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More to follow, but it might be tomorrow!
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Elizabeth I always thought I was one of the few who actually liked Discovery as I play around with it a lot. I can't say I learnt anything particularly new but it at least confirmed I probably wasn't missing out on results using my search method.
Useful book describing the records and how they are organised....'Tracing Your Ancestors in the National Archives. The Website and Beyond' by Amanda Bevan. Chris
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Chris, I didn't learn anything especially new either. Just different ways of doing what I already do.
One or two little things which I might try more frequently, such as sorting the results. |
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Viewing
Pretty obvious - click on the title Viewing options There are four possible viewing options: 2 digitized - download now - 3rd party link (e.g. for an Ancestry record) 2 non-digitized - order copy - view for free at the National Archives |
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On Discovery home page -
note: - where you type your search term - the two check boxes beneath the search box which say "Held by the National Archives" and "Available to download from the National Archives" - the black bar beneath this where you can select the "advanced search" and "browse" functions. These are highlighted in yellow. |
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Arrangement of records
By government department Then the records are arranged by series. e.g. HO 11 HO designates the Home Office 11 designates the series HO 11 is the Convict Transportation Registers. |
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Advanced Search
There are two tabs at the top - Records and Record Creators I'm concentrating on Records. - can use wildcards * Will* will give Williams, Willmott, William, etc. Can use * in the middle of a word I know most of us already know this! |
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Advanced Search cont.
You have these options: Find words All of these words Exact word or phrase Any of these words Additional 'any' word Additional 'any' word Don't find words Any of these words Additional 'not' word Additional 'not' word Search for or within references Any of these references These are usual search techniques. I use the next one a lot: scroll down to the blue "Date" box. There is a "from" and "to" box and also check boxes divided mainly into centuries. Very useful if you are searching for an early ancestor. Lastly there is a blue "Held by" box Change selection to see more advanced search options - Search all - Search The National Archives - Search other archives |
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Merry this is the browse screen:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse Note that there are government departments for every letter save X and Y. Browsing is not recommended unless you have a few months to kill.
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Hmm *wonders why part of the Ordnance Survey is under ZOS not OS.*
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