On 23-Dec-2012, Denis Beauregard <denis.b-at-francogene.com@fr.invalid> wrote: > I don't subscribe to Ancestry so use it only when I go to my local > genealogical society, about once a month... But how can I made a > search for names with variations, i.e. I would accept Adam and Adams. Ancestry search accepts wildcards. To search for Adam and Adams, Adame, etc., try Adam? for a one letter wildcard or Adam* for multiple letters. Need a minimum of 3 known letters (together) to start the search. Ed Allard

On 24/01/2013 16:08, allfam1664@yahoo.ca wrote: > On 23-Dec-2012, Denis Beauregard <denis.b-at-francogene.com@fr.invalid> > wrote: > >> I don't subscribe to Ancestry so use it only when I go to my local >> genealogical society, about once a month... But how can I made a >> search for names with variations, i.e. I would accept Adam and Adams. > > Ancestry search accepts wildcards. To search for Adam and Adams, Adame, > etc., try Adam? for a one letter wildcard or Adam* for multiple letters. > Need a minimum of 3 known letters (together) to start the search. > > Ed Allard > The three letters together restriction has changed and there is more wildcard flexibility. See http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/04/ancestry-search-improved-wildcard-flexibility/ Adam? will not match Adam as the ? requires a character is present.