Illustration: Seal of the United States Bureau of the Census. Credit: United States Bureau of the Census; Wikimedia Commons.

How to Use U.S. Census Data for Genealogy

By Sarah Stevens on January 2, 2020

Wondering how to conduct an ancestry census search to help research your family history? We’ve got you covered. Learn more today... (Read More)

First Census in U.S. History

By Sarah Stevens on December 20, 2019

How much do you know about the first census in U.S. history? Read on to learn more about the first census data ever recorded... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: What to Do about the “Lost” 1890 Census

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 18, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes what to do since most of the 1890 census was lost in the 1921 Commerce Department building fire... (Read More)

My 3rd Great-Grandfather Ezra Sawyer – I Found Him!

By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 9, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about using census records to learn more about his 3rd great-grandfather Ezra Sawyer and his family... (Read More)

Parent Pranksters: Funny Names Recorded on the U.S. Federal Census

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on September 6, 2019

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches the U.S. Federal Census to find funny names that parents have given their children... (Read More)

Documenting Mary Gilman

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 29, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp gathers evidence to document the death date of someone on his family tree: Mary Gilman... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, Sun and New York Press (New York, New York), 17 February 1918, page 35

Genealogy Tip: What if the Record Is Wrong?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 14, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers and census records to learn about his grandparents Willard and Mildred Kemp... (Read More)

Photo: Occupational group portrait of four shoemakers, one full-length, standing, other three seated, holding shoes and shoe making equipment, c. 1840-1860. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Need Shoes? Give Daniel Davis a Call

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 6, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches GenealogyBank to learn more about his cousin Daniel Davis (1814-1902), a shoemaker... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1880,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Charles H Wright, Harrison, Westchester, New York, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1880, FamilySearch, 2014).

Happy Birthday to Charles Henry Wright, Born 24 July 1873

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 31, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches the 1880 U.S. Federal Census to find information about Charles Henry Wright... (Read More)

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