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Author: robert_lane11
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For those who have not already discovered the site, there are free census transcriptions
for Indiana counties at
www.us-census.org/states/indiana.
These transcriptions are very useful to researchers who do not have access to images. They
can also be useful to researchers who do have access to images because in many cases, they
are prepared by people do research in the areas they are transcribing, and they are able
to provide a more accurate index of names.
These transcriptions have been done by volunteers who work for free and provide their work
at no charge, and the number of transcriptions available depends upon the number of
volunteers willing to do the work. Because of this, only a few census years are available
for Vigo County.
If you do research in Indiana, be sure to check and see if there are transcriptions
available for the areas you are researching. Also, PLEASE consider volunteering to do a
transcription, even if it's only one township. Your work can help hundreds, if not
thousands, of your fellow researchers.
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