thanks, Rob. I did get on there today, but even knowing the address took a very long time. Were you able to print your census? 1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "rob stace" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:31:07 PM Subject: [NORCAL] Sorry I failed to tell you where I got my images I used the national archives site. -- Robert Stacey has moved to Casa Glendale and Jeeter  Dawg  now lives with a family in Burbank including Amber, Linda, and Martin. ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

At least with the LDS effort at familysearch, we started indexing California yesterday, I think. At least I started arbitrating the work of the two indexers for each record. BTW for anyone interested they could use more indexers and you don't have to belong to the church to do it. The images are the best I've ever seen. There are numerous states now to work on. And the good news is...it's all for free. EdrieAnne

Thank goodness for the new searchable records for Nevada today. I've been looking for Grandpa all week in and around Elko, NV. without any luck. One click tonight in Ancestry in the recently loaded searchable Nevada records and he showed up in Reno. Now I've got to wait for Sacramento, California. LC

I have read on another list that people have better luck downloading entire EDs and then viewing in your computer's image viewer - but you probably have to open up the zip file, unless your computer knows to do that automatically. I could not find a way to download the whole ED except by using Steve Morses's ED Finder, clicking on the ED number there (making sure Census Image has been ticked instead of ED Description), and then immediately clicking the Download button at the top of the page. Then you can choose All images that One page. That can be a lot faster during peak traffic times, but is not good for slow speed connections - the ED files I got were huge, almost 100 MB. Morse's ED finder also has a list of streets in the ED, I found that easier than using a map after asking a cousin what streets were near where she lived. http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html You mentioned using your camera - another thing to try in such times would be the Print Screen button, I think you may then have to paste it into image editing software. On 4/5/12, rob stace <[email protected]> wrote: >... > I used Steve Morse's program to find ED's by city name and street address. > > I was unable to copy the image at that time and had to use my camera to > copy several images of the finding because I could not get a successful > download....

The direct link to the 1940 census page at Ancestry is http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 I just checked, not sure where that announcement was, but the dropdown menu for state does have Delaware and Nevada in it, and searching does bring people up. Wow! That is a surprise, I had called there this afternoon and an ancestry support person said they had not started indexing and it would be a while yet....as in, the end of the year. If you are going to want to browse images rather than wait for California to get indexed, Steve Morse's ED Finder is at http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html It is faster to download a whole ED using the button at the top of the first census page you get after clicking on the ED number at Morse's site (make sure the Census Image box is ticked). The one problem with downloading the entire ED at archives.gov is that the images gotten that way are huge - around 4-4.5 MB for each page, based on my experience today. If you lose the above URLs ( links), check the rootsweb archiver or you can google for "free 1940 census resources rootsweb" and hopefully the following page will come up, I am trying to keep the 1940 census information up to date there. The page also has links to other free census resources for other years. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/resources.html#c1940 On 4/5/12, Susan Slade Grossl <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the URL for that? I tried last night but got everything EXCEPT the > 1940 census on their page. >

When I go to Ancestry there is a big banner add with the 'We can do it' woman. I click anywhere on that and it comes up. Once that page is up on the right side near the bottom there is a clickable link for the 1940 census. Perrin > What is the URL for that? I tried last night but got everything EXCEPT the > 1940 census on their page. > > Susan > Boise, Idaho, USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Susan Stuart > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 7:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NORCAL] 1940 Census & Ancestry > > Ancestry just announced that they have completed Nevada and Delaware and > they are searchable by name! > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

What is the URL for that? I tried last night but got everything EXCEPT the 1940 census on their page. Susan Boise, Idaho, USA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Stuart Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 7:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NORCAL] 1940 Census & Ancestry Ancestry just announced that they have completed Nevada and Delaware and they are searchable by name!

Ancestry just announced that they have completed Nevada and Delaware and they are searchable by name!

Check to see if there is a city directory for 1940, that should give you a street address. Karen ----- Original Message ----- What do you do when you don't know the Enumeration District? My parents and older brother lived in Oakland, but for the life of me I can't remember what street. (I wasn't born until 1946.) Thanks, Cathy ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jumping into this -- I was able to save and print my copy, but the typewritten headings were way too small to read. That's why I wanted a blank copy of the census. Thanks again to everyone for sharing your thoughts, help and hints. Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 4:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Sorry I failed to tell you where I got my images thanks, Rob. I did get on there today, but even knowing the address took a very long time. Were you able to print your census? 1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "rob stace" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:31:07 PM Subject: [NORCAL] Sorry I failed to tell you where I got my images I used the national archives site.

I used the 1930 Census to find the Enumeration District, but I knew for sure that my grandparents had not moved in those 10 years! Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of KAREN RODGERS Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 3:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Question about 194o Census Check to see if there is a city directory for 1940, that should give you a street address. Karen ----- Original Message ----- What do you do when you don't know the Enumeration District? My parents and older brother lived in Oakland, but for the life of me I can't remember what street. (I wasn't born until 1946.) Thanks, Cathy

Thank you! I don't know how I missed it! Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elvina Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 4:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Luck with 1940 census images today For a blank copy of the 1940 census go to: http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/1940.pdf Elvina ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Stuart To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Luck with 1940 census images today Question: Does anybody know how/where to get a blank copy of the 1940 census? Ancestry provides blank copies for all the others, but I didn't see one there. Thanks and good luck! Susan

If you don't know the street , try for a 1940 City Directory of your area. If the family was there it will list (Hopefully. It did mine) with a street and address. Enter that on the archives site . http://1940census.archives.gov/ State ,County, Town, Address, Street. Then if its a long street see where the #s start and work up from there. Cuts down on a lot of pages. On mine the enumerator was going around each block and once I caught on to the routine it was a cinch. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Sorry I failed to tell you where I got my images > thanks, Rob. I did get on there today, but even knowing the address took a > very long time. Were you able to print your census? > > > 1 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rob stace" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:31:07 PM > Subject: [NORCAL] Sorry I failed to tell you where I got my images > > I used the national archives site. > > -- > Robert Stacey has moved to Casa Glendale and Jeeter Dawg now lives with a > family in Burbank including Amber, Linda, and Martin. > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

For a blank copy of the 1940 census go to: http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/1940.pdf Elvina ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Stuart To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Luck with 1940 census images today So far, I think the archives.gov site is the better of the two. They allow you to put in a cross-street as well, which really narrowed down my search. I found the enumeration district on a 1930 census and I already knew the street address. I put that into Google maps and found the cross-streets. My grandparents were on image 28 of 34, so it still took some patience, but I found them! Question: Does anybody know how/where to get a blank copy of the 1940 census? Ancestry provides blank copies for all the others, but I didn't see one there. Thanks and good luck! Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Luck with 1940 census images today Rob, are you using ancestry? I can get nowhere with them. 1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "rob stace" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:55:04 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Luck with 1940 census images today I reported that I was able to find my parents listing with me and my brother included in the 1940 census of Denver, Colorado within a few minutes on the first day. I used Steve Morse's program to find ED's by city name and street address. ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

They're on line - http://archive.org/details/polksoaklandcali1940rlpo   Found it via http://www.sfgenealogy.com/ - not just San Francisco any longer. Jim -- James R. Smith Author/Speaker/Researcher Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks California Snatch Racket, San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years www.HistorySmith.com On Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:04:16 -0400 (EDT), KAREN RODGERS <[email protected]> wrote: Check to see if there is a city directory for 1940, that should give you a street address. Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > > What do you do when you don't know the Enumeration District? My > parents and older brother lived in Oakland, but for the life of me I > can't remember what street. (I wasn't born until 1946.) > Thanks, > Cathy > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks Betty and George, this indeed may be my person of interest..Going to phone the Trinity Journal today and se if they have an obit for the 1942 death...hopefully its there and I can put the puzzle to bed...Thanks a heap for all the time spent helping.. ~hum.Linda~ Words are the window to the Heart.

I used the national archives site. -- Robert Stacey has moved to Casa Glendale and Jeeter Dawg now lives with a family in Burbank including Amber, Linda, and Martin.

Rob, are you using ancestry? I can get nowhere with them. 1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "rob stace" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:55:04 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Luck with 1940 census images today I reported that I was able to find my parents listing with me and my brother included in the 1940 census of Denver, Colorado  within a few minutes on the first day. I used Steve Morse's program to find ED's by city name and street address. I was unable to copy the image at that time and had to use my camera to copy several images of the finding because I could not get a successful download. Today I tried again and first I got the wrong page of the series 1-24 as a download. I scrolled through to no. 12 which was the correct page and found that I could download it, copy it, paste it and send it along to my brother. I also now have a copy as jpeg in my family census image collection. So keep on trying folks, it does work, but due to such huge demand you may have to try again at a lucky hour. Robert Stacey in Los Angeles -- Robert Stacey has moved to Casa Glendale and Jeeter  Dawg  now lives with a family in Burbank including Amber, Linda, and Martin. ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Karen, I'll try that.   ________________________________ From: KAREN RODGERS <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Question about 194o Census Check to see if there is a city directory for 1940, that should give you a street address.  Karen ----- Original Message ----- What do you do when you don't know the Enumeration District?  My parents and older brother lived in Oakland, but for the life of me I can't remember what street.  (I wasn't born until 1946.) Thanks, Cathy ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What do you do when you don't know the Enumeration District? My parents and older brother lived in Oakland, but for the life of me I can't remember what street. (I wasn't born until 1946.) Thanks, Cathy