RELIC is pleased to announce that we have received microfilm of the U.S. Census of 1930, the entire portion relating to Virginia. This includes publication T-1626, reels 2433-2483, plus Soundex (statewide index) for Virginia, M-2059, reels 1-127. The films are ready for immediate use at Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas. Phone 703-792-4540, TTY 703-792-4524, for information. Hours are Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-5pm. We will also be open Sunday June 2, noon to 5 pm. Please note, this is the Library System's last Sunday opening until mid-September. We have eleven microfilm reader-printers available in working order. Copies are 15 cents (12 cents with 1-2-3 copy card). Please note: Images of some 1930 census records are also available through our internet subscription to AncestryPlus, accessible at machines in Bull Run, Central, Chinn Park, and Potomac Libraries. All states will eventually be available there. All population schedules for the U.S. census 1790-1920 are currently loaded on that site. Not all years are indexed there. States of the 1930 census currently available through AncestryPlus and Ancestry.com are: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Utah, and Vermont. Indexed states on AncestryPlus and Ancestry.com: Delaware, District of Columbia, and Utah. Only 10 states (plus 2 partial states) have been indexed on microfilm: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; and partial indexes for Kentucky and West Virginia. Bull Run Regional Library also has microfilm and indexes of all surviving Virginia censuses prior to 1930. Records since 1930 will not be released until 72 years after date of creation. For registered borrowers, Prince William Public Library can also borrow any roll of the 1930 census for any state through interlibrary loan at a fee of $3.50. The staff of RELIC will be happy to help you find the census record you need. Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian RELIC: The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center For Genealogy and Local History Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Regional Library 8051 Ashton Avenue\ Manassas, VA 20109-2982 703-792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/library/relic <http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html