Category Archives: Census Research
Are These The Right Smiths?
I’m working on my brother-in-law’s La Grange line. It’s well documented and goes back to the originally immigrant, Omie de La Grange, who arrived in New Amsterdam in the mid-1600s. The problem is that I have a hole right smack in the middle of the tree! John S. La Grange died in 1916 in Rotterdam, …
Footnote Friday: 1930 US Census for Free
Footnote.com has announced that the 1930 US Census is free for the month of August. If you haven’t had a chance to search the 1930 US Census, do so now! You don’t know what you might find. Here’s the link to the free page: http://go.footnote.com/1930census/ The website notes that they are experiencing high traffic due …
Footnote Friday: The Website’s New Look
I didn’t a chance to play with footnote.com last week. When I logged in today, I found that they have implemented the new design. Some of the features are different, so I thought I’d give it a test run. The main page now has a time span bar. When you click on a range of …