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All U.S. federal census images free on Mocavo

  • 26-05-2015 6:57pm
    #1
    Coolnabacky1873
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 556 ✭✭✭


    One for those of you researching in the U.S:

    Mocavo.com has announced that they are making all federal census images from 1790-1940 free to view. Some, but not all editions of the census have been free to view on Familysearch and Ancestry for a while, but Mocavo is the first site to make all the images free to view with an accompanying index.

    http://blog.mocavo.com/2015/05/u-s-federal-census-images-viewer-now-free-for-everyone

    Mocavo is an FMP website so it will be interesting to see if the main FMP site follows suit and how Ancestry will respond.


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  • #2
    Tullyneasky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Tullyneasky


    I have had no joy with Mocavo. I created a free account but when I try to search even common names such as Doyle or Driscoll, the search engine tells me it has nothing to offer me.

    I can't really believe there were no Doyles or Driscolls in any US census, can you?

    Is this a way of trying to make me part with money? Or am I missing something that ought to be made more obvious?

    Either way, the site doesn't win any favours with me.


  • #3
    Coolnabacky1873
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 556 ✭✭✭Coolnabacky1873


    Yeah, it does not seem to be working today, for whatever reason. I tried with Smith, the most common name in the US, and nothing came up. Worked fine for me y'day (from an IP in Ireland).

    People are reporting similiar issues on their FB page so there must be something going on.


  • #4
    Tullyneasky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Tullyneasky


    Thanks for the update. I guess it's not the first site to collapse under the weight of a Free Access promo, so I'll reserve judgement for now.

    May give it a go in a day or two.


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