This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LHSwisher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/407.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wild cards are symbols which are used in place of other letters. This can help when you don't know how the name was spelled on the record. Ancestry lets you use * and ? as wild cards. See here for how to use them (or go to the Learning Center tab, search for FAQs, and type in "wild card"): http://ancestry.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ancestry.cfg/php/enduser/sab_answer.php?p_faqid=1235&p_search_text=wild card&p_created=1030543828&p_sid=oRiiEdYk&p_accessibility=&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.