User:Pipkincm/Sandbox

I'm thrilled that the FamilySearch wiki is available. Thanks for allowing me to contribute. Please be patient as I continue to learn.

These are the items that I found on the wiki that either I want to edit/create or that I'll suggest someone else gives attention to. If you've been asked to collaborate, please review the topic of interest and add to the "discussion" tab.

= US Land and Property =


 * Explain federal land tract books and how to determine which film to search using a combination of Hone's county boundaries and the FHL catalog entry.
 * Timelines.
 * Include both "general tips" and "state tips" within each state.

= Colorado =


 * Note that the state Archives has an incomplete divorce index, probate and tax indexes for some years/counties, and State Pennitentiary Index 1871-1973.
 * Can/should "mining" or "occupations" be added as a topic?

= Articles =


 * Link "legal ages" page to land, military, court, immigration, and vital records pages.
 * Mining
 * Northern Liberties, Pennsylvania

(The following was presented to the U.S. Census team as a sample page that would allow quick posting while refinements were made to other tables.)

Availability
The first federal census was taken in 1790. The census has been taken every ten years and the census has been made public through 1930. The 1890 census was damaged and then destroyed in a fire.

In 1860, Nebraska Territory encompassed most of present-day Nebraska and parts of the present-day states of Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Colorado. The 1860 Nebraska Territory non-population schedules have mixed coverage.

Websites
Some census indexes and images are available on free sites, some at paid sites, and some have access through library membership.


 * FamilySearch Record Search Pilot is a free site with many every-name census indexes and links to several census images. New collections are published frequently so you may want to bookmark this site and check back often. FamilySearch is working with independent providers to allow access to some census images. For instance, registered FamilySearch users can access 1880 census images (provided by Ancestry) by logging in to FamilySearch and entering through the "Advanced Search" feature there. Those with subscriptions to Footnote can access the images to the 1860 census directly from the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot. 
 * Census Finder and Census Online are free sites with statewide links to online indexes, then countywide links with a description of what you will find (indexes, transcriptions, or scanned copies). Some of the addresses are not current.
 * USGenWeb, is a free site that connects to a variety of databases coordinated by volunteers for each U.S. state and each county. Click here for an inventory to their county census transcriptions.
 * Heritage Quest Online, an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930 and indexes for many census years. Many libraries have subscriptions which allow access for their patrons outside of their library with a library card and password.
 * Ancestry ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930. Ancesty also has indexes and images to Indian censuses form 1885-1940. They offer three editions: Ancestry Library Edition, available free at many libraries; Ancestry Institution, available at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers; and you can purchase your own subscription.
 * Footnote ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses for some states. New collections are added frequently.

Federal Non-population Schedules
Non-population schedules [insert link to explanation] include: Veterans/Pensioners; Slave Owners; Mortality; Agricultural; Industrial/Manufacturing; Defective, Dependen, and Delinquent Classes; and Social Statistics.

Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are at the Nebraska State Historical Society, the National Archives and the Family History Library.

Microforms and Book Indexes
Microfilm copies of federal population schedules are available at:


 * The Family History Library
 * The National Archives or one of its regional centers
 * Nebraska State Historical Society

A street index for the city of Omaha that can help you use the 1910 census is on Family History Library fiche 6331481.

The Family History Library has copies of published indexes for the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 schedules.

Territorial and State Censuses
1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869 Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska. The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties were published in: The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record, vols. 13-22, 1932-44 (Family History Library film 162018). The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses. The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.

The 1854, 1855, and 1856 Nebraska territorial censuses have been transcribed, indexed, and published in: Cox, Eunice Evelyn. 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses. Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977. (Family History Library book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283.)

1885 The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska, which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the state Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886 and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.

1913-1914 A detailed census of German immigrants from Russia living in Lincoln was taken for Nebraska. The information is similar to that found in the 1900 census, but the town or colony of birth is also given. It is arranged by street. (Family History Library film 833157.)

Missing Federal Censuses
The 1890 census was damaged and then destroyed in a fire.

Why use census records?
Censuses are the basic records used for identifying your ancestors. The records give the places where your ancestors lived, dates and places of birth, and family members. You can also locate neighbors' names, learn about immigration, and other information. Many censuses are indexed and these indexes and images can be found on the Internet. This is the easiest way to find information about your ancestors.

More About Censuses
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:


 * index searching tips
 * analyzing and using what you find
 * census accuracy
 * historical background
 * contents of various census years and types

Additional Websites
The Nebraska State Historical Society Library and Archives has an online catalog to their collection. United States Bureau of the Census

Printed Sources
Dollarhide, William. The Census Book : A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes; With Master Extraction Forms for Federal Census Schedules, 1790-1930. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999.

Eales, Anne Bruner and Robert M Kvasnicka, ed. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, Third Edition. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000.

Nebraska Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. Map guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987.

(This is the end of my sample state census page.)

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Online Population Schedule Indexes and Images
United States Censuses 1850-1920—Free Internet census indexes 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes are also linked to census images (for 1850, 1870, and 1900) which show every name listed and each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Registered FamilySearch users can access 1880 census images by logging in and entering through the "Advanced Search" feature of FamilySearch.

Ancestry ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to all available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930.

HeritageQuest, an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930, and indexes to some but not all.

Footnote ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses for some states.

Census Online

Genealogy Today This site offers a selection of both free and fee-based databases. The name indexes of all fee-based databases can be searched without a subscription.

Access Genealogy

Mortality Schedules

Sample page without the Internet table
Some census indexes and images are available on free sites, some at paid sites, and some have access through library membership.


 * FamilySearch Record Search Pilot is a free site with many every-name census indexes. New collections are published frequently so you may want to bookmark this site and check back often. FamilySearch is working with independent providers to allow access to census images. Registered FamilySearch users can access 1880 census images by logging in and entering through the "Advanced Search" feature of FamilySearch. 
 * Census Finder and Census Online are free sites with links for censuses of Michigan, including links for each of the counties of Michigan with a description of what you will find (indexes, transcriptions, or scanned copies). Some of the addresses are not current.
 * Heritage Quest Online, an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930 and indexes for many census years. Many libraries have subscriptions which allow access for their patrons outside of their library with a library card and password.
 * Ancestry ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930. They offer three editions: Ancestry Library Edition, available free at many libraries; Ancestry Institution, available at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers; and you can purchase your own subscription.
 * Footnote ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses for some states. New collections are added frequently.
 * USGenWeb, is a free site that connects to a variety of databases coordinated by volunteers for each U.S. state and each county. Click here for an inventory to county census transcriptions for their census project.

(This ends my sample page without the Internet table.)