I have found adding "genealogy" to the name, shortens the list down a bit so that you don't get unrelated things in the search results.....if that might help someone. I usually use "Surname", "Place Name", "Genealogy" (No Ireland). Sometimes I search with "place name", "genealogy" only, sometimes adding the "Ireland" at the end gets some different results. Sometimes putting the first name in helps zero in on possibles that you might be looking for or finding that "lost or hard to find person". Norm Ann Panlener wrote: >List to Digest, please > >apan@milwpc.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: RMacWat@aol.com <RMacWat@aol.com> >To: NorthernIrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com ><NorthernIrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:19 AM >Subject: Re: [NIR-GW] wise use of this subject line > > >>A super suggestion. Don't you just love "Searching for Ancestors," or a >> >last > >>name with no geographical location, e.g. "Wilsons," instead of "Wilsons, >>Ireland?" >>You have done an excellent service! Bob >> >> >>==== NorthernIrelandGenWeb Mailing List ==== >>*** Tired of this LIST? Going on vacation, a business trip? *** >>Send an email with one word, UNSUBSCRIBE, in the Subject and Message >>area to: NorthernIrelandGenWeb-L-request@rootsweb.com. Digest? Replace "L" >> >with "D". > >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> >go to: > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > >==== NorthernIrelandGenWeb Mailing List ==== >Problem? Question? Need direction or to report a virus? Write the List >Admin at Kathleen@KathleensKorner.net . Off-List, please! > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >