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 “Notes” 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 “Notes” 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!