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Subject: GENEALOGY RESEARCHING HELP
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 17:12:44 EST

Let me preface this by asking, if you pass this fine article on to others,
please be sure to give full credit to The Genealogical Helper as the source!!

"Easy Google Genealogy Searcher"

"Searching the Internet for a particular subject is often a 'shot in the
dark.' But there are some things a person can do to improve his/her chance of
success. One of those is a new search engine, powered by Google & designed
just for the genealogist.

The engine is located at:
_www.searchforancestors.com/google/searcher.html_
(http://www.searchforancestors.com/google/searcher.html)

There are several search options including a specific search for photos ,
another for newspapers , & a list of directories. For each search, there are
'help' options & tips to make the most of the search.

In the case of newspapers, researchers can look for a specific area,
narrowing down to a town or widening to include an entire country. Another search
leads to directions for 'antiquated' words (which can include medical terms),
Latin terms, acronyms, & terminology used in deeds & other documents. And
when you find that a great-grandfather owned land, but the deed gives the
land size in rods, the search engine page includes a calculator that will
transfer that into modern dimensions.

Another option of the search engine is handy for locating a place. Unlike
most map programs, this engine will search by keyword & location, even if you
don't have the proper name. For instance, a search for 'cemetery' & 'Logan,
Utah,' brings up half a dozen primary sites & several related sites.

If a trail of an ancestor has led to a foreign land, the engine offers
options to search for surnames in specific countries & to search for sites in a
specific language. There are several programs available to translate languages
& this search engine includes that option. In this case, a word or series
of words can be pasted into the translation box & Google will translate. Or,
type in the address & Google will translate an entire web page.

The search engine's home page includes tips, suggestions & links, all with
the genealogist in mind"



They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
An hour to appreciate them, A day to love them,
But an entire life to forget them.

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