Full-Text Search: Genealogy Game Changer

Geoff Rasmussen
Mar 11, 2024
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Full-Text Search
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Searching for your ancestor in unindexed records is now possible thanks to the new Full-Text Search. Join Geoff Rasmussen for a brief demo of what he found during his first uses of this new tool from FamilySearch Labs.

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About the speaker

Geoffrey D. Rasmussen is the father of four budding genealogists. He graduated with a degree in Genealogy and Family History from Brigham Young University and has served as director and vice-president of the Utah Genealogical Association. He is th
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  1. DR
    Deborah Richardson
    2 months ago

    So exciting!

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  2. MC
    Matthew Cross
    7 months ago

    Have you tried this with your John Williams, Geoff?

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  3. JC
    Jamie Combs
    7 months ago

    Thank you!! I just found a BIG clue that will likely help to tear down a brick wall! So glad I came across this today! Best thing since sliced bread!

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  4. CM
    Claire Miller
    8 months ago

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!
    I now have new hope for finding out more about Benjamin Green(e) Miller.

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  5. AM
    Ann McFadden
    8 months ago

    Thanks for sharing this information. I have been working with it today; this is going to be a very useful tool. However, I believe that we will need to check their transcriptions carefully.

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  6. RP
    Robert Pulse
    8 months ago

    It is great – many years Research analysis to do as a result

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  7. SL
    Sharon Lighthouse
    8 months ago

    To me, this is the best thing to hit in a long time!

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  8. SO
    Steven Ostrowski
    8 months ago

    Wildcard * works also. Since the OCR isn’t 100% accurate, you will want to use search variations to maximize this. For example, I used thurs* to search for my Thurston/Thurstin family and it came up with a couple I wouldn’t have found otherwise. Combine that with something like +john +thurst* and you will get wider search results.

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