Brat Search Tips:

• Names can be tricky.  “Bob” will not be found by entering “Robert”, and vice-versa.  However, entering “bert” will find “Bert” as well as “Robert”.  You may need to be a little creative to find exactly what you are looking for.
• Years are just like names.  In the “Schools or Base Names” field, “42” will find “1942” and “42”.  However, “1942” will not find “42”.  Again, be creative and try more than one search.
• Remember that people do misspell things, and international spelling can be used in certain cases.  “Harbour” is not “Harbor”… and simple typos can cause problems.
• Don’t be too vague.  Entering simply “a” would return virtually every record ever entered.   This is why we limit the results to 100 at a time.  Strike a balance between general and specific.
• Don’t enter too much info. When using the “Schools or Base Names” input, leave off the HS, or High School when entering a school name.  Simply enter “Berlin” but not “Berlin American High School” for example.

Best of luck in your Brat Search!  And as always, if you have questions, contact us – we’re happy to help!