The following sample searches for history records by short description (records that contain "updated contact record" in the Description) and date (records created after 12/01/2008).

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protected HistoryRepository historyRepository;

StringFieldCriterion fieldCriterion1 = new StringFieldCriterion();

fieldCriterion1.setComparator(StringComparator.CONTAINS);

LegacySearchFieldPathExpression fieldPathExpression1 = new

LegacySearchFieldPathExpression();

fieldPathExpression1.setSearchKeyPath("shortDescription");

fieldCriterion1.setFieldPath(fieldPathExpression);

fieldCriterion1.getValue().add("updated contact record");

DateFieldCriterion fieldCriterion2 = new DateFieldCriterion();

fieldCriterion2.setComparator(StringComparator.AFTER);

LegacySearchFieldPathExpression fieldPathExpression2 = new LegacySearchFieldPathExpression();

fieldPathExpression2.setSearchKeyPath("createdOn");

fieldCriterion2.setFieldPath(fieldPathExpression);

fieldCriterion2.getValue().add(01-DEC-08);

FieldSearchClause searchCriteria = new FieldSearchClause();

searchCriteria.setOperator(LogicOperator.AND);

searchCriteria.getCriteria().add(fieldCriterion1);

searchCriteria.getCriteria().add(fieldCriterion2);

List<History> searchHistory = historyRepository.readHistoriesByCriteria(searchCriteria, 100, getPropertiesToRead());

private List<String> getPropertiesToRead() {

List<String> properties = new List<String>();

properties.add("version");

properties.add("createdBy");

properties.add("createdOn");

properties.add("modifiedBy");

properties.add("modifiedOn");

properties.add("archivedOn");

properties.add("text");

properties.add("shortDescription");

properties.add("parentObject");

properties.add("categories");

return properties;

}