Each enumeration district has its own sheet numbers. ED 37-1 Sheet 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B etc.
ED 37-2 Sheet 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B etc The page numbers are stamped on the sheets AFTER all of the sheets come together. ED 37-1, sheet 1A would be page one. Then they go sequential through ED 37-1 and continue on to ED 37-2, 37-3, 37-4. When you get to the next county (38) this whole things started over. ED 38-1 Sheet 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B etc. ED 38-2 Sheet 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B etc The page numbers will start with page 1 on 38-1 sheet 1A all the way through to the last sheet of the last ED. Does that make sense? For Mississippi, 37 is Lamar County 38 is Lauderdale County. Michele From: Paula Ryburn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] 1940 census template questions Thank you everyone for your answers. I do see a number stamped on this page, but it is smeared and illegible (and *4* digits on sheet 2A???). I will look for the roll #. I have seen the Ancestry source information (lists both itself and the NARA). Hmm... The more I thought about this topic, the more I wondered about this particular census... Did they make microfilm? Or just go straight to digital? Since there are roll numbers, I guess they did make microfilm. Why are there page numbers in addition to the sheet numbers? 1A (lines 1-40) and 1B (lines 41-80) make up page 1. Why would they need another page number? Is it the slide number on the microfilm roll? Within Legacy: If I select "microfilm" as the medium in the SW template, I can see why I would be prompted for the roll and page. However, if I select "online images" as the medium, the roll # and page # have no bearing on how to find my source. I mean, if you are using my citation to find what I found (purpose of the citation, right?), you don't need the roll # and page #. --Paula Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
