Researched & Posted by:\u00a0 Earl\u00a0 P. Bell, County Coordinator, Nash County<\/p>\n
Date:\u00a0 15 October 2011<\/p>\n
Comments and Suggested Additional URLs for Family Researchers to: earl.bell3@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n For your convenience, as a family or local history researcher, here are, by subject,\u00a0 the URLs at FamilySearch.<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Archives_and_Libraries<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA AFRICAN AMERICANS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_African_Americans<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA BIBLE RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Bible_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Biography<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA CEMETERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Cemeteries<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA CENSUS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Census<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA CHURCH RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Church_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA COURT RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Court_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA DIRECTORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Directories<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA DIVORCE RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Divorce_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Emigration_and_Immigration<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA GAZETTEERS [place location]<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Gazetteers<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_History<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA LAND AND PROPERT<\/strong>Y<\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Land_and_Property<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA MAPS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Maps<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Military_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA NATIVE AMERICANS https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/Indians_of_North_Carolina<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Naturalization_and_Citizenship<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA NEWSPAPERS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Newspapers<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA OBITUARIES<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Obituaries<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA OCCUPATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Occupations<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA PERIODICALS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Periodicals<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA PROBATE RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Probate_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Public_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Schools<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETIES<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Societies<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA TAXATION<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Taxation<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA VITAL RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Vital_Records<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA VOTING REGISTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/North_Carolina_Voting_Registers<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n ***************************************<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY URLs<\/strong><\/p>\n The Individual North Carolina County URLs at Family Search are Found, Following the Above Subjects, at:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.familysearch.org\/en\/Special:WhatLinksHere\/North_Carolina<\/p>\n [direct access found in the right column, on the Nash County main page, in the\u00a0alphabetized “Links of Interest”]<\/p>\n **********************<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/node\/1158<\/p>\n NINE POWERFUL SEARCH FEATURES IN THE FAMILYSEARCH SEACH ENGINE\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n April 8, 2011 – by DunnPB<\/p>\n New and current search features in FamilySearch’s search engine makes it one of the most powerful on the Worldwide Web. From my genealogical experiences in searching on the Web, few other search engines allow such easy search parameters and criteria to be set by users. Kudos to engineers and programmers for these enhancements!<\/p>\n SEARCH FEATURES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The FamilySearch search engine now offers the following nine important search features for users:<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search given-names only, based on a very localized area or narrowed time-frame: This is crucial for effective searches in all patronymic countries, such as in Scandinavia, Iceland, and Wales, and sometimes in southern U.S Research.<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search just the surname, with a localized town or parish: For marriage searches when the first given name isn\u2019t exactly known and in patronymic research.<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search on just a year of birth and a small place-name only (such as a town, parish, a chapel–for example: 1833 Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England) without typing in ANY names!<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search with one wildcard (*) in just the surname, using a place-name, such as: \u201cSm*th\u201d and \u201cSt Gregory by St Paul, London.\u201d<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0<\/strong> Search by using two or more wildcards (*) in a surname. For example: Th*b* or, T*b*u* (for Thibadeau, Theobald, Thibault, etc.) Difficult-to-find variant-spelled surnames now are much less of a problem to locate in the system. Note: The search \u201cresults\u201d or \u201chits\u201d may not yet be alpha-arranged, nor ranked by country.<\/p>\n 6.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search for \u201cSmyth\u201d ONLY returns \u201cSmyth\u201d or \u201cSmythe\u201d results! No more Smyth mingled with Smith!<\/p>\n 7.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search using only the father’s name or both father and mother\u2019s name. Just click on “Advanced Search”, and then click “Relationship”–“Parents.\u201d Type just the father or name of both parents, with no given name[s] of child at all: For running “Parent” searches to find most\/all children born to an ancestor.<\/p>\n 8.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search to determine any number of illegitimate children born to a person: Search on just the mother\u2019s name–her given name and\/or maiden surname–and then click \u201cparent\u201d under the Relationship box.<\/p>\n 9.<\/strong>\u00a0 Search when you don\u2019t know or are unsure of the spelling of the prefix or a large portion of the beginning of a surname, no problem\u2014just use the wildcard (*) in front of the surname and spell the last part of the surname as you know it. For example, as in the surname of Thibou, you could search on just *bou. Question-marks (\u201c?\u201d) may now be used as single-letter wildcards as well.<\/p>\n These search features in the FamilySearch search engine now prove to be a tremendous boon to users and researchers worldwide. Moreover, these new search standards establish FamilySearch as the trendsetter and perhaps a benchmark for other websites to follow\u2014including those of archives, libraries, repositories, societies, and universities!<\/p>\n Now, if only the “results” listings resulting from these search features can be tweaked just a bit more by FamilySearch programming engineers in order to become more relevant and efficient by being better ranked, more alpha-arranged with better geographical arrangement, i.e. by country (then by state or province, then by county and\/or town), more users will be thrilled, and will expect such “search” standards to become \u201cthe standard!”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Researched & Posted by:\u00a0 Earl\u00a0 P. Bell, County Coordinator, Nash County Date:\u00a0 15 October 2011 Comments and Suggested Additional URLs for Family Researchers to: earl.bell3@gmail.com For your convenience, as a family or local history researcher, here are, by subject,\u00a0 the…<\/p>\n
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