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EdwardSmith50
EdwardSmith50 ✭
September 4, 2021 edited January 24 in Search

I typically use an access page that is for a specific collection, but now when I search--even though the specific collection is selected--I get results from Find A Grave, the county, state, etc. and have to dig through them to find the actual records I searched for. The prior format made this simple, the new format looks shiny but has made it a huge pain to use.

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  • Nancy McLaughlin_1
    Nancy McLaughlin_1 ✭
    September 6, 2021

    I am finding the new Search interface most annoying. It was great previously, but now I find for example, that when I am searching on a particular record set such as New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966, it does not allow me to remain on that set should I alter a search word. I am immediately taken away to a general search. This I find really annoying.


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  • Justin L. Smith
    Justin L. Smith ✭
    December 9, 2021

    It is annoying. I've quit using the site since it's obvious they're sticking us with it and the defenders have wasted no time proclaiming it an improvement.

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  • Shannon Agee
    Shannon Agee ✭
    January 22

    Are there any good tutorials on how to use the new search page? I can't find any on the BYU Webinar page.

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  • Amy Archibald
    Amy Archibald mod
    January 22
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/search-historical-records-update


    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/advanced-strategies-searching-records


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