tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post9061983531944485576..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: Look After You Think You ShouldMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-65853786644936397422012-12-27T16:47:16.468-06:002012-12-27T16:47:16.468-06:00Also if you use Ancestry, don't give up becaus...Also if you use Ancestry, don't give up because the surname might be spelled wrong 9 times out of 10. Do the front page search, John Doe; exact; USA; NJ then enter. Once you get into the individual records... <br /><br />The trick is say for example you have 3 census and they lived there those 3 time. Enter the first name only but don't use sound index; then enter the county and town; then birth place and the birth year starting with 1 yr and moving up to 2 yrs if you are not finding them. Also widen the search to the next county over and town you think they lived in if 2 yrs doesn't work. I found many "Lost" records that way because the last name was spelled wrong and the sound index didn't pick it up.<br /><br />Also I find it hard to locate a book there too, you get everything under the sun in your search. So first I enter the book in Google and that way you might find the ancestry.com link to the book there back to Ancestry's site. I actually found 5 that I was looking for today. If you think you will use it again Bookmark it and make a folder for it like I did today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659060278446134303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-55038600431956518022012-12-27T10:16:37.782-06:002012-12-27T10:16:37.782-06:00So true! My favorite comment to patrons when I'...So true! My favorite comment to patrons when I'm volunteering in my local genealogical library is this:<br />"The worst mistake a researcher can make is quitting too soon!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com