I typically will restrict a searched name to a state when researching using a newspaper site especially when the name is a common name.
By accident I didn't invoke the state restriction when researching a third great grandfather. When I realized what I did I figured I would have thousands of hits and would need to redo the search with a state restriction.
I had 15 hits from four states. I decided I would look at the 15 since it wasn't unmanageable. The third great grandfather's wife's maiden name showed up in the snapshot view so I clicked on the article even though it was from Utah. Absolutely no connections to Utah. He was born in NY and he lived in Kansas/Arizona before moving to California.
I'm so grateful for the accident. The Utah article was a marriage annoucement of the grandfather and grandmother. How about that! SHE was from Utah. I had no idea.
I need to stop restricting my searches!
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