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From: "Mary D. Taffet" <>
Subject: Re: [NYC] New HQ 1910 census index
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 00:40:57 -0500
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Patty,

Your instructions may work if somebody intends to order a film, but they
really don't help much if somebody wants to go straight to the census
images at Ancestry.com -- which is what I imagine many people would
prefer to do. There are no film numbers noticeable there (until you
have already pulled up an image) -- only Enumeration Districts (which
aren't on the index CD), Ward Numbers (which are on the index CD, but
there can be hundreds of ED's per Ward), sometimes A.D. numbers, but no
page numbers are visible until you actually open up a page from one of
the Enumeration Districts -- if you can ever find the right one to look
at...

Ordering films just doesn't work for me, and I imagine there are others
in the same boat. I had 6 films from the Canadian Census waiting for me
at my local Family History Center. I have so far only had one
opportunity to go there, didn't find what I was looking for, and
couldn't manage to get back there before the films were returned.

I'm going to give up on ordering films altogether (never have time to
view them while they're here -- countless times they get sent back
before I ever even get a chance to see them once), and just wait until
what I am looking for is available on CD or somewhere online that is
searchable in some way.

I found a few records this evening going from the 1910 HQ census index
for NYC to the Ancestry.com images, but it is VERY slow going.

-- Mary Taffet


Patty Fagan wrote:
>
> > When I ordered this Index I was hoping it would give the exact EDs
> > number but this is better than nothing, I suppose. I hope I explained
> > this well enough.
>
> Hi,
>
> It's regrettable that the FHC and NARA film numberings don't match, but once you
> locate the film, the page you need is very easy to find. The page numbers the HQ
> index give you are stamped on the census sheets.
>
> If you use NARA films, HQ index gives everything you need to find your page: the
> film# and part/ page number/ sub. If you order the film from the FHC, you have to
> do that extra step and match NARA film descriptions to FHC film descriptions.
>
> One hint: be sure to pay attention to the "Part" number. Most films are divided
> into two sections (which I think correspond to the volume). If your page number
> is in Part 2, make sure you advance the film past the first series of numbers.
>
> Good luck
> Patty Fagan
> Boston

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