I am wondering if there was a census taken in 1845 and if there was, is there any way to access it? I can't seem to find my ancestors who lived in Ulster County in 1850 or 1855. Even my ancestors from Columbia County seem to be missing from their census records. What is the problem? Did they go into hiding when the census taker came to their door? Or did they go on vacation whenever he came around? Also, does anyone know if there are volunteers that do lookups for Ulster County? Thanks for any and all help. Susan Seifert mal316@ix.netcom.com Visit Guth Genes web site at http://members.aol.com/guthgenes/gutha.htm Lots of surnames from NY, NJ, Austria, Scotland and France.