The
Tompkins County NY GenWeb website has been an invaluable source of information for me over
the years as I have traced a number of family lines in that geographic
area.
Because I am a creature of
habit, when I am hot on the search, I tend to go immediately to the link where
I think my ancestor might be.
I
frequently check the
Past, Present,
Future link to see what new material has been added, or I head directly to
the local
Cemeteries link looking for
death dates, or the
Scrapbook link to
see what hidden gems are there.
Recently I noticed the search
engine box. How long has that
been there? I am too embarrassed to ask.
Once found though, I immediately put it to use. I typed in the name of
the person I was searching, and the site’s web crawler provided me with a list
of items in which that particular name appeared, not just in Tompkins County,
but all over the Southern Tier of New
York and Northern Pennsylvania.
I’ve got to go now and search for more family through this newly found search engine!
Thanks, Mary! This is a great tip, especially since I have ancestors from downstate. Not doing too much genealogy this week, but soon I'll be back on the hunt :)
ReplyDeleteMarian: I have been busy, too, but hopefully now have some time. We found someone
ReplyDeleteto bind our monographs, so that is a big relief.