DearMYRTLE - 1790 US Federal Census Images Online at Ancestry.com

DearREADERS,
Here is the full announcement, from Juliana Szucs Smith, editor of the Ancestry Daily News. Thought you might like to check it out. Note the census images are part of a paid subscription area at Ancestry.com.

Definitely a "Best of the Internet for Genealogists" award winning site!

Myrt :)
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Subj: SPECIAL EDITION: Images Online Goes Live
Date: 09/12/2000 3:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Ancestry Daily News--Special Edition
http://www.ancestry.com/DailyNews
07 September 2000

SPECIAL EDITION
----- Ancestry.com Posts 1790 Census Images Online
----- Pricing
----- Get More Information and View Online Samples
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ANCESTRY POSTS 1790 CENSUS IMAGES ONLINE
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It's finally here! Ancestry.com has begun posting electronic images of
every record from the U.S. Federal Census between the years 1790 and
1920. The census records, which Ancestry.com recently obtained from the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), contain more than
450 million names.

The first images posted are of the 1790 Census, and subsequent postings
will bring hundreds of millions of images to the site throughout the
year. Through Ancestry.com's Images Online service, census records will
more faithfully reproduce original documents than mere indexes or
bi-tonal, black-and-white images available with competitive offerings.
Ancestry.com records will be easier to read since they will be viewed in
a full 256 shades of gray--dramatically increasing the quality and
legibility of the image.

In addition, Ancestry.com uses MrSID technology in its Images Online(tm)
collections. This technology gives Ancestry.com and its customers two
important benefits:

1) High-quality computer images at legible resolution take up a lot of
disk space. MrSID allows us to compress these documents to a greater
degree, allowing the images to be sent more quickly over the Internet to
you.

2) Some of our image collections are still very large, even after
compression. The MrSID technology allows us to extract and send over the
Internet just that portion of an image you want to see, rather than
requiring that you download the entire image first.

Census schedules represent the most important and sought-after group of
genealogical records in the United States. The information supplied for
each individual in the census allows researchers to determine family
structure, ages, residence, occupation, and much more.

Ancestry.com Premium Members will have exclusive free access to the 1790
U.S. Federal Census for a limited time at:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1790/main.htm
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PRICING
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U.S. Federal Census Images is a new subscription feature of
Ancestry.com. For the first time, Ancestry.com subscribers can conduct
research online by using original primary sources. And for a limited
time, free access to census images is available if you are a current
subscriber.

Following the free access period, pricing will be as follows:

Non-Ancestry.com Subscribers:
--- 1-year U.S. Federal Census Images Subscription: $59.95
--- Quarterly U.S. Federal Census Images Subscription : $19.95
--- Subscription Bundle: 12-month access to both Ancestry.com (Preferred
Plan) and the U.S. Federal Census Records: $99.95

Current Ancestry.com Subscribers:
--- Add an Annual Census Images Subscription for only $39.95.
--- Add a Quarterly Census Images Subscription for only $19.95.

For membership questions, call toll-free: 1-800-262-3787.
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GET MORE INFORMATION AND VIEW ONLINE SAMPLES
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Read the FAQ Page at:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/help/faq.htm

Read the Press Release at:
http://www.myfamilyinc.com/pressroom/censusannounced.htm

Learn more about the MrSID free browser plug-in at:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/plugin.htm

View samples from various censuses:

1860 Census
http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/about/sample.htm?sample=USCensus1790.sample.census1790&snumber=2

1870 Census
http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/about/sample.htm?sample=USCensus1790.sample.census1860&snumber=3

1900 Census
http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/about/sample.htm?sample=USCensus1790.sample.census1870&snumber=4
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Best Wishes,
Juliana Smith, Editor, Ancestry Daily News
Megan Vandre, Associate Editor
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