Editing Searches and Searching

==Family Search (IGI Search)==  

Using the FamilySearch Genealogy Database:

* When using the search form at http://www.familysearch.org one must use great care, as the dates and spellings for these genealogical records are often modernized and sometimes have errors.  

* The IGI Parish Records search, a tool created by Edelweiss Herald, limits the search to records that have transcribed directly from parish records and other official documents. As such, data from that source is a reasonable source for documentation (however the database was changed in 2012 and the Edelweiss search tool no longer works).

* If using the IGI search directly from the familysearch.org site, you must make sure that the batch number indicates that the records are from an extraction program and that the source of the records is acceptable. A description of the batch numbers can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/IGI_Batch_Number_Descriptions.

**Mnemonic - Cranberry Jam Keeps Me Pretty.

**Alternate - Big Chuck Joyfully Keeps Petunias, Maybe.

Using International Genealogical Index - https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi

* 1. Put in the element that you're looking for in the appropriate box: First or Last Name.

* 2. Under "Search with a life event:" click "Any".

* 5. If you see checkboxes, Community Contributed IGI or Community Indexed IGI, <u>you only want the Community Indexed IGI</u> checked.

* 6. Click the Search button.

* 8. Look at the "Indexing Project (Batch) Number" and see if it is B, C, J, K, M (except M17 and M18), or P. If it is, it is a record you can use for documentation.

* [http://familysearch.org/ familysearch.org] also allows for wildcard searches using *, so "r*b*rt" would get you Robert, Robart, Robbert, Robbart etc. etc.

*[http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2014/01/14-01cl.html January 2014 Cover Letter] with relevant info

*[http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2013/05/13-05cl.html May 2013 Cover Letter] with relevant info

*[http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2012/02/12-02lar.html#62 February 2012 Cover Letter]

* "Using Family Search Historical Records" - http://heraldry.sca.org/names/familysearch.html

* "How to use IGI Parish Extracts as Name Documentation" - http://list-archives.org/2012/07/16/blazons-lochac-sca-org/how-to-use-igi-parish-extracts-as-name-documentation/f/5148879535

=Registered Items and Precedents:=

 

==Search Forms for the SCA Armorial:==  

* http://oanda.sca.org/index.html

** Eg. to search for Li as a name, "^Li ", " Li " and " Li$"

==Morsulus Herald's Web Site</span></u>==  

Links used to search the LoARs and Precedents of the SCA: http://www.morsulus.org/

* The "compiled precedent" search (second box) doesn't contain any SENA-era precedents. The first box is the one you want.  

* It helps to use the search key "AROUND" to focus the search results. So, for example, looking for a precedent that indicates whether changing the tincture of wings gives a DC, you can use something like "wings AROUND tincture AROUND DC".

* Another example: hanging AROUND(6) standing - This will find the word "hanging" within 6 words of the word "standing".</span>

==Stentorian Precedents==  

Alexander, Stentor, has regularized versions of the '''Precedents to 2002''' online so they can be browsed or searched at:

* http://stentorian.us/stentorian/OandA.nsf/home.xsp

* For the Precedents, see the yellow box on the dexter side - sorted by category, tenure, and date.

* There is a search page as well, with instructions in the "Search Help" link. In general, you would put the word you are looking for after "Contains" - the help will give you other suggestions.

==Aspilogia app==  

This is a searchable copy of the Ordinary & Armorial... It is intended for use by SCA heralds involved in armory and names consultation, and is distributed according to the terms of use found in the O&A Notice. NOTE: The database is packaged separately. When first run, the app will require the database be downloaded from the server (approximately 14MB compressed, requiring 48MB on disk).</span>

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