Description
Genealogists know that census population schedules are one of the first tools to be utilized in tracing our ancestors, ranking right behind vital records in importance. And millions of census records from around the world are now accessible to us through genealogy websites. Lynn Johnson will focus on teaching you how to pull the greatest number of details of your ancestors’ lives out of these records by looking at the complete document. We will also go over common mistakes that can lead you astray. This will be done while giving an overview of U.S. censuses starting from the first census in 1790, up to, and including, the 1950 census which was released just last year. In addition to the U.S. censuses, Lynn will touch on U.S. state and Canadian census records. The general lessons to be learned here are applicable to making the most of all census records.
