Follow the Search Syntax link to learn more. Type Mackenzie AND King, and you will get every description that combines these two words, regardless of the connection between them. Type Mackenzie ADJ King, and you will get every description where these two words appear together in the entries in the order in which you entered them. If possible, search for equivalent terms in French and English. With certain exceptions, entries are written in the principal language of the fonds, collection or accession.
Most descriptions are in English only.
You also need to be careful about using accented characters. Then type Quebec and you will get a different result. Finally, type Qu bec OR Quebec and the result will be different again and not necessarily a combination of the first two searches, because the word may be written in different ways in the same entry. It is possible to search by dates in the keyword field. However, there is no standardized date format in this system, so you would only get those that exactly match what you entered.