I might also mention that all of the censuses up to and including 1850 have been indexed and are on microfiche at ALL Family History Centers. Some later ones are on the microfiche but not all. See also the Search 8 of the AIS on microfiche there which includes index to all extant mortality records. You will also find that nearly all genealogical libraries have some indexes available. Nearly all of these are located at the largest city in the county or in the county seat. I hear lots of newcomers out there who may not realize how much information is available to them and how much help is available. There are so many volunteer organizations out there helping off line too. Try asking your closest reference librarian to tell you where the closest gen library is. A large number of community colleges now also have collections. Most of these will also help you if you want to use interlibrary loan for microfilms and some books. I personally think that the internet is the best thing to ever hit genealogy but it should not be the only place you look. If it is, you will be missing a whole lot. Junebyr@aol.com