does not give the specific information, use the ''County Courthouse Book'' by Elizabeth Bentley. Use this reference changing "ppp" to the correct page number:<br> | |||
::<nowiki><ref>Elizabeth Petty Bentley, "County Courthouse Book." (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2009), ppp. {{WorldCat|328595204|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1651099|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D24bena 2009}}.</ref> </nowiki><br> | ::<nowiki><ref>Elizabeth Petty Bentley, "County Courthouse Book." (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2009), ppp. {{WorldCat|328595204|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1651099|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D24bena 2009}}.</ref> </nowiki><br> | ||
7. You can also call the courthouse to clarify their holdings. <br> | |||
8. If you discover there are specific links leading to online indexes and/or records, you may wish to add a paragraph describing the record with its link and also place this information in the appropriate category on the County page. For example, Yates County, New York has indexes for wills and probate records so the following was added to the Courthouse page under “Surrogate’s Court” and also under “Probate” on the County page.<br> | |||
:Example: <br> | :Example: <br> | ||
: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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The Surrogate's Court has jurisdiction over estates, trusts, guardianships and adoptions. | The Surrogate's Court has jurisdiction over estates, trusts, guardianships and adoptions. | ||
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