The digitized microfilm images are stored as databases and are replicated as CD s on demand. Orders for the digital microfilm census CD s are processed within three days of the time they are received. In the past, complete census microfilms have only been available at about 20 locations in the U.S., or by inter-library loan film rental. This has frustrated many genealogists and lengthened the research process. By making the census records available on CD-ROM, the ease and speed with which research can be done is greatly accelerated.
Indexes speed up the research process.
Indexes for some other census years will be completed in the next few months. In the process of re-indexing previously indexed censuses, like the 1790 and 1800, thousands of errors, missed names, townships, and counties have been added or corrected. Enhanced images make reading the records easier. Anyone who has used census microfilm will tell you that many of the images are too dark, too light, or too scratched to read. Through the enhanced digitization process, which Heritage Quest has developed, most of these problems have been eliminated.