Template:FamilySearch citation instructions

1. Below the image of the original document is an 'Information' tab. It typically contains a citation for the image being displayed. The county name and the volume name are taken from this citation. The volume name follows the county in the citation. If no citation has been generated, the volume name can be found under 'Film/Digital Note'.
2. The film number can be found above the image. It might be necessary to click the arrow next to the collection name in order to reveal the Film #.
3. Click on the 'Catalog Record' found above the citation in the 'Information' tab. This will open the 'Catalog' page for the book containing the image.
4. Click the 'View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible copy locations' link in the Catalog page. This will open the WorldCat page.
5. The OCLC number is found under 'Show more information'. Enter this number into citer.toolforge.org to create a source citation.
6. Copy the parameters from the citer.toolforge.org citation into the template.
7. Add the {{FamilySearch microfilm full}} template to the 'Sources' section of an article.
8. Create the citation within the text using {{sfn}}. Include specifics of the document in the |loc= parameter. For instance, names of the grantor & grantee plus the date of the deed, or name of testator and date of will.

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This text is included in templates related to documents digitized and made available by FamilySearch. Information described here is used to create source citations for these documents.

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