Thanks Carolyn, we plan to order one for the GSCM library here in Columbia. I suppose we just need to call out to the Family History center and have them tell us how to order it. -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Gibbons <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, June 17, 2001 11:33 PM Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] 1880 census >I just wanted everyone to know - > >When I was at the Family History Cener, our library had just gotten the >complete 1880 census on CD. Or anyone can buy it for $49. > >I did not even look at it when I first saw the notice, but it is great. > >I have not fully explored it. There are apparently 2 sections (each with >about 30 CDs). First is the index which I have not looked at at all. >Second is the census. You can search for an individual. You look by >surname (and it gives either exact or sort of searches). There are spaces >to enter to narrow down the search first name (If you want to put only the >first initial you can use an asterisk for the rest as J*) birth year, birth >place, search location by region, state, county and city. After you find >the person you are looking for you can find the neighbors. > >The info given on the CD is name film number, page, name, relationship to >head, age and birthplace. > >If you haven't tried it, go get it. > >I am not sure how many of the Family History centers have it, but it is >great. > >Carolyn >[email protected] > >

For anyone that is interested - I ordered and received the 1880 United States Census and National Index via Family Search. I have not had much time to check it out, but the two names I did look for were there. I then looked for them on the Ancestry.com scanned census pages. It takes time to narrow down the search for specific pages, but I found one. The other page seem to be missing from the Ancestry.com census. Until next time, Cecil Boyd At 05:49 PM 6/18/01 -0700, you wrote: >Thanks Carolyn, we plan to order one for the GSCM library >here in Columbia. >I suppose we just need to call out to the Family History center >and have them tell us how to order it. >-----Original Message----- >From: Carolyn Gibbons <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Sunday, June 17, 2001 11:33 PM >Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] 1880 census > > > >I just wanted everyone to know - > > > >When I was at the Family History Cener, our library had just gotten the > >complete 1880 census on CD. Or anyone can buy it for $49. > > > >I did not even look at it when I first saw the notice, but it is great. > > > >I have not fully explored it. There are apparently 2 sections (each with > >about 30 CDs). First is the index which I have not looked at at all. > >Second is the census. You can search for an individual. You look by > >surname (and it gives either exact or sort of searches). There are spaces > >to enter to narrow down the search first name (If you want to put only the > >first initial you can use an asterisk for the rest as J*) birth year, birth > >place, search location by region, state, county and city. After you find > >the person you are looking for you can find the neighbors. > > > >The info given on the CD is name film number, page, name, relationship to > >head, age and birthplace. > > > >If you haven't tried it, go get it. > > > >I am not sure how many of the Family History centers have it, but it is > >great. > > > >Carolyn > >[email protected] > > > >