When searching at Google (or any other Boolean type search), putting quotes around words tells the search engine to search for that EXACT string, not just in proximity, but exactly. That can be a difficulty when searching a name - for example, if you search for "John H. Rockwell" it will show you only those results - and not include those that show John Rockwell or J. H. Rockwell - so when you use quotes around a string of letters (or phrase), the results will only show exact matches. Any info supplied after the + helps to narrow, or delineate, the search. Just an FYI. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:40 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Linden Farm? Mark, If you had done a simple google with "linden farm" +chester county pennsylvania as your subject, the first 'hit' in the list would have been the site which contained the info on the area , including the Linden farm info sent you by a helpful fellow list member... http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Chester_County/Birmingham_Township.html Never underestimate what you can find using google as your search engine.....however, it is a help to put " " around the main subject, thereby ensuring that you will find the words within that subject in proximity....then, after your 'subject', you may modify that subject by, as in this case, using +chester county pa....this will then only give you sites that contain the words "linden farm" in proximity, PLUS contain the words Chester co pa....this will definitely cut down on the sites you wouldn't be interested in and give you only sites that would be helpful in your hunt! I don't own google 'stock', but sure wish I did....it's a valuable tool for finding anything and everything, from a 'lost' ancestor to a recipe for oxtail soup ..(.the latter, I did that yesterday!) Sandra " This may be a long shot. A cousin recalls hearing about a farm owned or run by a member of the BARTON family which was called the Linden Farm. He recalled it being located somewhere in Chester County, right next to a Quaker meeting house, but he doesn't know the town.Does any of this sound familiar to anyone??" ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message