Monday, June 6, 2016

Google Searches

GenealogyInTime eMagazine had an interesting article last week about the limitations of Google searches for genealogy. They point out that Google limits search results to a maximum of two listings per website per page.

For example, this means that your search for an ancestor might list two results from FamilySearch, but there may be several more on subsequent result pages. The article suggests that if your search finds results on one website that you repeat the search using both your surname and the website. This method should find all references.

I have mentioned this particular newsletter in the past. It usually posts weekly and always has a list of new genealogy record sets for the week. You can subscribe at newsletter@genealogyintime.com.

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