> > > Many public libraries now have the Heritage Quest program on their > > > computer, and it contains all the census records, with free access > > > via the library's computers. Check with your local library. > > > > When I used this path from the Houston TX library the only census' I > > found were years 1790, 1800, 1810, 1920, 1860, 1870, 1890, 1910 > > and 1920. I believe that there are more years than that. I also found > > some of the indexing to be inadequate. I can say this as I have > > copies of census data I copied at the library that I could not find > > at Heritage Quest. > > > > "James Hills" <jameshills@att.net> > > The years you listed are at this point the only ones with indexes. > I would presume at the Houston Library you can find the other years > on microfilm. > > Census indexes always seem to be inadequate. It often requires a > great deal of imagination to overcome the mistakes of both the > enumerator or the indexer. Even so, they are an immense improvement > over what we used to have: No or few indexes. > > County your blessings. It is free! And, even though not perfect, > the HQ indexes are reputed to be the most accurate. > > "Richard A. Pence" <richardpence@pipeline.com> I agree 100% my message was intended as information so that others would not expect to find the complete census when checking that site. There is no indication in either their site or otherwise that the census data are incomplete. Jim Hills James Hills <jameshills@att.net>