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Names and Places
Exact: Select “Exact” to include only the exact spelling or use wild card matching.
Fuzzy: Select “Fuzzy” to include phonetic matches and correction of common typing mistakes.
D-M Soundex: Select “D-M Soundex” to include variants of Eastern European and Yiddish.
Geographic Name Variants: Check “Include geographic name variants” to include spelling and name variants among languages and transliterations of geographic locations. Example: Lviv will find results containing Lviv, L’viv, L’vov, Lvov, Lwow, and Lemberg. If you want an exact match, uncheck this box.
Dates
Select “Exact” to search the exact year. Select +/- 1 year, +/- 2 years, +/- 5 years, or +/- 10 years to search a broader range.
Wild Card Matching
Use an asterisk (*) for wild card matching. The asterisk (*) does not work at the beginning of search string.
Examples: Ma*a* in the first name field will find the names Maria, Maryanna, Marianna, etc. For prisoner numbers starting with 32 followed by 4 followed by 9, enter 32*4*9. For a nationality of Armenian, enter Arm*.
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