tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post5521692848101898285..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Ancestry Quirks - the missing JanesRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-61814766615201033492009-05-20T08:50:02.784-07:002009-05-20T08:50:02.784-07:00A similar problem exists with the US City Director...A similar problem exists with the US City Directory database! Very frustrating.Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-91315412760181830602009-05-18T10:58:00.000-07:002009-05-18T10:58:00.000-07:00A similar, but different, problem with the U.S. Ci...A similar, but different, problem with the <A HREF="http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1555&enc=1&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0" REL="nofollow">U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles</A>. Searching "Quattlebaum" (soundex or exact) - if you fill in the "Home State" field no results are returned. Leave it blank and there are 59 results. <br /><br />Lots of folks have <A HREF="http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2009/02/12/ancestrycom-launches-five-new-civil-war-databases-in-celebration-of-lincolns-birthday/#comments" REL="nofollow">complained</A> since this database was announced in Feb - but no fix yet!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232674112099044776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-37578408525497035422009-05-16T18:16:00.000-07:002009-05-16T18:16:00.000-07:00I blogged about this awhile back. I ran into the ...I blogged about this awhile back. I ran into the same problem with name searches in the CA Voter Reg indexes at ancestry. When I couldn't find anyone, I tried the keyword search. Bingo!<br /><br />If you have the street name, try a search like this...put in the county, then put in the keyword box the street name and a surname:<br />"east 25th" souza<br />I got all the pages with souza and East 25th Street (which is where all my people were). Much more helpful!Melhttp://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-45465149641199382012009-05-16T17:20:00.000-07:002009-05-16T17:20:00.000-07:00Randy, if you put "janes" in the first name field ...Randy, if you put "janes" in the first name field and "slone" in the last name field and select "sonoma county" and check "exact search" using "old search" you get 4 results. All are for Slone J. Janes, barber.Becky Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074730861618500334noreply@blogger.com