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The quality of the microfilmed records available varies from census to census, and at times from page to page within a given census. You will find some sections written in beautiful copperplate handwriting which has survived the test of time. Other pages may be written in a type of script which is difficult to decipher, either because of a unique handwriting method, or the type of writing utensil used. Some pages will be very difficult to read because the ink has faded, or the paper was marked or stained prior to microfilming. You may even find some pages that are impossible to decipher at all. Microfilming was a new technique in the days when these records were filmed, and the focus or exposure variations can present problems. | The quality of the microfilmed records available varies from census to census, and at times from page to page within a given census. You will find some sections written in beautiful copperplate handwriting which has survived the test of time. Other pages may be written in a type of script which is difficult to decipher, either because of a unique handwriting method, or the type of writing utensil used. Some pages will be very difficult to read because the ink has faded, or the paper was marked or stained prior to microfilming. You may even find some pages that are impossible to decipher at all. Microfilming was a new technique in the days when these records were filmed, and the focus or exposure variations can present problems. | ||