Comments on: Ancestry Search: Searching using Birth, Death and other Life Events

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:57:23 +0000

Thank you, Andy!

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:26:41 +0000

Christine Re: 56

To help with the frustration try this:
1) Go to your home page
2) In the upper right hand corner you will see a link that says one of two things:
a) Go to New Search (which means you are in OldSearch)
or

b) Go to Old Search (which means you are in NewSearch)

Toggle it so it says “Go to Old Search”.

This will put you in New Search and shouldn’t change unless you change it at a later date.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:15:28 +0000

Sigh. I think I am confused about the terminology RE: Old Search and New Search. The images in the blog post above are of the search function that I LIKE and used to use with tremendous success, but when I go into my searches it always wants to go into that condensed-looking search function that is practically useless. I realize now how to get to the “New Search.”

I’m sorry for ranting. I guess I’m ranting about the Old New Search? All this changing around of search stuff has me whip-sawed by confusion.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:03:17 +0000

I forgot to mention that when I do try to restrict the search it manages to expand the search. Please, people. Don’t fix what ain’t broke!

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:00:37 +0000

I absolutely loathe the New Search. And what gets me is sometimes you’ll go back to that wonderful Old Search and I can find things really easily, and then the next day, BAM, the New Search again. I am becoming infuriated and I don’t want to be!

The current search function is very frustrating, as it doesn’t remember profile information on the person being searched, I can’t restrict certain fields without restricting everything, I can’t do the search within-an-area (exact, nearby counties, nearby states), the records already attached no longer have the check by them (which was very helpful), and I keep feeling like I have to always have an extra window open. After using the old search I know what is possible, and I feel hampered and annoyed by the current search. I can often find info, but it takes many more steps.

BRING BACK THE OLD SEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:50:36 +0000

Linda Re #51

You have to choose the “Birth,Marriage, Death” collection to get those fields as they are not available for all collections.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:51:44 +0000

I read about the new search field that includes month and day, not just year, for things like birth.

I can’t seem to find those fields on the new search, just the year. Can someone point out to me where to find that?

Thanks.

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:22:57 +0000

The Old Search is great, and I continue to use it.
I keep trying the New Search and keep going back to the Old Search. The Old Search actually works!

Why can’t you just leave the Old Search along and stop offering new searches that are useless? I am a long-time subscriber and use Ancestry almost daily. I am very satisfied with the Old Search and have great results. I have read many of the comments above and I am not alone in my opinion of the New Search.

My only complaint about the Old Search is when I specifically say the country is the US, why do I get results from other countries. That’s really annoying!

By: BEE

BEE — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:59:51 +0000

cont. #47 – or try to print out