----- Original Message ----- From: <HouseGeny@aol.com> To: <HOUSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 11:02 AM Subject: City Directories for the 1930 Census > Nat Archives - > Lloyd McDaniel > > I just attended a class yesterday at the Nat Archives, Laguna Niguel, CA. > where we were prepped for the 1930 census to be released in 2002. All > information herein is preliminary and subject to modification at any time. > 1) There are only 9 states with soundex films (abt 1000 reels), all southern. > 2) City Directories 1920-1930+ sent to the Lib of Congress are reproduced on > microfilm and are being shipped NOW to all Regional Nat Archives. Many cities > did NOT submit their directories to the Lib of Congress. There is NO > Directories Index at this time. (abt ~1000 reels) > 3) There are 30 reels of reverse Enumeration District definitions for the > 1930 census also provided. These reverse Definitions define the 1930 ED and > cross reference the equivalent 1920 ED. This is an opportunity for someone to > produce a 1920 ED def. to 1930 equivalent WEB file. > 4) There are about 2000 1930 census microfilms that will be commercially > reproduced in digital form for purchase but this project will NOT begin until > 2002 due to privacy restrictions. > > Stay tuned for later info as they fill us in. > LLoyd McDaniel > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >