M Archer wrote: > JoAnne, > Thanks for the offer, but I received a better one. Another > subscriber has the actual census on CD. I didn't even know there was a CD > of the 1860 census of Susquehanna Co. I'm not sure if the name is Sutton or > Sutter. With the actual, maybe she can find the right one. Oh, I also > don't know the first name of the husband, but the wife is Matilda. I hope > the CD is easy to use. > Just My Opinion, but a census CD is merely a very good index to the real thing, not a substitute for it. and even then, the "real thing" is the microfilm copy of the actual "Real Thing". So someone else looking it up on CD is a transcription (or a copy) of a copy of a copy of the actual item -- not something one would consider to be highly accurate information. And certainly some films leave a lot of information open to interpretation, depending on the quality of the original and/or film. I have heard that Heritage Quest is going to put the ENTIRE US Federal Census, all 12,555 rolls, 1790-1920, online at some time in the near future -- most likely as a subscription service to commercial users such as libraries. hmmm ... Bill Strickland Oregon City, OR