Tag Archives: 1940 Federal Census

The 1940s Census is here! And it works!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by SCblogger

Ancestry Library has finished uploading all of the 1940 Census images to its database.  They are now working on indexing—at this posting, Delaware was finished and everything else is pending. Meanwhile, you can find your relatives by browsing the right Enumeration … Continue reading →

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Coffee & Census!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by SCblogger

Six Days until the complete 1940 Census is released! Why are we so excited about this? Because we’ve waited 72 years for the personal data—or ten since the 1930 Census—and the anticipation has been terrible. Because this Census includes 1935 … Continue reading →

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The 1940 Census — a two-for-one!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by SCblogger

 One of the questions asked on the 1940 Federal Census was the location of the person in April of 1935.    A decade is a long time and people didn’t always stay put—and some moved more than once.  The Census Bureau wanted to … Continue reading →

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