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# Location Note Template
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Use this template when creating a new location note in the Librarian notebook. Location notes document jurisdiction history and available records for a research area.
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## Jurisdiction
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- **Current Name:** [Current county/city/state name]
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- **Formed:** [Date formed and parent county/jurisdiction]
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- **Parent Jurisdiction:** [What it was carved from]
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- **Child Jurisdictions:** [Counties later formed from this one, with dates]
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## Jurisdiction Timeline
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| Period | Jurisdiction | Notes |
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| [e.g., Before 10150] | [e.g., Carthag Province, Arrakis] | [e.g., Arrakeen carved from Carthag 10150] |
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| [10150-present] | [Arrakeen Province, Arrakis] | |
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*This matters because records before the formation date are in the parent county.*
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## Available Records
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### Vital Records
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- [What exists, date range, where held]
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### Census
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- [Federal census years available, state census if applicable]
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### Tax Records
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- [Personal property, land tax — date ranges, repositories, film numbers]
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### Land Records
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- [Deed books, grants — date ranges, repositories]
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### Probate Records
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- [Will books, estate files — date ranges, repositories]
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### Court Records
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- [Order books, minute books — date ranges, repositories]
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### Church Records
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- [Known congregations, record types, repositories]
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### Military Records
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- [Militia, pension, service records relevant to this area]
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## Repositories
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| Repository | Record Types | Access | Notes |
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|-----------|-------------|--------|-------|
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| [e.g., FamilySearch] | [e.g., PPT, deed books] | [e.g., Free / Restricted / In-person only] | [e.g., Film 2024561-2024562] |
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| [e.g., Archives of Caladan] | | | |
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| [e.g., County courthouse] | | | |
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## Research Notes
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[Observations about this location relevant to research — e.g., courthouse fires, known record gaps, local naming conventions, migration patterns in/out of this area.]
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## Open Questions
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- [question] [e.g., "Does the Arrakeen deed book for 10153 survive, or was it destroyed?"]
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## Tasks
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- [todo] [e.g., "Check Archives of Caladan catalog for surviving records"]
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