In case there are those of you who haven't already heard, the LDS website now has the 1880 US Census, and the 1881 English and Canadian Censuses online in a searchable database. www.familysearch.org I have already located some of my "missing" family members. However, the system got really bogged down around 1pm CST, I haven't been able to get back to it this evening, so I don't know what it's like now. The data is arranged so that you can see an entire household, and the neighbors' households. I found searching a little fiddly, but got used to it. It also tells you where to find the image (film reference nos.). Huzzah! Wendy Boughner Whipple www.DianasLegacy.net -- None but a mule denies his family. - Arabian proverb