I've used this method as well to find the original 1880 census page. Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Amber [mailto:amber@mninter.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:56 PM To: MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MA-CENSUS] Found on 1880 census CD...now what?? <snipped> Hi Maureen, I found this on Ancestry.com. I've tried it and it does work. OK, I have the basics here, but how do I find the Census Image without the ED? Well, my first step was to visit the National Archives Census Microfilm Catalog at: http://www.nara.gov/publications/microfilm/census/census.html Choosing "1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses," I then selected the link to the 1880 Census and scrolled down to New York. The FamilySearch index above lists the National Archives Film that the Howleys should appear on as: T9-0840 Page 86A. T9 is the catalog number for the entire 1880 U.S. Federal Census and as I scrolled down to New York in the NARA catalog, I located the roll number 0840. The description is listed as: 840. Jefferson County (part: ED 148, sheet 47-end) and city of Brooklyn, wards 1 and 2 (part: EDs 1-12, sheet 42) Well, that narrows it down some, but we also have a page number--Page 86A. This is not the same as the sheet number that is written, but rather a stamped number that is found on the pages for that roll of microfilm. This stamped number also shows up in the digitized Images Online. I quickly brought up Kings County, and started looking around. I tried the 4th ED first and noted that it began with 57A. I skipped to the last image by changing the image number from "1 of 45" to "45 of 45" and clicking "Go to Image." The last image was 79A. Close! I clicked on the 5th Ward and made a guesstimate or two as to the location and within a few minutes I had located them on image 13. I'm having some real fun now!