Hey - they also have an 1880 census. It's available in text and Excel
format by county, and like you said, there is a substantial amount of
coding. I find that it is copyright by the State Board of Education, with
the statement that use for profit is prohibited. The implication is that a
non-profit like IDGENWEB could make use of this data. Nevertheless, I've
sent a request asking for permission to make a version of this available
that resolves the coding and makes it more useful for genealogists and local
historians, perhaps in a searchable database. We will see what sort of
response I get.
Wouldn't it be great if every county could have access to a searchable
database of all 1880 and 1900 census records for Idaho? I've got a rough
design in mind that would allow searching broader than a single county,
using proximity (e.g. Canyon and it's adjacent counties).
Thanks again for point this out, Sharon. I'd never seen these!
Mike
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From: "Sharon McConnel" <gem_genweb(a)yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:05 AM
To: <idgen(a)rootsweb.com>
Subject: [IDGEN] 1900 census
Note 1900 census transcription by ISU --
http://www.isu.edu/history/1900.shtml . They have given occupations & pob
states numeric codes so it's a little cumbersome until a person gets use
to it, but nevertheless it's a valuable, free resource.
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