Our research note for August discusses the non-population schedules of the federal census and their use in providing context for writing family histories and exploring other research possibilities. The schedules themselves are available on microfilm through interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. The note can be found at: http://www.parkbooks.com/Html/res_ntcn.html Other notes in our series for Minnesota researchers are at http://www.parkbooks.com/Html/research.html Mary Bakeman Park Genealogical Books Mary Bakeman <mbakeman@parkbooks.com>