Sometimes my brickwalls need resting time and when patience or new ideas pop-up, I will pull out a brickwall file and start working on it again.  In my earlier research years, I did not keep great records on all the relevant queries.  Those lack of records, and memory, now force me take the time to review what has been posted on Rootsweb message boards, so I don’t ask the same question twice.

One of the nice features of Rootsweb message boards is the ability to do advanced searches on “posted withing” time frame.  If I would like to know what has been posted in the last six months, or even last year or example, it is possible.  This has helped me narrow down what new posts have been made since the last time I looked at the file, versus having to start all over again.  The date of my last search is one of the items I capture in my research notes.

The Official Guide to Rootsweb.com, by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, discusses the search fields for message board entries.