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From: "R. Sheldon" <>
Subject: Re: [IABENTON-L] AVERY-TRIPP-MILLER-THOMPSON-CROW
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:29:27 -0600


One of the problems I have had in doing research is easy access to census
films. I also have found that transcriptions are not always read
accurately by others, particularly if the handwriting is very bad and they
don't know the name. After I read Mr. Wolterman's post, I thought I would
pass on a solution. You must have a CD Rom drive on your computer.
Heritage Quest has begun to copy the original records and copy them on
Digital CD Rom which they are selling for about the price of a paperback
book, $19.95, no postage. ( BTW: I have no connection with them except as
a customer.) My family gave me my first copy for Christmas and what a great
Christmas present it has turned out to be. I am sitting here at my
computer on this bad driving day using it on my own time at my own pace.
See what is currently available on their website at HeritageQuest.com. I
ordered from the site and received my copy within the business week.

Hope you are not all out shoveling today. Work but isn't it beautiful.
Pat S.

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> From: Conley Wolterman <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: [IABENTON-L] AVERY-TRIPP-MILLER-THOMPSON-CROW
> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 10:26 AM
>
> 1-12-00
>
> My ancestors on one side were Mullers from Schleswig-Holstein, Hannover,
> Germany. Of course, many of the family changed their surname to MILLER.
> We had ancestors traveling from Clayton Center, Clayton Co., to Benton
> County and hopefully will show up in the transcribed census records. I
know
> it takes time to transcribed those census records, because I am doing
this
> for Ida County, Iowa -- at Ida Grove, Ia. I haven't found a microfilm
> reader to purchase, so use the one at the city library when I have time
to
> match their hours. I do some typing for the Ida County Website:
> www.rootsweb.com/~iaida
>

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