Marilyn, No, I don't think there's any magic formula. I just start with image one and see what that number is, and then try to make a good guess as to how far along the number would be in the images. It sometimes takes quite a few tries before I find the page I'm looking for. Susan

Yep Marilyn, that is the way I do it also....I think it is about the only way you can find a census page number at the images of census on Ancestry.com that I know of. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SusanE1104@aol.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 5:01 AM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Ancestry Census Records - Am I Doing Something Wrong? > Marilyn, > No, I don't think there's any magic formula. I just start with image one and > see what that number is, and then try to make a good guess as to how far > along the number would be in the images. It sometimes takes quite a few > tries before I find the page I'm looking for. > > Susan > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen, and Westie > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >

thanks, all, for the tips. hope we've also answered Lori's questions! I do have to add that last night I did a plain search and it did bring up some heads of household (and corresponding image files) for the earlier census records ancestry has indexed, so I was incorrect in my first statement to Lori that they wouldn't come up. Hope that makes sense! marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: Darleen Berens Yep Marilyn, that is the way I do it also....I think it is about the only way you can find a census page number at the images of census on Ancestry.com that I know of. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SusanE1104@aol.com> > Marilyn, > No, I don't think there's any magic formula. I just start with image one and > see what that number is, and then try to make a good guess as to how far > along the number would be in the images. It sometimes takes quite a few > tries before I find the page I'm looking for. > > Susan > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.292 / Virus Database: 157 - Release Date: 10/26/01