Ron, Thank you for the information. I have utilized some of the 1935 and 1945 census records - both have been very helpful. I do admit that all I have seen of the 1935 census has been quite difficult to read since it is filmed in negative format. I posted my question to the Jackson County list because I've taken some time away from genealogy (frankly, I had burned out for a while) and since returning to the "hot pursuit" of those "pesky, secretive ancestors and elusive kinfolk", I wondered if someone had seen a 1955 Florida census. A few years ago, I remembered there being a 72-year privacy law regarding the release of Federal Census enumerations, and 50-year privacy for Florida state census records. Doing the math, I figured that perhaps during my "hiatus" I had missed the release of the 1955 census. Our group on this discussion list has always proved to be well-informed and most-helpful. The last few times I had ventured to the State Archives I did find the staff not as helpful as in years past. One area, for instance, I am researching is Broward County - there are no county records for Broward at the State Archives. No one has been able to tell me why those are absent or if those will ever be obtained for that repository. I had never seen anything that might exist for the 1867 and 1875 Florida census enumerations. Has anyone else? According to the document I saw on a roll of 1935 census film, "Portions of the 1885, 1867, and 1875 censuses were filed with the Secretary of State." I would love to see what exists of censuses for 1867 and 1875. You all know what they say about curiosity! <grin> Cindy <meow> In a message dated 8/12/2007 2:03:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, skipper@satx.rr.com writes: Hello, I have some information on what is available from the Florida State Census on one of my web pages. First let me mention that there was no 1955 census. The state abolished the census in 1949. Not much survives but two of the really good ones are the 1935 and 1945. Unlike the federal government there is no 72 year waiting period and these can be viewed now. The information on the web page came from the State Archives site but appears to no longer be available there. The microfilm is available there and possibly elsewhere. < http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~thompson/info/fl_census.html > Ron ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour