Quick-Search

Searches made with Quick-Search are also possible with the full Individual Search page, but it has a new convenience.

The Quick Search makes available a small number of fields, but it can give immediate feedback. After each keystroke, the Quick Search immediately reports how many results are found immediately.

Options

"Return known spelling variations" checked: The search will search for all spellings of the name; in this case, it will include variations like "Bernhard von Riesen," which is another form of "Ben" and "Friesen."
"Return known spelling variations" NOT checked: The search will only search for the name exactly as found in the database.
If you specify that it is a married name, the search will treat it as the individual's given name with the husband's surname.
The search may be narrowed by giving a birth year. After the birth year is entered, a field will open up to give the search a range or margin.
If a field is left blank, it indicates the name is not known. It returns names where that is indicated with the entry "_____" or "".
A wild card can also be entered for a field. When just an "*", "%", or "?" are entered, GMOL will return ALL results with any name for that field. Entering "Ben" and "*", yields over 14,000 results for the whole database where the given name is in the "Benjamin" family.
People who are used to using "Name Reference Codes" may like to enter that code directly instead of letting GMOL figure them out. For example, /075be in the Surname field will specify "Ben" and "Friesen".

For much more granularity in the search try the Individual Search.

To learn about how the search itself is executed, go to the help page, "Execution of the Individual Search".

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Mennonite Genealogy, Inc.

GRanDMA OnLine website: GMOL v7.6.126; ©

K. L. Ratzlaff,

Lawrence, KS, 2000‑2026

Database: , Mennonite Genealogy, Inc.

GRanDMA OnLine website: GMOL v7.6.126; K. L. Ratzlaff, Lawrence, KS, 11/2000‑3/2026