{"id":14095,"date":"2021-10-04T07:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=14095"},"modified":"2022-03-05T21:32:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T03:32:28","slug":"ebay-discoveries-and-setting-up-searches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/04\/ebay-discoveries-and-setting-up-searches\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebay Discoveries and Setting Up Searches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ebay <\/a>can be a great place to make genealogy purchases or even just to find images of items and materials if the prices are beyond your budget or your genealogy space at home is already limited. I located a picture of an uncle, a fan from a funeral home owned by a cousin, and a postcard containing a picture of the church my 3rd great-grandmother attended in Warsaw, Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It does take some trial and error to get your searches right and sufficiently narrowed. I have better luck searching for locations, last names, historical features, and similar items. Narrowing your searches may be necessary if the locations are heavily populated or the last names are common. Instead of searching for full names, try a last name and a location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some searches to try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n