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PEOPLE / PLACES / EVENTS
DATABASE
This database contains over 40,000 references to selected Columbia County newspaper headlines (1802 to 2001), reference books, pamphlets and scrapbooks, including county histories (Battle, Beers and Freeze), church records, family histories and many others.
Search Instructions:
- Last Name First – Names are typically last name first and the search field is a "starts with" query. Enter the first few letters of the last name that you are searching. You should start with a narrow query and expand your search if you don't find your name. This will save you reading time. Let the computer do the work. To search for a specific name, enter the last name followed by a comma and space then the first name. For example, Wilson, Mary.
- Wild Card – The percent sign (%) means "everything that follows." To narrow your search results enter more letters after the percent (%) sign. For example, %Wag will search for all occurrences that start with “Wag” such as Wagner, Wagoner, Wagonseller, etc.
- First Name Search – Since names are entered last name first, to search for a first name, type the percent sign (%) before the first name. For example, %Mary will search for all occurrences of Mary such as Wagner, Mary; Moyer, Maryann; Smith, Mary Alice; Zimmerman, Mary Ellen, etc.
- Place or Event – Type place or event. Use wild card as necessary.
- Results – The output pages return 10 records per page. Click the “next page” arrow at the bottom of each page to view subsequent pages.
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