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Free US Census Images
« on: Sunday 24 May 15 15:38 BST (UK) »
This free service is from Mocavo.  The actual url is over 300 characters, so I put it in a tiny url:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/m3pyozh

Scroll down to "proceed to this site"

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Re: Free US Census Images
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 06 June 15 23:35 BST (UK) »
If you remove the word "preview." from the above address, you'll go directly to the website.

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Re: Free US Census Images
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 06 June 15 23:49 BST (UK) »
That's definitely handy!  Is there any easy way to copy the whole image?
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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« Reply #3 on: Monday 08 June 15 15:54 BST (UK) »
That's weird that you can't copy the image.  I did find if you take a screenshot and then go into paint (Microsoft), you can paste it there.  Then I assume you can make a copy from that.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-xp/help/setup/take-a-screen-shot

I see this says it is for XP:  I have Windows 8 and I just pulled up the tiles, searched for Paint and was able to do it.

Whatever is on the screen will transfer.  Make sure you minimize the bottom index and don't click on anyone, or that screen on the right will pop up.


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« Reply #4 on: Monday 08 June 15 17:16 BST (UK) »
"I did find if you take a screenshot and then go into paint (Microsoft), you can paste it there."

Yeah, that's what I've been doing but I have to take two shots to get the whole sheet.  Still worth it, though.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Free US Census Images
« Reply #5 on: Monday 08 June 15 17:42 BST (UK) »
You only need the front part of the "long url". Just this bit:

http://www.mocavo.com/1790-1940-United-States-Census/126199

The rest is just their tracking info.   
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Re: Free US Census Images
« Reply #6 on: Monday 08 June 15 18:02 BST (UK) »
If you minimize the "index" at the bottom, then zoom out 1 click, that shows the whole image.  However, if you try to increase the zoom in "paint" it tends to blur the image.  Maybe you should copy the info onto a blank census sheet.  At least the images are there to see for the 1860, 1910, and 1930 censuses, which aren't included on other websites.

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 08 June 15 18:03 BST (UK) »
Thanks S.C.  That should definitely make it easier to access.

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« Reply #8 on: Monday 08 June 15 18:26 BST (UK) »
If you minimize the "index" at the bottom, then zoom out 1 click, that shows the whole image.  However, if you try to increase the zoom in "paint" it tends to blur the image.  Maybe you should copy the info onto a blank census sheet.  At least the images are there to see for the 1860, 1910, and 1930 censuses, which aren't included on other websites.

I'd just rather paste two screen grabs together so as to get the sheet at larger size.  It's going to take a while, but bit by bit I will replace the transcriptions I have saved with the scanned images.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis