[Genealib] re: census records
Dolores Ashworth
dashworth at ccml.org
Wed Jul 2 15:00:23 EDT 2008
There was a great article in the June 2006 issue of the Family Tree Magazine on using Heritage Quest. There are 3 census records that are not indexed - 1830, 1840, and 1850. You can search other indexes and transcriptions and find out what pages, rolls,etc. to pull up on Heritage Quest. You may have to check 10 "Joseph Smith's" in Atlanta, Georgia before you find your Joseph and his wife Sarah. It's a good article with lots of tips.
Dolores Ashworth
Library Clerk
Cleveland County Memorial Library
104 Howie Drive
Shelby, NC 28150
dashworth at ccml.org
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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu on behalf of Linda Hasting
Sent: Tue 7/1/2008 10:14 AM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: RE: [Genealib] re: census records
Sandy, On Heritage Quest all of the censuses are available through the browse method. Not all censuses are indexed.
Linda Hasting
Library Assistant
Wilberforce University
P.O. Box 1003
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384
937-708-5630
lhasting at wilberforce.edu
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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu on behalf of Sandy Day
Sent: Tue 7/1/2008 8:04 AM
To: cnienke at andoverlibrary.org; Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: Re: [Genealib] re: census records
Cheri
I would state that your best investment would be to get subscription databases.
Ancestry.com has Ancestry Library Edition that is available to public libraries. Contact them directly for fee. Its not cheap but best way to go. With microfilm you have no search feature so indexes must be prepared and this is labor intensive. With online databases you can search without having this problem.
Another subscription database is:
Heritage Quest
While it does not have all the census it does contain quite a bit of info. Contact me off list if you want more details on these two databases.
Sandy Day
Genealogy Librarian
Schiappa Library
Steubenville Ohio
daysa at oplin.org
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From: Cheri Nienke <mailto:cnienke at andoverlibrary.org>
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:42 AM
Subject: [Genealib] re: census records
I need the collective wisdom out in the land of all-knowing genealogists. I may have the opportunity to purchase census records, thanks to a generous donor. Who do I contact about this, is it available in fiche/film/CD, and approximately what is the cost? Our new library will open in September with a genealogy room. For the past year, I have been accumulating information shared by all of you, and it has helped me purchase new equipment, books, and given me a lot of guidance in the "how to" start up. Thanks to all of you, Cheri
Cheri Nienke
Assistant Director
Andover Public Library
937 N. Andover Rd.
Andover, KS 67002
316-733-4599
cnienke at andoverlibrary.org
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