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From: "Richard A. Pence" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] online census indexes
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 00:43:45 -0500
References: <F109dxkiiZIHd0TlKn40000157e@hotmail.com>


Don't forget the LDS every-name index for 1880, now on line.

My understanding is that Genealogy.com made/had made an index to the 1900
(HH only) and that Ancestry.com made/had made indexes to 1920 (HH only) and
1930 (every name).

All the remaining on-line indexes, whether linked to images or not, are the
AIS indexes. Be aware that there are anomalies in these indexes and large
chunks missing because of loss of data while it was being stored on
mainframe computer tape by Precision Indexing, who had the indexes created
(in SE Asia, I think). If you go to "the store" at Genealogy.com, you can
wend your way to a "full disclosure" statement that tells you what is on
each CD. Fore example, if you check on the 1870 census of Illinois, you will
find that only Cook County and a few names from DeWitt County survive - the
other indexed names on not on the disk, but can be found in the printed
version of this data.

There is an every-name index of the 1860 census of Indiana, created by the
Indiana Historical Society and now sold by Family Tree Maker's Automated
Archives (Genealogy.com).

I *think* the 1880 census of Ohio is only HH, plus those of other surnames
in the household.

I haven't checked to see what is on line through libraries from Heritage
Quest, but have a number of its CDs for 1870 and 1910 and these are HH plus
adults and others with different surnames in a household. (These are the
best of the indexes!)

Maybe the above will remind readers of some other indexes.

Regards,
Richard Pence
Fairfax, Virginia



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From: "Darlene Joyce" <>
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Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:50 PM
Subject: [APG] online census indexes


> I have been updating my crib sheet on census indexes--and a question
> presents itself. I turned first to my copy of William Dollarhides' Census
> Book, but cannot find the info I need. The question concerns current
> Internet indexes to federal census records, U.S. I am thinking primarily
of
> the for-fee Ancestry, Genealogy.com memberships, and Heritage Quest
CD-Roms.
> Does anyone have a handy list of the for-fee indexes that are EVERY NAME
> indexes, vs. head-of-household indexes?
>
> Also,does anyone know if Ancestry and Genealogy.com are actually creating*
> their own new indexes, or are they also using AIS, etc.? Thanks for any
> tips. Darlene Joyce, MN
>
> Darlene C. Joyce, CGRS
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