When I do a search, I put the name of whom ever I'm looking for in quotes, this cuts down on the hits. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jentny" <Jentny@dreamscape.com> To: <peer@mindspring.com>; <nycayuga@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] Nelson Buck and Fidelia Wethey of Port Bryon, NY > Marie - I've had this problem myself. Check just below where you type in > the names. Does it say "The Exact Phrase"? That cuts way down on the > number of hits. Also, below that, do not check any of those options. I > checked "Fuzzy" and got the exact message about too many choices that you > did. > > Janet > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <peer@mindspring.com> > To: <nycayuga@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:37 AM > Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] Nelson Buck and Fidelia Wethey of Port Bryon, NY > > >>I tried the site; entering queries with specific names. The reply was >>'there were too many or broad search terms'. Ira Persol or Elijah Fink or >>Gilbert Townsend; none seem like there would be hundreds of any of those >>names. >> >> How did you find an article about Eugene Wethey, Erik? What search terms >> did you enter? >> Thank you for your help. >> Marie >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: Quist Family <qfamily4@gmail.com> >>>Sent: Feb 11, 2008 7:02 PM >>>To: nycayuga@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] Nelson Buck and Fidelia Wethey of Port Bryon, NY >>> >>>Thank you for this wonderful site. I found a disturbing article about my >>>2x >>>Great Grandfather Eugene Wethey. It explains a lot of mysteries though. >>> >>>Erik >>> >>>On Feb 11, 2008 6:10 PM, Wendy Smith <wendy@twcny.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Have you checked out www.fultonhistory.com ? It's a free website with >>>> 1000's >>>> and 1000's of newspaper articles for Cayuga, Oswego, Onondaga and other >>>> surrounding counties. It's a fabulous site. >>>> Good Luck, >>>> Wendy >>>> >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>NYCAYUGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYCAYUGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1271 - Release Date: >> 2/11/2008 >> 8:16 AM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCAYUGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >