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From: "Jean Scarlott" <>
Subject: Fw: 1880 Census-Canadian 1881
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 22:17:28 -0500


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From: Elsie Tressler
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Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:20 AM
Subject: 1880 Census-Canadian 1881


Free Internet Access to American, British and Canadian Censuses

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on 23 October 2002 that
it is making available invaluable indexes of American and Canadian heritage
available free to the public at the touch of a button. The 1880 United States
Census and the 1881 Canadian Census, searchable databases of more than 55 million
people, are now on the Internet, signifying another great leap forward in online
family history research. For those with British roots, a searchable index of the
1881 British Census has also been available online, bringing the total number of
census names available for family history enthusiasts to 85 million.

The chances of today's researchers finding ancestors in the UK, Canada or the US
in the online databases are extraordinary. If a person's family lived in one of
these three nations during the 1880s and was counted in the census, becoming
connected to the past is quick and easy. Elder D. Todd Christofferson, executive
director of the Family and Church History Department, said: "People used to search
through rolls and rolls of microfilm with varying degrees of success. Now with
just a few keystrokes, they can search through millions of records from anywhere
at anytime."

To access the online census information, please go to http://www.familysearch.org
and on the left side of the home page click on "US 1880, British and Canadian 1881
Censuses are now available online."


Wintersville Family History Center
Elsie E Tressler, Director
474 TWP HWY 213
Bloomingdale, Ohio 43910-7737

Center 264-6190
Home 264-6287

Hours: Tues. 10 am to 2 pm
Thurs. 10 am to 1 pm & 5:30 to 8 pm
Sat. 10 am to 3 pm

Holiday Schedule:

Closed Thanksgiving Day

Christmas: Closed December 24, 26, 31, and January 2.

Web Site
http://Wintersville_FHC.home.att.net/film.htm

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