FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Pennsylvania/Tasks-Probate Intro

WikiProject Pennsylvania Progress Chart Pennsylvania Wiki Project Task - Probate Intro

Description  

The purpose of this task is to add the intro template and the ending template to the Probate Records heading.
 

Instructions  

1. Under the Probate Records Heading add the following template: 

{{PA Probate Intro}}<br>

2. At the end of the Probate records section (after any databases or FHLC entries that are listed), add the following template:
 

{{PA probate FHLC and WorldCat|1|2}}<br>

3. Replace the number "1" in the template with the name of your county between the pipes.
 

4. Replace the number "2" and add the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) subject number. Find the subject number as follows:
 

a. Do a place search of the FHLC for your county.
 

b. Select Probate Records from the record groups displayed.
 

c. Select any record displayed.
 

d. Select the highlighted phrase under the word "Subjects".
 

e. Copy the number displayed in the upper right-hand corner in the display box "For". This is the subject number.
 

f. Paste this number into the NYLand template where you see the number

7. Your new finished template should look something like this: 

{{PA probate FHLC and WorldCat|Berks|452254}}<br>

Example  

Probate Records  

Probate matters in {{{1}}} County are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created.

In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates; appointments of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills; inheritance tax appeals, and various petitions and motions.