The Bottom Line
Genealogy.com's enhanced US census images and quick load times make browsing a breeze, but limited search options make it difficult to find mis-typed or misspelled names. Owned by the same parent company as Ancestry.com.
Pros
- The only site to offer the 1900 and 1910 census index
- Census images load quickly
- Census images print easily, and include source
Cons
- No soundex or wildcard search options
- Head of household indexes only
- No zoom features
Description
- The US Census Collection at Genealogy.com includes digitized census images for 1790-1930.
- Includes head of household census indexes for 1790-1820, 1860-1870, 1890-1910 and 1920 (partial).
- Available for $99.95 as an annual subscription or $19.99 as a monthly subscription.
- The only online source (as of the date of this review) for indexes to the 1900 and 1910 census.
- Images appear in an HTML viewer, with no extra software required.
- Full-screen, enhanced census images load quickly and are easy to read.
- Black and white enhanced census images make viewing easier, but could possibly affect quality.
Guide Review - Genealogy.com - US Census Collection Online
A bit slow to get many census years online, Genealogy.com partnered with ProQuest in September 2002 to include the entire US Census (1790-1930) in its online offerings. Many census years are not yet indexed, but the indexes which are completed were hand-created by Heritage Quest or Genealogy.com (1900 index) and are fairly accurate. The only census offering as of the date of this review to include an index for the 1900 and 1910 US census. Enhanced black and white census images help improve readability, though some fear that this could introduce errors. The HTML viewer works for well on most computers and browsers with no additional software download, and includes easy printing of full-page images. On the downside, Genealogy.com offers no wildcard or soundex search and indexes are head of household only.
