Pam gave us a really thorough introduction to FamilySearch's new labs experiment, full-text searching at this week's meeting. In less than a year, full-text searching has moved from providing land and probate records to almost 3500 world-wide collections.
The records included in the experimental labs section of FamilySearch can be used most efficiently by entering an ancestor's name, a location, and a year range in the search field. It is best to use quotation marks around the name so returns will be for that name only. Once the results appear, you can still use filters to narrow down closer to your target.
Several different icons are available on the results page and Pam showed how to use each one. Her handout is quite detailed; if you weren't able to attend the meeting be sure to request one in the future.
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