FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York/Tasks-Vital Records Linkpendium

WikiProject New York Progress Chart  Tasks - Vital Records: Linkpendium

DESCRIPTION: This task involves searching for vital records available on Linkpendium to be placed on county and town pages. INSTRUCTIONS

1. In New York, very few vital records are kept on the county level. Most are kept on the town level. However, it is important to check in the event there are original records or abstracts.

As you find town vital record sources, you will 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" under Places on the county page. Once on the town page add the information about the collections using the format given on this page. You will use the same guidelines for the county as you will for town vital records.

2. To locate available records, go to Linkpendium Choose the county being searched. Once at that county page, search and click on the phrase “Vital Records” near the end of the page. This page will list several vital record sources for the county, cities or towns for which you are searching.

3. Review the entries and add any original records under the appropriate headings on either the county or town level. If there is only one original record, indent, but do not bullet. The date should be bolded. See the following examples for bulleted items:





For non-bulleted items remove the *



4. For substitute records, such as abstracts, transcriptions, and indexes, list them under the appropriate heading of Birth, Marriage and Death. Add a sub-heading Substitute [type of record] records in bold.