Here's another Google tip. Search like this: Patrick+Coyle+Enniskillen+1766+Genealogy The pluses help the search and you'll get a much better result by adding "genealogy" at the end! As suggested, try different combinations of key words. Good luck!! Karen Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2015, at 5:33 AM, Dee Byster-Graham via <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Sound advice, Viola. > > At the instigation of yourself and Dave last year I now have a desktop link > to Google Ireland, so easy to use and do so constantly, and another link to > plain old Google for everything else. > > Dee. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Viola Wiggins via > Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2015 7:28 PM > To: FERMANAGH GOLD > Subject: FERMANAGH-GOLD Making use of Google > > You have all hear me call GOOGLE my friend. Here is the proof. > I was in Enniskillen yesterday and called into the Geneaology Centre where a > gentleman was seeking information on a Patrick Coyle born Enniskillen in > 1766, who had travelled to USA alone when "he was a grown man". He was > shipwrecked off Long Island but he survived, married and had family. > The Gentleman did not know the year of arrival in US although he showed us > an extensive tree linking him to Patrick Coyle. > When I came home I Googled "Patrick Coyle Enniskillen 1766". > The very top hit was for him. > Turned out Patrick was travelling with his parents and was 7 years old when > shipwrecked [c1782/3] The stories almost matched. So this must have been > annother relative of the Gentleman making enquiries If only that gentleman > had only used google he would have been much wiser. > Let that be a lesson to everyone searching for their ancestors. > Google the name, location and year. If that does not bring a hit change the > keywords used. > That could uncover annother person researching your ancestor and a possible > relative with whom you can combine your research with. Two heads are better > than one. > Viola > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message