Search Tips — Wall of Honor

Search Basics
The only field required to conduct a search of Wall of Honor names is Last Name (also called Surname). The search function of this site will return all records in the database containing the characters specified. This text-string comparison is not case sensitive; therefore searching for ‘Ditoto’, ‘DiToto’, ‘DITOTO’ or even 'DiToTo' will all yield the same results.

If you are searching for a name which contains a space (or might contain a space), note that a space is a valid character and will therefore yield different results. For example, the surname 'ditoto' and 'di toto' are treated as different queries and will return different results. Be sure to try both variations if this situation applies to your search.

Reducing A Large Volume of Results
Submitting a search using just Last Name can sometimes result in hundreds (or thousands) of possible matching records. The first step in reducing the number of results to a more manageable list is to provide input for one additional data field — typically First Name.

You can provide all or part of the First Name in combination with the Last Name to quickly filter out unwanted results. Using 'P' in the first name field will retain all records where the surname matches and also where first name begins with 'P', yielding records with 'Pat', 'Patrick', 'Peter', 'Patricia', and others.

Submitting a search for the surname ‘Smith’ will yield more than 1,000 results. In addition to ‘Smith’, you will also notice records where the characters ‘smith’ are a sub-set of the surname — ‘Coopersmith’, ‘Goldsmith’, ‘Smithson’, ‘Smithwick’, and others. While this will enable you to view the largest possible number of matching records, you may also find the need to further qualify results by using an additional data field when specifying your initial search.

Expanding Too Few Results
If you’re certain that a family member is listed on the Wall of Honor, but have been unable to find them, try expanding your search parameters.

Partial Surname Entry
Many names have more than one spelling — especially true for those names that may have changed slightly as part of the Americanization process. Try submitting a search using just a portion of the characters appearing anywhere within in the surname. (Example: 'Rourke' would return results for Rourke as well as O'Rourke.  'Carthy' would return results including 'MacCarthy', 'McCarthy', 'Mac Carthy', and 'Mc Carthy')