>Has been some time since I had this and wonder now how I can get the >census online. Sibyl It is linked on the main Tippah Co. page or you can click on this link http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstippah/1900census.html Fred >On Sun, 01 Dec 2002 07:32:58 -0600 Melissa McCoy-Bell ><mccoybel@bellsouth.net> writes: > > The 1900 Census Records of Tippah County are up for your searching > > pleasure! The book we worked from was transcribed in the late 70's > > by > > the Tippah County Historical and Genealogical Society. Tommy > > Covington, > > at the Ripley Library gave us permission to put the book online > > since it > > is out of print. > > > > We had this remarkable system, Fred and I, to get them done. I > > made > > copies of the legal sized pages and shrank them to 80%, I scanned > > them > > into the computer and uploaded them to the rootsweb server. Fred > > downloaded them converted them to text aligned the columns and > > uploaded > > them again! I downloaded them, split them into each letter and > > pasted > > them into html documents and uploaded them again! Whew! Anyway, > > there > > are some problems with a couple of pages. On one page, and I forget > > at > > the moment which one, the top of the page was in the binding of the > > book. Short of taking the book apart I couldn't get the info. I > > will > > try to get by the Ripley Library to see if their copy is okay and > > get > > the information at that time. So on that entry the head of > > household, > > and the wife is missing. I looked over all the pages and most are > > fine, > > if you see something that doesn't look right pop me an email and I > > will > > correct it from the copy. Sometimes when you convert images to text > > the > > computer will read an n for an m, or a 5 for a 6, and so on. I > > probably > > didn't find all these errors. > > > > Ya'll enjoy, and make sure you thank Fred Cox. If he hadn't been so > > > > ready to help I would not have put them online. > > > > Melissa McCoy-Bell > > Tippah County, Benton County and Union County CC > > MSGenWeb ASC > > > > > > > > ==== MSTIPPAH Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to update your virus scan software! > > > > > > >==== MSTIPPAH Mailing List ==== >"Our defeat and subsequent impoverishment and occupation and general >humiliation at the hands of Yankees marks us still". >Julia Reed - Queen of the Turtle Derby. >