I am considering subscribing to ancestry.com to use their census images. However, when I do a "free" search, my ancestor is found only in their 1930 index. I have found already him in 1870, 1900, 1910 & 1920 and was searching to check their thouroughness. So I wonder about the completeness of their indexes. Does anyone have any experience with this? I enjoy using my local FHL but it is a very slow process!! Thanks, Kathy

> I am considering subscribing to ancestry.com to use their census images. > However, when I do a "free" search, my ancestor is found only in their 1930 > index. I have found already him in 1870, 1900, 1910 & 1920 and was searching > to check their thouroughness. So I wonder about the completeness of their > indexes. Does anyone have any experience with this? I enjoy using my local > FHL but it is a very slow process!! This is not a direct answer to your question but it may help you make up your mind. The FHC I use now has ancestry.com on-line for all patrons free of charge. I have been told that the FHL in Salt Lake City has negotiated a contract with ancestry making this service available at all FHCs in the U.S. Check it out. As for the inability fo find certain names, I understand that not all pages have been linked to the index yet. Al alternative is to use the state, county, ED approach. Of course, you need the ED number to do that. Russell K. Brown