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*genealogy ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F562632 Shadrach LeQuat, Delaware to Illinois, and His Descendants]<br> | *genealogy ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F562632 Shadrach LeQuat, Delaware to Illinois, and His Descendants]<br> | ||
*diary or journal ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F499386 The Journal of Anson Call]<br> | *diary or journal ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F499386 The Journal of Anson Call]<br> | ||
*pedigree ''for example'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/593041 | *pedigree ''for example'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/593041 De Bottetort Pedigree Chart, ca.519 A.D.-1975]<br> | ||
However, the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Author Search] is better for finding '''''an author''''' by his or her surname.<br> | However, the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Author Search] is better for finding '''''an author''''' by his or her surname.<br> | ||
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'''More than one surname per family history.''' Library catalogers usually add to the '''''Surnames Search''''' about four surnames from families that marry into the main family for a typical family history. For example, <br> | '''More than one surname per family history.''' Library catalogers usually add to the '''''Surnames Search''''' about four surnames from families that marry into the main family for a typical family history. For example, <br> | ||
[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/163371 | [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/163371 Blackburns Today and Yesterday] is also listed under the following names: BARRON, BRIDGES, DAVIS, and FRAZIER. For longer family histories even more names would usually be listed. So it is normal to find a book via the '''''Surnames Search''''' which is primarily about another family and only briefly mentions the surname you searched. | ||
'''If the results list has too few matches.''' The more of a surname you type as a search term, the smaller the results list will be. Since many surnames have [[Guessing a Name Variation|spelling variations]], you may want to broaden your search. To do this, you can type only part of the surname. (This is called truncating your search.) For example, if you type '''Newcombe''' as your search term, the computer will find only that spelling of the name. However, if you type '''Newcom''' as your search term, the computer will find any surname that begins with those letters, including Newcom, Newcomb, Newcome, Newcombe, and so forth. | '''If the results list has too few matches.''' The more of a surname you type as a search term, the smaller the results list will be. Since many surnames have [[Guessing a Name Variation|spelling variations]], you may want to broaden your search. To do this, you can type only part of the surname. (This is called truncating your search.) For example, if you type '''Newcombe''' as your search term, the computer will find only that spelling of the name. However, if you type '''Newcom''' as your search term, the computer will find any surname that begins with those letters, including Newcom, Newcomb, Newcome, Newcombe, and so forth. | ||