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- Click on Browse All Published Collections.
- Click on United States on the left side of the page.
- Scroll down to United States Census.
- Click a census year of interest.
- Click on Residence.
- Type the first name of your ancestor in the First Names box.
- Type the last name of your ancestor in the Last Names box.
- If you know the county where your ancestor resided, type the name of the county and the state abbreviation (e.g., "Mercer County, OH" "Orange County, NC") in the
Residence Place box.
- Click the Search button.
- Review your results.
- Click a result of interest.
- Review the details about the individual.
- To view the actual census image (available for some census records), click View Image to the left of the name of interest.
- Click the plus (+) and minus (-) signs to increase and decrease the size of the image.
- Click and drag on the image to navigate to the entries of interest.
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