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Common Problems using Search Engines for Genealogy Have you tried to find your ancestry on any search engine? If so, you might have had thousands of results, most of which did not apply to your genealogy. Many Names are Common One problem with using any search engine for genealogy is that many last names are common. For example, take the last name of "Hall." Using Hall genealogy will often result in more than 500,000 results. The first ones on the list might be best, but you run the risk of missing some results because there are so many. Some Words that have Similar Meanings Another aspect of using Hall genealogy is that it would miss selecting sites that use a different word that means the same thing. Family history, family tree, and ancestry are just a few words that have a meaning similar to genealogy. Finally, you need consider common misspellings, such as "geneology." Words that Have Different Meanings "Hall" is also used in the name of buildings (such as "Durham Hall") or in common phrases (such as "she walked down the hall").

Contributed by Doug Barry on September 27, 2008, at 10:45 AM UTC.

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