Enter your name here wrote: > > How do I find the census' I want to look up in? Do I have to go to the state > and county court houses or can I go to any library and they would have it. > Forinstance I want to look up in WV Wood Co. and surounding. How do I do > that? Thanks > > ==== SURNAME-QUERY Mailing List ==== > Reminder! Please remove as much of the Original Message as possible when > replying to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original message > important to your reply. The best way is to consult the Census Index for the year you want, first. It only lists the head of household, but it also lists the page of the full census. You need the page on the full census, otherwise you'll have to look through the entire census. Most public libraries in the region you are interested in, have copies of the full censuses for many of the census years through 1920. You can write to them for details. I have many of the census indexes for many regions thru 1880. I'll be glad to help you if you tell me which years. You mentioned Wood Co., WV. My inlaws live across the Ohio in Washington Co., OH. The public library in Marietta has a well established genealogy section. They were very helpful during my visits, but don't know how much help you might get via snail mail or email. By all means try email first. Many public libraries are now equipped but aren't well staffed. Henry S. Dillon