{"id":311,"date":"2010-01-26T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogybank.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2024-08-09T13:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:57:51","slug":"genealogybank-where-everybody-knows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogybank-where-everybody-knows.html","title":{"rendered":"GenealogyBank – Where Everybody Knows Your Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a basic question yesterday that reminded me of one of the core values of GenealogyBank<\/a> – it’s flexible search engine. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A woman wrote asking for the obituary notice of her father – who had died in December 2008 – but she had not included her father’s name. So I wrote back asking her for that detail. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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While I waited for her response I thought –<\/span> you know, GenealogyBank’s search engine can find his obituary even<\/span><\/em> without knowing his name<\/span><\/em>. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Here’s how I did it. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Step One. \"Screenshot:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

I first entered what I knew – the name of his daughter and the month\/year that he died. I left all of the other search fields blank. <\/strong><\/span>I reasoned that the obituary would likely include the name of his children and close relatives – in this case, the name of his daughter. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Step Two<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There was only one hit that met that search criteria. \"Screenshot:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Step Three<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Bingo – it was the correct obituary. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

\"Photo:<\/p>\n

Tip: Be flexible in your searches. <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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GenealogyBank indexes over 4,200 newspapers published over the last 300+ years. You may search by the name of the deceased or by other persons named in the obituary or news article. Search on every clue. <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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