For those of you that use Ancestry to view census images, you will be happy to see the following announcement from Ancestry: U.S. CENSUS COLLECTION UPDATE: --- 1900 U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS (Every-name index linked to images), **Mississippi is added, completing this index. Ancestry.com is adding an every-name index to the 1900 U.S. Federal Census. This update adds the indexes for Mississippi, with index entries linked to images of the census schedules. The final posting completes this first-ever, nationwide every-name index to the 1900 U.S. Federal Census. (The index is available to Ancestry.com subscribers with access to either the U.S. Records Collection or the U.S. Federal Census Collection. U.S. Federal Census Collection users can also click through to see images of census records.) Now maybe you'll be able to find that elusive ancestor in the 1900 federal census. Everette Carr