Google Tips for use in Genealogy Searches

Question

I came across a 'tips and tricks' page that includes various search techniques that may assist when using Google as part of our genealogy research. So, I thought I'd share.

Tips for using Google in Genealogy Searches

Comments

Thank-you Susan, that is interesting. Helps us older generation folks that were not raised with computers.

---

Learned a few things, good article!

Regarding name searches and abbreviations, don't forget to try the style of last name, comma, first and middle initials all in quotes.

Answer 1

Thank YOU for letting us know about this.

Answer 2

I usually use duckduckgo.com

While Google usually knows really well what you are looking for, it creates a bubble around what you would usually want to find. If you want to break out of that bubble, duckduckgo is a really good option with pretty good search results.

Comments

Thank you for mentioning this! I first heard about duckduckgo.com in just the last few days.

---

Joop, never heard of DUCK, but I just tried it, I like the results. Thank-you