A Genealogist’s Delight: Oddities and Curiosities of Early Censuses
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 2, 2017
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak shares some interesting facts about our ancestors gleaned from the U.S. Census... (Read More)
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Learning More about the Census from Newspapers
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 27, 2016
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about an essential resource for genealogists: the U.S. Census... (Read More)
How Old Newspapers Can Help You Search U.S. Census Records
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 17, 2013
Like detectives, we approach family history by gathering all of the clues and making a case for who our relatives were: their names, when and where they were born, pushing through all of the activities of their lives until their deaths. Pulling all of the facts and clues together helps us rediscover who each... (Read More)
