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Searching with Keywords

Often, you will get a lot of results → to get more relevant results, don't just conduct one search. Try using these ideas:

Consider alternative/similar forms of  Keywords:

Example search:    Irish immigration in America

1. Use synonyms or similar meanings:    immigration / immigrants
2. Try different spellings & punctuation:  Irish Americans / Irish-Americans / American Irish
3. Combine in different ways:   Irish American immigration / American Irish immigrants

Different combinations...different results

Click on the each search icon to see the results

Irish Americans 

Irish Americans immigration 

Irish Americans immigration indentured servitude 

Irish indentured servitude