Yes, Jim, I have had this problem with their CDs before and, therefore, I do not buy them anymore. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Ward <jlward@email.msn.com> To: HUNT-L@rootsweb.com <HUNT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 4:53 PM Subject: [HUNT-L] WARNING: FTM CD 453... >To all: > >Is anyone aware of any data missing from the original 1850 US Census, and if >not, why would FTM sell an incomplete CD without some form of explanation? > >Anyone planning to buy, or having just bought the newly-released Family Tree >Maker Family Archive CD 453, which is the 1850 Census Microfilm Records for >Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, should consider the following >information. > >According to their online literature, this Family Archive, a 6-CD set, >indexes approximately 337,000 heads of household listed in the 1850 federal >census from four southern states. It includes 123,322 individuals from >Alabama, 40,238 individuals from Arkansas, 96,813 individuals from >Louisiana, and 76,709 individuals from Mississippi. > >What FTM DOES NOT tell you in their literature is that CD 453 IS NOT >COMPLETE. > >CD 453 does not contain the full 1850 census for the states noted above. >Suspecting that the numbers quoted above are indeed low, I called Family >Tree Maker twice in the last four days and was told by one person that the >CD is 80% complete, and told by another person that some counties were not >included. Neither of these customer representatives could tell me what >counties were missing, nor from what state. > >Any thoughts? > >Jim > > > > > > > >==== HUNT Mailing List ==== >Do you need help with your genealogy research? Check out the HUNTList >"Resources" at <http://www.genweb.net/~hunt/list/resource.htm> >