>> I say THANK GOODNESS FOR TRANSCRIBERS!!!!!<< Me, too!!! Nancy Brister ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 9:10 AM Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] Re:Census online > > And folks who have read the census for many years, will realize that the "ff" > stands for "ss" and that it is correct to transcribe it that way. This was > the accepted way of penmanship & I like having it in my records of the > census. I can show these entries to my grandchildren & give them not only a > family history lesson, but a history lesson as well. I venture to say that > only a fraction of history teachers would know this fact. > I sincerely thank you Linda for your hard work & untold hours reading pages > where the ink has faded, unreadable penmanship, and other flaws on each > census page. Tis not an easy task you have undertaken and for the untold > numbers who do not have access to the census microfilm, I thank you in their > name. > Joyce Bridges