> Is there a way to translate the info given with the Familysearch.org > 1880 census into something easily searchable in Heritage Quest? > > Also, assuming that you want hard copy files of your documentation, > how do you make census records? Do you transcribe, print the image, > print a blank form and fill in some/all of the census page? What do > you all recommend? > > Jane Hodges-Kuebler ("Maria Kelley" <mariakjek@juno.com>) Maria: What I do with the Family Search 1880 census records, is to use the 'select all', copy and paste to Microsoft Word, and then convert the table to text and change the font. It creates a much better permanent format. To answer your question about census records and hard files: I think this depends on how you obtained the information and how easy it is to easily retrieve and check your work. Since I have online access to all census years, I do not save a copy of the census image, but transcribe the cenus and record in my genealogy database citation area the full census transcription for the household. If I did not have a genealogy program and online access, I would print and save a copy of the actual census page. For other records other than census, i.e., original wills and deeds, I transcribe the information in the program and save a copy of the actual record in hard copy, with an annotation in my database program that there is a copy of the original on file. I know others that scan each census page and retain on their computer, but since I am census record junkie, this just is too much for the number of census records that I have. If you want a hard copy of everything, I would recommend having a hard copy of the original, rather than the transcription, since it would be a way to determie the accuracy of your data and you can easily check whether that middle initial is clearing a 'J' like you first assumed. I'm not sure what you mean when you ask how to convert the census to something searchable on Heritage Quest............... You can certainly search for each member of the household by name, but I think you meant something other than that by your question. Glee <gleemc@earthlink.net>