Has anyone heard or read any information about Ancestry.com's projection for digitizing the 1940 US census and making it available to subscribers? They haven't mentioned it on the frequent subscriber emails. I recall with the 1930 census that they released data in small groups of states until all were completed and searchable.

In article <imj289$ee1$1@dont-email.me>, "Bremick" <remick@cox.net> wrote: > Has anyone heard or read any information about Ancestry.com's projection for > digitizing the 1940 US census and making it available to subscribers? They > haven't mentioned it on the frequent subscriber emails. I recall with the > 1930 census that they released data in small groups of states until all were > completed and searchable. See Joel Weintraub's entry at <http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=2820&p=topi cs.ancestry.ancusc>. It's a year old but seems useful. -- Ray Scanlon

"R. Scanlon" <rscanlon@oldmanscanlon.com> wrote in message news:rscanlon-427AF8.17551725032011@62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi... > In article <imj289$ee1$1@dont-email.me>, > "Bremick" <remick@cox.net> wrote: > >> Has anyone heard or read any information about Ancestry.com's projection >> for >> digitizing the 1940 US census and making it available to subscribers? >> They >> haven't mentioned it on the frequent subscriber emails. I recall with >> the >> 1930 census that they released data in small groups of states until all >> were >> completed and searchable. > > See Joel Weintraub's entry at > <http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=2820&p=topi > cs.ancestry.ancusc>. It's a year old but seems useful. > > -- > Ray Scanlon Thanks for the useful link. Looks like no searchable index will be available anywhere before or during 2012. I seem to recall that Ancestry had the 1930 census fully indexed and searchable by the end of 2002. In my own case, having many surnames to update in every state, determining ED's for each one becomes a bit unwieldy. I'm hoping to live long enough to see my own name in the next one.