| Examples: |
| platte | Search keywords (full text and metadata) for 'platte' |
| north platte | Search keywords for 'north' AND 'platte' |
| north & platte | (same) |
| north AND platte | (same; note 'AND' must be capitalized) |
| place:north platte | Search place for 'north' AND 'platte' |
| claimant:lewis placeorigin:iowa | Search claimant for 'lewis' AND place of origin for 'iowa' |
| north | platte | Search keywords for 'north' OR 'platte' |
| north OR platte | (same; note 'OR' must be capitalized) |
| north -platte | Search keywords for 'north' not near 'platte' |
| north NOT platte | (same; note 'NOT' must be capitalized) |
| placeorigin:new -york | Search place of origin for 'new' not near 'york' |
| claimant:lewis placeorigin:-nebraska |
Search items with 'lewis' as the claimant but not 'nebraska' in place of origin.
Note '-' must follow ':'
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| placeorigin:-nebraska | Match all items without 'nebraska' in place of origin |
| -iowa | Match all items without 'iowa' in keywords |
| new (york OR jersey) | Search keywords for 'new' AND either 'york' OR 'jersey' |
| new york OR jersey | (same, due to precedence) |
