The NARA page tells you how to code up the soundex. You will need to get the soundex microfilm for that soundex code for the state in which your people lived. Once you have the soundex microfilm, you will go down through the photos of the soundex cards until you find your people. On their card is the ED and page number which will direct you to the actual census entry. You then roll up the soundex microfilm and go to the State, County, and ED in the actual census which was on the soundex card. Your family should be there with all their neighbors, etc. Look around the neighborhood, as other family members might be near by. To read some of this for yourself, you may want to see http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html#guides which tells you how to use the NARA guides to find the microfilms numbers that you will need. Whether your library has the films or you have to order them in, or go to the LDS family history center to order them, you will still need to know exactly which film it is you need. -- Elissa On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:50:08 -0800 (PST) Phyllis Frameli <phyl8@yahoo.com> writes: > Elissa, > > I am a little confused, where do I enter the surname > soundex code to find the ED? I didn't see any > instructions on NARA page. > Thanks > Phyllis > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message > to:PITTSBURGH-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com that contains ONLY the word, > 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.