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davidleelambert
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December 9, 2023 edited September 30, 2024 in Search

I was trying to search for a married couple by groom given names, bride given names, and date-range, and got a lot of hits. I was confident that they were married in State of Mexico, Mexico (which surrounds Mexico City on three sides). However, when I open the refinement option for "Marriage" and further for "Marriage Place", and select "Mexico (612,3**)", I see two different "Mexico" options:

  • "Mexico (4,362)"
  • "Mexico (10,429)"
  • as well as "Mexico City (46,686)"

How do I decide which option to pick? There isn't a way to select two alternative options simultaneously (this place or this other place), is there?

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 9, 2023 Answer ✓

    No, I don't know of a way to apply two equivalent-level filters simultaneously. You'll just need to do the filtering twice (or on two separate tabs, although it looks like you have rather an overabundance of those already <grin>). Maybe there's a pattern to which "Mexico" is what; I suspect it probably has something to do with different collections coding things differently.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 9, 2023 edited December 9, 2023

    If you start keying "Distrito Federal" in marriage place, the drop-down will offer Mexico City as the first option:

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    If you begin by keying Mexico City, you'll also get the option:

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