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= '''Census Soundex Cards Show Limited Data''' = | = '''Census Soundex Cards Show Limited Data''' = | ||
One of the most well-known uses of Soundex indexes is for some of the federal censuses of the United States. More recently, these old microfilm indexes have been largely replaced by online search engines. If you ever have an occasion to use a census Soundex on microfilm, keep in mind that the Soundex card is only a summary. It does not show as much information as the original census schedule. | One of the most well-known uses of Soundex indexes is for some of the federal censuses of the United States. More recently, these old microfilm indexes have been largely replaced by online search engines. If you ever have an occasion to use a census Soundex on microfilm, keep in mind that the Soundex card is only a summary. It does not show as much information as the original census schedule. | ||
''Figure 1. Sample 1930 Soundex index cards. Original image from the [http://1930census.archives.gov/searchStrategiesSoundex.html NARA 1930 Census Microfilm Locator]''. [[Image:SoundexCards1930.png]] | ''Figure 1. Sample 1930 Soundex index cards. Original image from the [http://1930census.archives.gov/searchStrategiesSoundex.html NARA 1930 Census Microfilm Locator]''. [[Image:SoundexCards1930.png]] | ||