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Step 1 of	3
Enter First Name and Surname of your ancestor or relative Search hundreds of databases and genealogy web sites		Add this search to your own web site. Get the code here.

The name you enter above will be copied multiple times to the step 2 page once you press the Search button. This step 2 page will have additional buttons that you can press to launch additional pages. The step 3 pages will have buttons to search specific databases. Once you finish examining the database search results, return to the step 3 or step 2 pages and try pressing some of the other search buttons.

WebSearch Wizard Flowchart	Three Step WebSearch
(1.) Enter one name above 2b. Search databases for one name American, European, etc. (3.)Search specific databases	(2a.) Enter spouse & parents names	(3.) Search web for multiple names using Google, Yahoo, MSN, FamilySearch, RootsWeb, etc. New! Print your family tree chart

Why are there 3 steps before you get actual results?

The first step is to get a name (first & last).

The second step has 3 types of options. You should try them all
- Add to the first name, the name of the spouse and parents
  - Step 3 is to use all of the names to search various sources
- Specify a country of the records
  - Step 3 is to search specific databases
- Do an actual search with Google, RootsWeb, and others
  - Step 3 presents search results

Why is there more than one search button?

There are over 100 search buttons. You can try them all. The two main types of searches are;

Searches of over 100 specific databases. Each database has its own search form. Many of these forms have additional criteria that you can specify.
Searches of pages on web sites must be done with a search engine. The search engines used here are Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Google has a restriction of only 10 words, so multiple searches are used to achieve the desired results. Some of the searches are limited to specific genealogy web sites like RootsWeb and others.

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Here is what gets searched - Don't stop until you've tried them all

Google one name search & search within category
Country database searches
- USA National, NorthEast, South, and Midwest searches
- Canada National and provincial searches
- UK, England, Scotland, and Ireland searches
- Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland searches
- Germany, Netherlands, and International searches
RootsWeb MetaSearch, WorldConnect and Message Board search
Provide names of spouse and parents
- 1 Yahoo , 6 MSN, and 10 Google searches
- FamilySearch.org search
- GenCircles search
- Ancestry & OneGreatFamily search
- Formatted printable family chart

Independant Google Searches

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Add the eXpertGenealogy WebSearch to your web site

To get the eXpertGenealogy WebSearch form on your own web site,
copy and paste the following code into one of your web pages.
<form method=GET action="http://expertgenealogy.com/results.asp"> Enter optional First Name and required Surname<br> <input type=text name=forename size=20><input type=text name=surname size=20> <input type=submit value=Search><br> Search hundreds of databases and genealogy web sites</form>