Search Tips for the German Immigrant Family
Registers and Origins Databases
Please use the following guidelines for improved searching:
| Search Phrase |
|
Result |
| b |
|
Returns all names starting with "b" |
| sch |
|
Returns all names starting with "sch" |
| %sch |
|
Returns all names containing "sch" in them |
| _atharina |
|
Returns names such as Catharina and Katharina |
Some of the names include umlauts. Use the following table to find the codes needed to type these characters:
| Letter |
|
Windows |
|
Mac |
| ä |
|
ALT + 0228 |
|
Option + u, followed by a |
| ë |
|
ALT + 0235 |
|
Option + u, followed by e |
| ö |
|
ALT + 0246 |
|
Option + u, followed by o |
| ü |
|
ALT + 0252 |
|
Option + u, followed by u |
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