> No I didn't know that! How does one get a copy of their own or an ancestors > census form before the 72 year time limit? > Peggy I'd snip out a paragraph and post it here, but the original is in a .PDF file and I can't. Click on the following link: http://www.census.gov/prod/2/gen/cff/cff-9702.pdf and it will take you to the form. Print it out. See the lower right hand corner of page one, "Access to Closed Records". If you find out how much it costs, let us know. Paul Pennington Augusta, Georgia