1940 census – Augusta Public Library Local History and Genealogy https://genealogy.arcpls.org Georgia Heritage Room Blog Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:07:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1940 Census https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/07/26/1940-census/ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:07:52 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=563 Continue reading →]]> More state are indexed and searchable by name in Ancestry now! Come in to search for your relatives. Georgia is fully indexed!

You can now search for people by name in the 1940 census in the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI.

]]> 1940 Census Indexing Update https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/05/10/1940-census-indexing-update/ Thu, 10 May 2012 13:37:24 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=508 Continue reading →]]> Fun facts about the 1940 Census Indexing Project:

  • The indexing for the 1940 census is about 30% complete.
  • 100,000 volunteers are indexing the census; about 25,000 volunteers index on a daily basis
  • Six states are now completely indexed: Delaware, Colorado, Oregon, Kansas, Virginia, and New Hampshire.
  • The following states will be available soon: Florida, Indiana, Vermont, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Alaska.
  • The indexes for the states that are complete can be viewed at http://www.familysearch.org

You can be an indexer too! Sign up here: https://indexing.familysearch.org/newuser/nuhome.jsf?3.13.1

by Aspasia Luster

]]> Washington, DC, and the 1940 Census https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/04/26/washington-dc/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:39:55 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=482 Washington, DC, has been indexed in the 1940 Federal Census in Ancestry! It joins Delaware and Nevada. Whoo hoo!

]]> 1940 Census Workshop https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/04/26/1940-census-workshop/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:33:57 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=487 Continue reading →]]> The Gregg Graniteville Library on the University of South Carolina-Aiken campus will be hosting a 1940 census workshop titled, “The Greatest Generation Counted- Finding 1940 Census Information Online.” The workshop will be held this coming Sunday, April 29th at 3pm. Reservations are suggested and you can call or email Kathy Karn-Carmichael to reserve your spot. The phone number is 803-641-3320 and her email is kathyk@usca.edu.

by Aspasia Luster

]]> 1940 Census Update https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/04/11/1940-census-update/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:48:13 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=467 Continue reading →]]> Delaware and Nevada are the two states that have been indexed so far on Ancestry. More to come!

Come in for help with finding your relatives in the 1940 Census. If you have a good idea of where they lived at that time, with the help of NARA and Ancestry, they can be found.

]]> 1940 US Federal Census https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/03/30/1940-us-federal-census/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:30:18 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=468 Continue reading →]]> The census is coming! The census is coming! After a 72-year wait, the Census Bureau will be releasing the 1940 Census to the public on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 9 am. You can view the census images on Ancestry.com and on the National Archives and Record Administration’s website: www.1940census.archives.gov.  The NARA website also provides helpful tips on how to start your 1940 census research. You can access the 1940 census from your home or library computer.

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