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Re: Heritage Quest and browse-only censuses
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Those years are on Heritage Quest, they are just not indexed.
Carol Kenney Lovitt
In God We Trust



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From: "Cooper, Jean (jlc5f)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:45 AM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Heritage Quest and browse-only censuses


>>By the way, does anyone know if Heritage Quest has any plans to offer the 
>>censuses for 1830, 1840 and 1850?  Is that currently missing information 
>>simply a "time and money problem," or does Ancestry.com have some kind of 
>>copyright for those three decades?  Thanks.  Bill <<



In my discussions with the Proquest staff, they have not come right out and 
said they will never have indexed searching for the 1830-1850 censuses, but 
the implication is strong. I believe it's a marketing decision.



Jean L. Cooper

Genealogical Resources Specialist

University of Virginia Library

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