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Search Engine Savvy - Tips for your Genealogy Search By : Paul Duxbury and Kevin Cook You will find soon enough that search engines on the internet can be a powerful tool in your search for family history. Because most of them have such an enormous index of information, searches for surnames and family names can result in useful information. You see, search engines get their indexes from "spiders" that explore websites and index words that are in the pages. They are doing this constantly and thus will be able to help you find the information about your family you are looking for, hopefully. Tips on Effective Interviewing Techniques in your Genealogy Search By : Paul Duxbury and Kevin Cook One of the most difficult parts about genealogy research can be interviewing family members to get their oral histories of the family. Not only is it immensely difficult for you, it can also be very hard on your subjects as well. Instead of simply quitting the interview process, which is what most amateur genealogists do, simply try these tips to increase your interview effectiveness. Hit a brick wall? Useful search tips! By : bcowan Most people tracing family history will, at some point, hit a 'brick wall' and thousands of messages can be found in genealogy forums seeking these 'missing links'. Whilst there are dozens of commercial companies offering ‘access to millions of records’, there are tens of thousands of small enthusiast websites, sharing their (often overlapping) research to ALL who care to look. But how do you find them? When Researching Your Family History Don’t Overlook the Minor Search Engines. By : andrewj The Internet is certainly a great resource when researching your family’s genealogy and family history and the first step is to search the major search engines. However, for a number of reasons many family tree websites are not indexed in those search engines, but they may be in the smaller specialized ones.

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