Ancestry.com recently announced the posting of the 1910 index for the entire U.S., and it wasn't long before I dove in. (I believe nanoseconds would be the correct form of time measurement in this case.) Although the 1910 census images are not yet linked to this index, it is still possible to use the index to locate individuals in the images. While some might be tempted to wait it out until the index is linked to the images, those of you who have read my columns will have guessed, I am not one of them. There's a new toy in town, so let the games begin! I began going over my files to see who I was still seeking in that enumeration. I've been pretty thorough with that era, and I had already located quite a few of my ancestors manually, using addresses, but there were still some holes and, surprisingly, my great-grandparents were among those. With this new index and using a combination of strategies, I was able to locate my missing family members. Today I thought I'd share some tips for locating your ancestors in the 1910 U.S. Federal Census...

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