FamilySearch Wiki:Wiki Project Pennsylvania/Tasks-Vital Records Historical Records

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Task
Wiki Project Pennsylvania Tasks - Vital Records Historical Records

Description
To add any historical records for Pennsylvania counties found on FamilySearch Historical Records.

Instructions
1.a. In FamilySearch Pennsylvania Historical Records find.


 * b. Click on the highlighted words "Learn More".
 * c. Click on "Coverage Table" in the Table of Contents.
 * d. Determine if you county has records included in this collection (mostly IGI extraction records)
 * e. Add link under birth, adding appropriate coverage years.


 * *date range Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950

- free index. Not complete for all years

2. a. In FamilySearch Pennsylvania Historical Records find.


 * b. Click on the highlighted words "Learn More".
 * c. Click on "Coverage Table" in the Table of Contents.
 * d. Determine if you county has records included in this collection (mostly IGI extraction records)
 * e. Add link under marriage, adding appropriate coverage years.
 * *date rangePennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 - free index. Not complete for all years.

3. If your county is Allegheny or Philadelphia access FamilySearch Pennsylvania Historical Records and locate the appropriate Philadelphia or Pittsburgh city collections.


 * a. Add the collections under the correct heading of birth marriage or death.
 * b. While in wiki text, type as follows:
 * i. Determine the date range of the collection.
 * ii. Bold type the dates *1885-1951.
 * iii. Copy and paste the database title.
 * iv. Add the database RecordSearch link
 * v. The database number is found in the database URL, the final numbers after "collection/".
 * vi. *date range Database title

- free index with images.
 * vii. *1860-1906 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906

- free index with images.

Vital Records
Berks County has placed a searchable index on-line for birth, marriage and death records.


 * 1726-1930 Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 –free index. Not complete for all years.


 * 1725–1976 Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 –free index. Not complete for all years.
 * 1885–1950 Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885–1950 –free index with online images. Not complete for all years.