GenSeeker - RootsWeb Site Search
This form will allow you to search the contents of all the registered WWW documents at RootsWeb.
Using GenSeeker
The search form has three search options: Any, All, and Boolean.
Any will return results for pages which have any of the listed words on it. For example, selecting Any and then searching for Moses Smith will return results for any page which contains the word Moses OR the word Smith.
All returns results for pages which contain every word input into the search form. A search using All and Moses Smith will show only those pages which contain both words: Moses AND Smith.
Note: This does not necessarily mean that the name Moses Smith will be on the page showing hits. A page containing the names Moses Jones and William Smith will show up as a "hit" because it contains both words, Moses AND Smith, though not necessarily in close proximity to each other. Phrase matching is not currently available in GenSeeker.
A boolean search allows for more complex searching. Examples of Boolean searches:
- Moses and Smith: Gives pages which contain both Moses and Smith (much like the "All" search)
- Moses or Smith: Gives pages which contain the word Moses or the word Smith (much like the "Any" search)
- Moses not Smith: Gives pages which contain the word Moses BUT NOT the word Smith.
Boolean searches also allow grouping using parentheses:
- (Moses and Smith) or (William and Dennett): pages returned will contain either Moses and Smith or will contain William and Dennett, but not necessarily both combinations.
- (Moses and Smith) and (William and Dennett): pages must contain Moses, Smith, William, and Dennett to be returned as a "hit".
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