Cousins, I recently received the 1880 Census CDs published by the LDS Church. I have to say it was worth every penny of the $49 + shipping that it cost, and then some. These are a transcription, not a graphic image, but since I have a subscription to ancestry.com's census images, I can look up anything I'm doubtful about. So far, I have found the transcription to be extremely accurate, given the problems of old handwriting, poor images, etc. The biggest advantage, though, is the nationwide index. As you may know, the only other index to the 1880 census indexes only families that include a child 10 or younger. The LDS index is an every name index. Plus, you can search by approximate birthdate, place of birth, race, and gender. The index automatically searches for certain name variations. For example, if you are looking for "Elizabeth" your search results will include women named Betty or Betsy. If you are using the regional indexes, you can also use wildcards. Unfortunately, you can't use wildcards in the national index. In short, buy this software! It's the best $50 I ever spent on genealogy. I found families I have been looking for for several years. If anyone has anybody they want me to look for, e-mail me directly at CherylC470@att.net (note change of address). But please try to be reasonable. I have a brand new CD burner that I want to learn how to use, and I really do want to update the web page once I finish going through the 1880 Census. And occasionally my family does insist on me being somewhere other than in front of the computer.8) Cheryl