One form that is part of the 1940 U.S. census the whole world seems to be trying to access today is the Non-Resident Schedule. This is for enumerating people where they were on the day the census taker visited, but who said that wasn’t their usual place of residence. An example of this form is […]
Chicago’s Newberry Library has a blog post that discusses the gaps and the ending of Chicago directories that I referenced in my own blog post yesterday about the 1940 census. “Where are the rest of the city directories?” is a question heard frequently at the reference desk. Although the Newberry has a complete collection of […]
I recently posted on Facebook that I am working on my family addresses in preparation for the 1940 census opening next week. A couple people sent me private messages asking how I was doing that. So, here are some tips. Did your family live in a city or town that published annual city directories? Don’t […]
A 1940 article about the census enumeration for that year is titled “Census Recheck Total is 2,421” and that means people not originally enumerated in Dade County, Florida. How many times was this repeated around the United States? In this case, the census supervisor was forwarding the information to the census bureau. Click here to […]
Just received this Press Release from the National Archives: March 26, 2012 National Archives Launches 1940 Census April 2 Online at 1940census.archives.gov Live webcast of Opening Event, 8:30 A.M. EDT Follow the 1940 Census on Twitter (using hashtag #1940census), Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, and YouTube, and subscribe to our blogs: NARAtions and Prologue: Pieces of History. The […]
The Modern Language Association has debated and published “How to Cite a Tweet.” The moment I read their example, the first thought I had was “in 50 years will someone have a clue what ‘Tweet’ means?” I giggled a bit at the citation example: Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a […]
According to the Duluth News Tribune, the Minnesota Discover Center’s Iron Range Research Center has a new archivist. Christopher Welter formerly worked “in the archives at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, where he described personal papers and business records, and assisted in making historically significant and rare collections available on the Web.” To […]
I just checked the website to see which Minnesota based organizations are involved in the project to index the 1940 U.S. Census. I have signed up to index under the Minnesota Genealogical Society. I have been an MGS member since 1982 and continue to support their endeavors. I was pleased to see a number of […]
Tonight marks the return of Henry Louis Gates’ forays into family history research on PBS. “Finding Your Roots” debuts on PBS from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Central Time). The featured celebrities tonight are Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis. My couch and popcorn are the accompaniments for tonight’s show. A big group of area genealogists […]
Once again the Federation of Genealogical Societies My Society Radio is including a segment featuring speakers from its upcoming conference. The 2012 conference is in Birmingham, Alabama. If you tune in to FGS Radio via your computer on Saturday, March 24th, you will hear me featured as the segment kicks off. I will talk a […]