FamilySearch.org is testing their new search engine. I haven't tried it yet and passing it on: http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/ If anyone tries it, let us know how you liked/disliked it. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

It's very interesting, and I think I'm going to like it.  I input only my family last name and under the birth section, my home county, Alpena, Michigan, United States.  Up came a ton of data immediately!  Marriages, births, deaths, all listed on the right side of the screen.   You then click on any one of those you want, and it leads to another screen holding the data for that entry, plus access to the source of the data, any papers they have scanned into the system.  There, you can look at all of it, or as usual, make a copy for yourself of the data page.   It's fast (but maybe only because it's beta and not many are using it yet), and clean.   However, in looking at my father's birth entry, I note they have the same problem they had with the pilot site at first. Half of a page is shown, and there is no ability to see the next half of the page.  There is no 'next page' button to use to see what's on the next page.   You are only accessing the page itself, not the collection of pages from which it's taken.    I sent them an email with feedback, so here's hoping they correct that immediately.  Otherwise, 2nd pages of data will be impossible to get to this way. MYRA HERRON I LOVE MY COUNTRY!! It's the government I'm afraid of! --- On Mon, 4/26/10, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> Subject: [IRISH-AMER] New FamilySearch search engine To: "ny irish" <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>, "IRISH-AMERICAN" <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>, Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com, Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com, New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com, "roll calls mailing list" <Ireland-roll-calls-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 26, 2010, 11:40 AM FamilySearch.org is testing their new search engine.  I haven't tried it yet and passing it on: http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/ If anyone tries it, let us know how you liked/disliked it. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just tried the new search engine by typing in only my wife's (uncommon) maiden surname, nothing more. The search engine found her grandfather in the 1900 US census. I was able to easily save the image of the census page. It seems to work fine and I have bookmarked it for future use. Thanks for the info. At 11:40 AM 4/26/2010, you wrote: >FamilySearch.org is testing their new search engine. I haven't tried it >yet and passing it on: >http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/ > >If anyone tries it, let us know how you liked/disliked it. > >-- >Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > >====Irish American Mailing List===== >Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname >Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I entered the correct spelling of my husband's last name and got a decent amount of hits, but not as many as I thought there should be.  I then entered the spelling of the last name and left out one of the "m's" and got many more names.  So, try misspelling a name and see if you get more hits. Kathleen Brennan Mammoser Researching BRENNAN, BRETT,GALLAGHER & KENNEDY in CO MAYO> CHICAGO and BRENNAN in CO SLIGO> CHICAGO HOWARD in CO CORK> HARVARD , IL > CHICAGO MAMMOSER in Schoenenbourg , FRANCE > CHICAGO   http://www.mammoser.com

I am interested in ANY data regarding the name VARLEY in either County Galway or County Mayo. I am not able to find an Owen Varley nor his direct relatives from the 1840's to the 1855 period. That individual was purported to be from Neale, Count Mayo per death records in the U.S. Many advanced thanks for assistance or help you or others can provide. This is an outstanding resource. Tom Varley Northfield, Minnesota Home of the defeat of Jesse James (no not Sandra Bullock's errant husband) On Apr 28, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Kay B wrote: I entered the correct spelling of my husband's last name and got a decent amount of hits, but not as many as I thought there should be. I then entered the spelling of the last name and left out one of the "m's" and got many more names. So, try misspelling a name and see if you get more hits.