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MY SOURCES OF CENSUS INFORMATION
Ancestry.com
Online database site. They have a
ton of databases, included scanned census schedules, you can access for a fee.
Always adding more to site. Helps
to have a broadband connection downloading images.
http://www.ancestry.com/
Amarillo Public Library
413 East 4th
Amarillo, Texas
(806) 378-3054
Hrs: Mon – Thurs 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM; Fri + Sat 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Sun 2:00 PM
to 6:00 PM.
Comments: Average census film collection. Has 3 modern machine driven readers
that are in use most the time, 1 older machine driven in poor condition and a
few manual readers.
Bartlesville Public Library
600 South Johnstone
Bartlesville, OK 74003
(918) 337-5353
Hrs: Mon – Thurs 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM; Fri + Sat 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM; Sept –
Apr Sun 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
Comments: Has entire state of Oklahoma census on microfilm and a few drawers of
other states, only 2 machine driven readers, which are in use a lot of the time,
no manual readers. Good book
section. Good library for a town
this size.
Bartlesville Family History Center
1501 SE Swan Dr.
Bartlesville, OK 74006
(918) 333-3135
Hrs: Mon, Thurs, Fri 9:00 AM to 12 PM, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM; Tues + Wed 9:00 AM to
12:00 PM, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Comment: 2 small rooms not much
bigger than my sister’s walk-in closet. One
machine driven reader, 2 manual readers. Volunteers are very helpful. Limited
films on hand. Order films on loan from Family History Library in Utah here for
a fee as with any Family History Center.
Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Family History Library
35 N. West Temple St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
(801) 240-2331
Hrs: Mon 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Tues – Sat 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Comments: This is the mother load
for family research. You can find
just about everything here. Has all
census records. Many manual film
readers, no machine driven readers. Staff is helpful but not always friendly.
Numbering system on microfilms is different than National Archives.
Family Tree Maker
39500 Stevenson Place, Suite 204
Fremont, CA 94539
Comments: Everyone knows FTM.
Genealogy Library site, which they charge for online census records.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/
Heritage Quest
669 West 900 North
North Salt Lake, UT 84054
(800) 760-2455
Comments: This is where I rent census film records.
They have them all and for around $30 a year for membership you can have
them sent on loan for a $3.25 fee. I
then take to local library to read. They
claim shipping within a day but I’ve never received in under a week and 2
weeks is average.
http://www.heritagequest.com/
Iola Public Library
218 E. Madison
Iola, KS 66749
(316) 365 3262
Hrs: Mon – Thurs 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM; Fri + Sat 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Comments: This is by far my
favorite place for census research. For a town of 6,000 it is amazing what they
have, hundreds of census films, 6 Minolta machine readers with one always
available. And a Web site catalog. This
library is the best. The only
complaint I might have is they could use more space for film readers.
http://www.sekls.lib.ks.us/
National Archives and Records Administration
Mid Atlantic Office
900 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 597-3000
Hrs: Mon – Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; First Sat of month 8:00 Am to 5:00 PM.
Comments: This everybody’s source for census microfilms, they of course have
them all. Had over 30 readers, all
manual when I was there summer 2000. A busy place.
National Archives and Records Administration
Pacific Alaska Region
654 w. 3rd Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
(907) 271-2441
Hrs: Mon – Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; First Sat of month 8:00 Am to 5:00 PM
Comments: This everybody’s source for census microfilms, they of course have
them all. Had around a dozen film
readers, 4 of which were machine driven. Had
that stupid one film at a time rule.
Oklahoma Historical Society
2100N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, Ok 73105
(405) 521- 2491
Hrs: Mon 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM; Tues – Sat 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Comments: This is the most disappointing library I have been to.
They have a good collection (all states 1790-1900 and AR, IL, KS, MO, TN,
TX for 1910) but the films are so dirty and worn out by heavy use I had trouble
reading them. They assign you one
of 12 of the worst manual readers I have every used.
The storage drawers are sometimes hard if not impossible to open, often
accompanied by a loud screech. Space
is limited and they also have the stupid one film at a time rule.
Schusterman – Benson Library
3333 E. 32nd Pl.
Tulsa OK 74135
(918) 746-5027
Hrs: Mon – Thurs 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM; Fri & Sat 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Sun
Sep – Apr 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Comments: Nice library.
Good collection of film records. Six
machine readers and two manual. Fairly
busy, especially on weekends. http://www.tulsalibrary.org/genealogy/information.htm
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