tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post2197333011956559295..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: Darned Image CitationsThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-44112569560196144752016-08-08T09:04:16.989-06:002016-08-08T09:04:16.989-06:00I know you focus on Ancestry and FamilySearch, but...I know you focus on Ancestry and FamilySearch, but Internet Archive has very high quality images of all US Federal census records. They are not indexed, but they are fairly easy to page through and the download quality is excellent. If a genealogy website has a terrible image, you can use the ED and the volume reel info to find the census on Internet Archive and get a great image. Also, I have found browsing the images helps me understand the records and find more than I expected.<br /><br /> https://archive.org/details/us_censushttps://whencewecame-doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342830264025758116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-16439648982726462462016-08-06T08:31:10.387-06:002016-08-06T08:31:10.387-06:00That's fine going forward. But not of much he...That's fine going forward. But not of much help for the people following up on my sources. Most of my census work was done before the internet, from microfilm at the Wisconsin State Historical Society or the Family History Library. I didn't keep track of which one. (The Family Search catalog no longer lists the microfilm numbers.) Then when they became available on line, if the Ancestry copy wasn't clear, I checked Genealogy.com. They don't even have records any more. So even showing the website or the microfilm isn't always going to be the answer.<br /><br />Your example was before the ED was added. For later years, for browsing when indexes don't work, that ED number is essential.Grandma Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826836436719529255noreply@blogger.com