Search DGS Site

SEARCHING THE
DELAWARE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
WEB PAGES

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To search all Web pages and datafiles on the delgensoc.org site [including all pdf files]

1. Open in a new window the

Google Search Engine

2. In the search box type in "delgensoc.org: " (without the quote marks)

and your keyword. Note that there must be a space after the colon.

3. Click on the "Google Search" button.

Advanced Google Search Preferences Search Tips

Sample Search

To search for the name Walker, enter "Walker" (without the quote marks) after "delgensoc.org: "

NOTE: For this search window your entry characters are not case sensitive.

You will then receive a list of the DGS and other pages where the Walker name appears as well as a short preview of how "Walker" appears on the site.

On the displayed passage, click on "Cache" to go to the page where your keyword appears and it will be highlighted unless the file is large (as it is in the "delgensoc.org/delfam/dfnames.htm" file), in which case the file will be truncated.

In that case to see the full web page click on the top line in the "hit": to go to the web address [http://delgensoc.org/delfam/dfnames.htm in example above]."

Then use your browser's "find" capability to find where your keyword appears on the page (in Netscape, choose "Edit", then "Find in Page", then type in your keyword (e.g. "Walker") and click "Find Next").

For "Walker", there are many DGS web pages where the Walker name appears: Interestingly, the only DGS page that lists many surnames but does not include the surname "Walker" is the page that lists Websites devoted to Delaware Surnames.

You can use this same procedure to search for a word on any web site.