Include a specific word or phrase not working now

Donna Walker_2

I had used this before and it worked but now there seems to be a problem with it.

I searched "Camden District" for the state of NC and year 1700s. I get 44 results. When I add +Rogers in the keyword box, I get 8,091. It is probably zero results but I think when I added +Rogers, it eliminated "Camden District" and only gave results for Rogers.

Thank you

Áine Ní Donnghaile

With Rogers in Keywords, Camden, North Carolina, in Place, and a range of 1699 to 1799, I get 63 results.

The year range is problematic, as many of the results are from outside that range.

Mark McKenzie_1

If you want only those image transcripts with the phrase "Camden District" AND Rogers you need to have a plus symbol preceding both items. Because you only had a plus symbol for Rogers, the phrase is ignored and when Full Text Search scans the transcripts it hunts for the word - Rogers. [To see this in action, search again and remove the phrase, and I think you'll end up with the same 8091 results]

Image results for BOTH will only occur if you have a plus symbol preceding each item. How the filters impact your results list stays the same. In searching with plus symbols for both items [WITHOUT ANY FILTERS], I find 104 results, most from SOUTH Carolina in 1700s and early 1800s.

I'd echo previous response about using date range filters. They can be 'off'. I like to start with just the keyword and phrase combinations. Then adjust the keywords, and maybe tweak with a filter or two, slowly narrowing down the image results. In general, the filters can be helpful, but can also lead to 'missed' results

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