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Experimental Search Engine in FamilySearch - Wills and Deeds

Kelly Underwood
Kelly Underwood ✭
August 3, 2023 edited September 30, 2024 in Search

A guest said has received a msg. It concerns wills & Deeds, documents, etc. (handwritten). Can someone please point to this new experimental search engine in FamilySearch?

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  • Gail Swihart Watson
    Gail Swihart Watson ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 3, 2023
    https://www.familysearch.org/search/textprototype/


    I've received numerous notifications of it in Facebook groups about genealogy.

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  • Kelly Underwood
    Kelly Underwood ✭
    August 3, 2023

    Gail Watson: What are the step-by-step procedures to get to this experimental site? If you know...Thanks!

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  • Gail Swihart Watson
    Gail Swihart Watson ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 3, 2023

    The link takes you directly to the site. Just click it. When you get there is only ONE search criteria you can use, keyword, so you type anything you want. However, I see right now it appears to not be working. I tried both Edge and Chrome, and it doesn't work in either location. Not sure what to say! It was definitely working a couple of days ago.

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  • Kathy Duncan_2
    Kathy Duncan_2 ✭
    August 5, 2023

    United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search

    The new search engine is still not working. It looks like there is an intent to use it system-wide. In searching for it, I found that it is not linked throughout the Wiki entries. I'm hoping it is just down for maintenance. It is a wonderful search engine, and I've already found a treasure trove of information!

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  • Michael Smith_21
    Michael Smith_21 ✭
    August 8, 2023 edited August 23, 2023

    🙂 I found this new search engine very useful at the beginning, and now, it is not working for me. I would like to be an authorized user for this site. As requested:

    Michael Smith

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  • andrewiramiller
    andrewiramiller ✭
    August 26, 2023

    I am very excited to use this tool, but it says they are not accepting any more users. So disappointing... Any one know what plan is for this or how to get in the list?

    https://www.familysearch.org/search/textprototype/

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  • Trevor 2365
    Trevor 2365 ✭
    August 26, 2023 edited August 26, 2023

    I believe they will open once they release to the public, it looks like they are it is still in experimental for now. If you wish to see wills and deeds I would check out ancestry for now until it reopens again. I posted link below. https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/us_willsprobate/

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