Transcribing Help Index
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/help/index.htm
If you have any questions about transcribing the census, you've come to the right place. Please read through the tutorial that covers the year you are interested in transcribing.
Completion Instructions
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/info/comp.html
Check List [Have you done the following?]
1.  Included the enumerator's name & the
enumeration dates in the transcription.
2.  Included the microfilm number in the
transcription.
3.  Filled in repeated data for each person
listed in the census:
Page# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Dwelling #
Line#  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Family #
Street#  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last Name
House#
4.  Rechecked the census page numbers.
5.  Rechecked the line numbering
Transcriber's Notes
If you are sending a descriptive paragraph to be included with your transcription in the archives, it should be in "Text" format. You can write it using your wordprocessor and saving it as "text", or use the Notepad program that comes with Windows. You may want to write about unusal things you encountered while transcribing your census. Examples are [1]Page numbers, [2]Mistakes made by enumerators (Farmer John listed as female), [3]Statistics about your county, number of families, people, occupations, etc.
When transcribing the census
MAKE A BACKUP COPY!