Good day folks, With so much attention being directed to and discussions about the advantages and disadvantages of "on line" commercial sources of US Federal Population census schedules, let me remind you of another valuable source. Your local Genealogy Society library, Family History Center (FHC) library or even the public library may have microfilmed copies of the census schedules you are looking for. Especially if you reside in the same state as the person who you are trying to find. I am finding so many patrons who in spite of all the news letters, brochures and announcements don't realize that even in our relatively small community, all three sources I named have copies of all or most of our state's census schedules. Additionally the local genealogy society has an index of early census schedules and microfilmed copies of later US Federal population Soundexes for our state. So it seems that with the advent of commercial "on line" sources, the local sources are fast becoming one of the best kept family history research secrets. A. John Birkholz brotherjohn@imt.net The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. John Ruskin