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From: "Deborah Story" <>
Subject: Re: [CALosAngeles] Birth index
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:18:41 -0700
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Not only does Premium allow search by any or all fields, but also a wild
card character. Therefore if you know that a surname is Perret, but want
all possibilites one can search by P%r%t%, then also by year or any of the
other fields.

Deborah

----- Original Message -----
From: "LS" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CALosAngeles] Birth index


> I agree it's not easy to use. Seems birth, death and marriage records
> all only use the surname search capability. So if one is searching for
> various surname spellings (we all have them) it can take even longer
> (wildcard is available for that at least). I'm not sure if there are
> better search options as a premium member, since I'm not one of those.
> BUT....at least it's available. It's the only one I know of that's on
> the internet for those of us who can't get to the FHC or can afford to
> pay for the records.
>
> Luana
>
> Anne Sprentz wrote:
>
> >I had that same problem. The surname I was searching for was at the end
of
> >the alphabet, so I had to go through several hundred before I got what I
was
> >looking for. But, I found it.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <>
> >To: <>
> >Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:34 AM
> >Subject: [CALosAngeles] Birth index
> >
> >
> >>Is there a way to use a wild card for the birth index?
> >>It seems to me that the list uses surname only. The first names are in
> >>alphabetical order and sometimes I have to go thru several hundred
before
> >>
> >I find
> >
> >>the correct first name. eg Richard, etc.
> >>
> >>Thank you
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
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>
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