Thanks Karen!! What a great tip. I'm passing this one to my sister.
Florence
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Richardson's" <richardson69(a)comcast.net>
To: <INRANDOL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:10 AM
Subject: [INRANDOL] Search Tips
Hello List,
I wanted to pass on some search tips that came across one of the
Tennessee lists.
I had never thought of using the + or - with my searches.
Enjoy! I hope it proves useful,
Gina
Dear list:
When using Google and most other search engines:
Not only can you add quotation marks "around a name" when searching for
a
specific person, you can also narrow your search by adding a + (plus)
or
a -
(minus) to specific words of interest. For example, when I'm
searching
for
my gg-grandfather, John Young, b. 1807, Fentress County, TN --
here's
one
way I can search for him:
"John Young" +1807 +"Fentress County, TN" +genealogy
If I find no matches, I would eliminate Fentress County and probably the
year, too, and research using his name, +TN, and +genealogy. (It has
been
suggested to use +genealogy, in order to stay on genealogy sites and
information. You can use a - (minus) in front of a word if, for example,
you
continue to get a news story on someone famous who happens to have
the
same
name as your ancestor. In my case, it's an astronaut, so I enter
the
search
like this:
"John Young" +TN -astronaut +genealogy
This will bring results of all John Youngs in TN mentioned on genealogy
pages or sites, but no astronauts!
Karen LeJeune
==== INRANDOL Mailing List ====
Would anyone like to submit a phrase or thought for the day for the
tagline, send
an Email to Gina Richardson richardson69(a)comcast.net
==============================
Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration
Collection with an
Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more.
http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237