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3 An Internet search example

3.2 General search engines

An immediate temptation is to head straight for a search engine such as Google and enter your family name, but a moment's thought should warn you that the results will be disappointing. This is particularly so if your name is common or, like White or Snow, is also an English word. Even a relatively uncommon family name such as Rosewell turns out to be a place name in both Scotland and the USA and a misspelling of a UFO.

Activity 21

Jot down some sample queries that may be useful

Now read the discussion

Activity 22

Try a web search for web pages of other researchers interested in your family.

Now read the discussion

Activity 23

Think of some strategies to use to avoid these problems

Now read the discussion

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