I recently received my first "digital microfilm" census from Heritage Quest. These are actual census images on CD (meaning you can zoom in on hard to read spots, print from your computer, etc.). For me they are an incredible find -- I live right across the river from the National Archives in DC but I can never find time to go there, but now I can do census research at 2am! They are $19.95 per CD (which I believe corresponds to the NARA microfilm rolls) or $14.95 if you pay a Heritage Quest "membership fee". http://www.heritagequest.com/genealogy/CD-ROM/ They don't have 1920 yet but it is amazing to me how much they do have. I'm sure the remaining years are in process. -- Julia -- Gene Phares wrote: > > Personally, I found it helpful to simply purchase the census on microfilm. That way I can go back to the original source. One (of many) web site selling them for ~10$ is http://www.censusmicrofilm.com/. Most libraries have a microfilm reader if you don't have one. > > Part of the reason to go back to the original document is that I've found several discrepancies between the published versions out on the net and the original documents. Many letters like "S" and "L", "B" and "P" are difficult to distinguish in the "old" writing and anyone who transcribes them must be extremely careful to bring across only what's on the page. > > Microfilm readers are $500-1500. For what it's worth, I found a microfiche (not microfilm) machine at work that was headed for the dumpster after my company went on-line with their documents. These microfiche readers will read microfilm. It's not a easy to operate as the microfilm readers but a lot less expensive and I can do this all from home. > > Good luck, > Gene Phares > gphares@nilfisk-advance.com > > >>> "Tichenor, Stephanie" <stichenor@tax.state.wv.us> 01/06/00 09:31AM >>> > > My inexperience is showing here, but ...... how do I find Census Records for > Pendleton County other than the ones on the web site? I need a 1920 Census. > > Stephanie Tichenor > 558-8551