Kathy, Thanks for the info, I may just do that! Jeannie ---Doc and Kathy wrote: > > Dear Jeannie, > Was down to the library today and asked our Genealogical > Librarian about the 1870 census. He said that it is also > poor here in Ogle too and there is no index here. However, > he said you can rent or buy copies from the National Census > Archives and be sure to ask for a "positive" copy. The positive > is "white on black" rather than black on white and MIGHT be > easier to read. > Good luck! > Kathy - Ogle County GenWeb Host > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle > > > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/14/98 4:09:36 PM >>> > > Hello all, > > > > I am trying to find someone on the 1870 Ogle Co census. I went to > > NARA last weekend and their copy of it stinks. There are pages and > > pages that are illegible. I got lucky and found several people in > > areas where the enumerator actually had ink in his pen!! How does the > > copy look at the library/Gene. Soc.? And is there an index to it? > > > > I have access to the Maryland Census from 1800-1860 and can do lookups > > for anyone who is interested. > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Jeannie > > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, RICHARDSON > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com