Hi Joan, Thanks for the suggestion! To let everyone know, the search engine only searches on one word. I've noticed from the log of what people are searching for that they are trying to search phrases and full names. And when you are searching for a name like "Brown" or "West" - you tend to get an incredible amount of hits. Even I have lost interest when trying to wade through that many hits. The site is getting _very large, so I agree that we need a better, more-options-available search engine. Karl or I will start a search for a better search eninge. If anyone has any suggestions of a great engine - please let us know! Take care, Robin Schuyler County Coordinator and List Moderator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilschuyl On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 Joanjmm@aol.com wrote: > Hello, Robin. I had a few suggestions for the search engine on our site. Is > it possible for it to be changed to be specific so you could enter a first > and last name for the person you are looking for instead of the surname? It > actually ties up the site more when you have to pull up every entry for a > surname. > > Also, is it possible to put a "clear" function in the search engine so you > can automatically clear the name instead of having to erase it by hand? > > Joan >