Hi Lisa , Thanks for the wealth of info. I will follow-up. Walt-NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> To: <MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1900 look up > Walt - > > If you live in or near the area you are researching, > check your local libraries. They may not have subscriptions > to the various databases, but they might have the microfilm > for the census for their town, or a larger library might have the > entire state. At one time, there was a program where the libraries > could borrow the census films from NARA. Ask your librarian > about this too. > > The library may also own some of the CD's with the census index > > If you live anywhere near Waltham, MA you can visit the > National Archives itself. > > If there is a family history research center near you, they > probably have some of the census films there already. > > Check the usgenweb webpages. They have > an ongoing project to index the census, but I don't know > if they have gotten to much of the 1930's yet. > > Finally, get a 2 week free trial to ancestry.com and > spend the entire 2 weeks gathering up all the information > you can find. You will have to be careful to notify them that > you don't wish to continue, and once you have a subscription > it's hard to give it up...... But this might be the answer. > Here's one place to try it - I'm sure there are tons of others - > http://www.searchforancestors.com/freetrials.html > > You don't need to give us the series, roll & page # when you > ask for look ups - if you found some likely subjects in the index > just give us the name, and the location information, and we'll > be able to find the same ones. > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walt McKenzie, Sr." <WaltIrish@comcast.net> > To: <MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 1:20 PM > Subject: Re: [MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1900 look up > > >> Hi Lisa , >> Thanks for your interest / help. $199 subscription is >> pretty steep. Do you know of any free 1930 census index and >> how to utilize to obtain series, roll, page #'s to send in ? Walt >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> >> >> > Walt - >> > >> > I realize you are trying to help yourself with the resources >> > available, but you can only get so far without a subscription. >> > >> > If you find some likely people in the index, just send along >> > what you found, and one of us will get the rest of the information >> > for you. >> > >> > Lisa >> > > > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.3 - Release Date: 3/25/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.3 - Release Date: 3/25/2005