Articles related to "Federal Census"

The 1850, 1860 & 1870 US Federal Census Records were first to list every person by name. Genealogical data includes age, birthplace, and clues to land records.

The 1900 & 1910 Federal Census Records have much data for genealogists, including military service, birth month and year, marriage & immigration information.

The 1920 and 1930 Federal Census Records contain much genealogical information, and are often the first public record for beginning genealogists to access.

The 1880 Federal Census Record is a gold mine for genealogical data. Relation to head of house & parents' birthplace are listed. Census indexes have replaced the Soundex.

U.S. Federal Census Records can help genealogists identify ancestors who fought on either side of the Civil War conflict.

Fire, smoke and water damaged much of the 1890 US Census in 1921. Most of the remaining records were destroyed by bureaucracy and lack of care.

The 1890 US Federal Census was destroyed by fire. Census substitutes can help find ancestors - state and special censuses, voter rolls, land records, city directories.

The genealogy information in US census records is only the start. Use birth & marriage years, occupation, immigration, home ownership data to find more records & sources.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) offers the public a comprehensive program of genealogical workshops and courses in its facilities nationwide.

David Davis and Steven Mintz documents American history from the first landing of Europeans on its shores to the Civil War.

The National Archives has teamed with the National Park Service to sponsor at Ellis Island a live family history game show that teaches some basic genealogy.

Beginning genealogists have a number of options for education; one of the most accessible is a home-study course offered by the National Genealogical Society.

This longtime genealogical publisher shares some unusual and often funny anecdotes collected over 30 years of helping genealogists locate, print and preserve their work.

Many marvel at President Obama's rise to the presidency, calling it a racial milestone. The gap wife Michelle's family crossed is wider and deeper.

New research on the Muscadine grape, Vitis rotundifolia, shows great promise in its ability to provide many health benefits, making it a newly discovered super-food!