From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Jun 8 12:23:05 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k58IN5jb003846; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:23:05 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k58IN2YW010647 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:23:02 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k58FlPFI008858 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 11:47:25 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k58FlORv008857 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 11:47:24 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k58DnXFI008551 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 09:49:33 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k58GP0EL027470 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:25:00 -0600 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Thu Jun 8 10:25:00 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k58GP0jb027461 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:25:00 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.56]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k58GOwqe024811 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:24:59 -0600 Received: from m1070n (cpe-24-92-248-107.twcny.res.rr.com [24.92.248.107]) by ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k58GOvNq017821 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:24:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <021a01c68b18$15115050$6601a8c0@m1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: References: <200606081000.k58A0aKo012580@lists5.rootsweb.com> <001701c68ae8$0cbe9460$5a88b4ce@ADYSIN> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] 1850 census Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:24:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Adrian's suggestions are good advice if the person cannot afford the Ancestry subscription for home use or has limited census needs. However, I find the Ancestry every name index with the accompanying schedules (although obviously not perfect) a wonderful asset to my own research. If I had to use it in the library, I could not progress research wise nearly as quickly. I used to have to drive several hours just to see the entire US census on film, and then that library did not have all the published indexes in book form. Even at a regional National Archives there are not complete indexes, since some were never published. It is always wise to check both Ancestry and Heritage Quest if one cannot find someone because the indexing can vary between the two sources or someone can have been missed in one of them. Library resources are wonderful and allow everyone to participate in this hobby. But US census research has become so much easier being able to access the schedules in one's home online. One hint I have for people who cannot find someone who they believe should be in a census is to search only on the census year that one is interested in by the SURNAME without the given name. In either Ancestry or Heritage Quest, one may see some of the names that have been misinterpreted. Of course needs to limit to state or county for most surnames because one might have 100s to 1000s to check. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. S. Balch" > Before spending money on an online census source, check with your local > library. Some libraries offer ancestry.com at no charge to their patrons > IN > the library, and may also provide Heritage Quest which can be accessed > from > home. > > Adrian >