Another entry in my Labor Day photo series… One of the interesting things about going through the 1940 census is seeing how much money my relatives were earning in 1939. For the most part, my relatives were earning between $500 and $1500 a year. So, I was surprised to see that my great uncle Joe…
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Are You My Great Aunt?
A few days ago, I found a marriage entry that kind of blew me away. My Great Aunt, Margaret (Jackson) Fafri, was known to have married three times. But the marriage entry that I found for her “third” marriage showed that we all were wrong. She was married (at least) four times. In 1944, she…
Making A Research Chart For 1940 Census Research
The minute the 1940 US Census was online I was there! I knew where I wanted to start (E. 25th Street, Oakland, CA), so I didn’t really have to do much preparation. All I needed was the enumeration district. Now that I’ve exhausted the East Twenty Fifth Street Gang, delved a little in Kilauea, Kauai,…
SNGF: 1940 Census Hunt
Randy set out an Easter Egg (or Ancestor) hunt for us. Pick an ancestor and find them in the 1940 census using Steve Morse’s address locating utility. I’ve already been using the utility. I’ve been through 6 or 8 different enumeration district in Hawaii and California. It really pays when your people stick to the…
Newsreel Promoting the 1940 Census
I came across this today and thought that I would share. It’s a newsreel produced by the US Government promoting the upcoming enumeration of the 1940 US Federal Census. The newsreel explains the history of the census and why it is important. It then plays on the patriotic duty of all Americans to do what…