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Yes. AmericanAncestors.org only requires one character before using a wildcard in the First Name and Last Name fields.
The Keywords field and all other free text search boxes additionally support the following wildcards:
apple and pear
both words must be present
apple or pear
either word can be present
apple w/5 pear
apple must occur within 5 words of pear
apple and not pear
only apple must be present
name contains smith
the field name must contain smith
?
matches any single character, e.g. smit? matches smith
*
matches any number of characters, e.g. smit* matches smith, smithson, smithee, etc.
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numeric range
+
between words requires them both
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