Lyceum Course - Internet Genealogy

Lyceum Course - Internet Genealogy - Search Expectations

Don't Expect All Searches To Be Simple or Easy
- Example Problem -
  - You Know Your Ancestor "Mary Jones" (and the name of a few possible siblings - "Polly" and "Linda")
  - Someone else knows their Ancestor - say "Linda Jones" the sister of the person you're researching
  - But they don't know the name "Mary Jones" - your ancestor
  - So you can't search on your ancestor's name and expect to get a hit
  - Since You Know "Polly Jones" and "Linda Jones" Try Searching For Them
- Remember - You need a key to find a record - The computer will use the key "Mechanically"
  - But some keys yield too many records.
  - The record you need may not contain the "key" you are using.
  - The method of the search software you are using may preclude your use of the "best key".
  - And of course - the record you seek may not exist, at least at the site where it most logically should occur. Then, no key will work.
  - But just because you can't find the record doesn't mean it isn't there to be found.