tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post1610416456282956341..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: How Do You Use Google Alerts?Marianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-77487379299063115052011-02-24T14:58:13.595-05:002011-02-24T14:58:13.595-05:00I know I'm a bit late to the party :) I use Go...I know I'm a bit late to the party :) I use Google Alerts to let me know when certain out of print genealogy books come up for sale.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-6750773877716974032011-02-18T08:08:29.243-05:002011-02-18T08:08:29.243-05:00Thank you for reminding me to track my own name!Thank you for reminding me to track my own name!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-76034901990656730242011-02-17T22:55:19.288-05:002011-02-17T22:55:19.288-05:00I track the words "genealogy" "fami...I track the words "genealogy" "family history" etc together with "New Hampshire" to find out what is going on in my state. I also track the name of my town or towns where my ancestors lived, and I get many interesting hits, too. I'm experimenting with Google.es for Spanish surnames and village names, with some success but I wish I knew more Spanish to weed through the hits!Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-53586742545499393972011-02-17T14:01:51.757-05:002011-02-17T14:01:51.757-05:00I use Google Alerts to monitor all mentions of the...I use Google Alerts to monitor all mentions of the surname CRUWYS which I am researching for my one-name study. It wouldn't work for more common surnames! I find the easiest way to monitor Google Alerts is to set them up as an RSS feed. I can then scan the alerts easily in Google Reader rather than having to read lots of e-mails.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-90805405260124671382011-02-17T13:53:33.483-05:002011-02-17T13:53:33.483-05:00I use it to track mentions of my paternal grandfat...I use it to track mentions of my paternal grandfather (a WWI era Chicago White Sox pitcher.) With baseball players, it's important to "Google-alert" for nicknames as well, so I include all his known nickname variants, like "Red" and "Mellie".<br /><br />I also "G-alert" for obscure places, esp. small towns and villages where there are family clusters I;m researching. If "Earlehurst" or "Sweet Chalybeate" Virginia get a mention, I want to know about it!Meldon J. Wolfgang IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425729470673688915noreply@blogger.com