Thanks so much, that's great information. (researching Shaver/Grove/Lowman in LaSalle) Sue K > -----Original Message----- > From: Memryless@aol.com [mailto:Memryless@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 1:17 PM > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILLASALL-L] Re: ILLASALL-D Digest V99 #21 > > > > Hi searchers: Lately I have seen many requests for someone to > search the 1870 > LaSalle census for their names. LaSAlle county census contains > many districts > and subdivisions. Your names can be in one of them, but without a > little more > information than "LaSalle", it could take days for them to search > all LaSalle. > The census is not alphabetized. It is usually by EDu. dist within > Supervisory > dist. then by street within each ward. > My suggestion to you would be to find a Later Day Saints > Family History > Center near you or a Fedearl National Archives and Records Administration > Office near you. The FHC's have most all the census for the > whole country. If > the local FHC does not have the census you want they can order it > from SAtl > Lake City at a nominal cost. I am not Mormon but I use their > services all the > time and find the volunteers to be very helpful people. > To find a FHC near you call 1-800-346-6044 > For the nat Archives try http://www.nara.gov > > Good hunting :) > DTidaback@aol.com > > > ==== ILLASALL Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received when you > subscribed. Feel free to contact me, Carol Ryan-Spenader, list > administrator, > with questions concerning this list! spenader@earthlink.net >