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Transcribing Help Index
Welcome to the Help section of the USGW Census Project!
Thank you for volunteering for our work to bring the census online.
Remember that "transcribing," means to make an exact copy, so that
everything recorded is performed as much as possible in a manner
faithful with the original record.
If you have any questions about transcribing the census, you've come
to the right place. Please read through the tutorial that covers the year
you are interested in transcribing.
- Tutorial By Year (These pages
contain links to templates
and programs to use during transcription. Just click on
the year you are interested in transcribing and read the
information provided.)
| 1790
| 1800
| 1810
| 1820
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| 1830
| 1840
| 1850
| 1860
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| 1870
| 1880
| 1890
| 1900
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| 1910
| 1920
| 1930
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- Where to obtain records to transcribe
- WE DO NOT HAVE CENSUS RECORDS TO GIVE YOU.
- Visit our
Census Location Page(s).
- Free & Inexpensive Sources
- Commercial Sources
- National Archives
- Database program(s)/template(s)
- CTA (only for years 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820 & 1850) PC Only
[This is available by request from
Maggie Stewart]
- CART (only for
years 1850, 1860, and 1870) PC Only
- CENTRANS (currently for
1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900,
1910, 1920 and 1930) MAC & PC [The programmer is writing updates which will eventually
include all years.]
- TEMPLATES for all years and some specialty census schedules. [These are available
by request from Maggie Stewart. Please use
"templates" as the subject of your email and include what year and type of template
that you need.]
- Helpful Transcription Information
- Subdistricts and Enumeration Districts.
- Page and sheet numbering system.
- About the header on each page.
- About the columns on each page.
- Notes for you to keep while working on your
transcription.
- Examples of how names appear on the census.
- Examples of Old
Handwriting styles.
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Blank census forms that you can print out.
- Where to look for additional help.
- Contact your State Census Coordinator (SCC).
- Join the USGWARCH-CART-L
mailing list for questions about the CART Database Program.
- Join the USGW-ACP-CENTRANS-L
mailing list for questions about the CenTrans Database Program.
-
RootsWeb Census FAQs Message Board
- Miscellaneous Information
- A basic overview of the census and its history.
- History of the Federal Census, 1790-1920.
- Leave a Legacy for Genealogists in 1/2 to 1 hour/day!
- What does being a "transcriber" mean?
- If you haven't signed up...
- Go to the Sign Up page and
choose the year you wish to transcribe.
- Follow the directions and submit your choice.
- If you have a forms-challenged browser, contact the Census
Project Coordinator, Maggie Stewart at
http://www.maggie-sz.org/mailer.php.
- Information on
Second Transcription (Proofreading)
- When your census is finished, you will need to read the
Completion Instructions. This page should answer all of your questions about
submitting your transcription.
When transcribing the census
MAKE A BACKUP COPY!
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