Hi Freda, If you a library card and your library offers access to Heritage Quest, you can search the census on-line. Heritage Quest does have all the census records, but not all the indexes. You can go to browse put in the state, county, area and etc and start from the first of the census record if you want to browse. I do this sometimes when I just can't find someone and I know they were the but didn't get put on the indexes. This happens more than you would think. Ancestry.com can be accessed at some libraries but not at home. I think you ask me about some BLANTONS. I have a lot on the BLANTONS as this is my maiden name. Let me know who you are researching and I will let you know if I have info on them. Blessings, Jeanie<3 In a message dated 4/20/2008 3:24:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tnoble@mcn.org writes: This note from Helen is of interest to me. The Heritage Quest that I use does not have the 1850 Census available. Does anyone know how HQ works? Do libraries have different HQs? Thank you. Freda **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)