Searching with middle initial
This is probably obvious, or has been asked before, but if I know the first name, the last name, and the middle initial, can I restrict the search results to that? It seems like the only options are the full middle name or nothing. Are there wildcard characters? (If it is obvious, my excuse is that I'm new to this.)
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@Michael35884
Welcome to FamilySearch!
Regarding your 1st question, Restricted Search: Check the box to the right of applicable entry field(s).
It's not obvious. I stumbled upon it one day by hovering my cursor over the box:
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And, yes, you can use wildcards. ? substitutes for a single letter, * substitutes for multiple letters.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/searching-with-wildcards-in-familysearch
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/finding-elusive-records-on-familysearch3
