> > I thought this sounded like a good idea. > > Hunter Ferrell > Louisville, KY > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > UNITED STATES CENSUS DESTROYED BY FIRE: > > > > Hello, > > As you might or might not know 99% of the 1890 United States Census was > > destroyed by fire. So a book of ALL living United States residents of 1890 > > is being compiled from descendants like you. If you would like to > contribute > > your ancestor's to this vital history book, please email > > ([email protected]) or snail mail > I think it's a bad idea. First, such information as would be submitted would be for the most part little more than guesswork, or deducing data from the 1880 and 1900 censuses; thus it would be inherently unreliable. Hasn't everyone pretty much filled the 1890 gap in their own research? Secondly, it sounds like this person is going to compile the data into a book and then sell it. So it's the old question: do you want your hard-earned research data to be used by another person for their own profit? Count me out. John Ottinger