Just the Facts

To get a definition of a keyword using Yahoo and Bing, you must insert a space between the colon and the query. Example: define: genealogy

Search for a word in the title of the webpage. Example: allintitle: fox genealogy. This may capture some additional genealogy web pages about the surname usually buried deep in the search results.

Fuzzy searches may be done using the tilde “ ~ ” symbol searching for a term similar in spelling to a name, location or word. For example: smith~

Boolean logic consists of three basic logical operators: AND (+) John AND Smith; NOT (-) John NOT Smith; John OR Smith, Smith OR John. Boolean [Bool·e·an] logic refers to the logical relationship among search terms, and is named for the British-born Irish mathematician George Boole. 

Ask Google to keep searching for an ancestor. Enter your search at https://www.google.com/alerts. When the search term comes up later (even if years after you request the search), Google will email you.