Deafbio-update Mailing List: DeafBiographies Update - Vol. 2, No. 8 - 4 November 2005

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DeafBiographies Update - Vol. 2, No. 8 - 4 November 2005
Updating you on new record groups and information on DeafBiographies.com

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From the Administrator
New Record Groups
New School Information
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From the Administrator

There have been some exciting developments with DeafBiographies.com. The 
most exciting is that there is a new search capability: Fuzzy searching. 
Fuzzy searching allows users to search for a string of characters. For 
example, a Fuzzy search for John would reveal John, John Q., John Jr., 
etc. Before with only Soundex and Exact searches, searching for John 
would not yield John Q. or John Jr. Fuzzy searches are especially useful 
when searching in the first name field.

The second exciting development is that the database stands at over 
8,600 records! Thank you to each of you who have contributed records. 
DeafBiographies is becoming a very valuable resource for researching 
Deaf Americans through the early 20th century.

Please contact me if you have any comments, ideas or suggestions 
concerning DeafBiographies. I look forward to hearing from you!

Amy Johnson Crow, CG,
amy [at] deafbiographies.com
Administrator, DeafBiographies.com

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New Record Groups

-- Indiana - Indiana School for the Deaf, Student Roster, 1873
-- New York - Roster of Students at the New York Institution for the 
Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, 30 September 1871
-- New York - Roster of Students Who Left the New York Institution for 
the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, 1870-71

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New School Information

-- Arkansas - Arkansas School for the Deaf, Little Rock
-- Colorado - Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs
-- North Carolina - North Carolina School for the Deaf, Morganton

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amy [at] deafbiographies.com