Exploring US Census Records


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What can you learn from a census record? Watch our video to find out how to read a 1930 US Census record and learn how this record can help you discover more on Ancestry.com. Then search for your ancestors in census records at www.ancestry.com
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PROGRAM: Know Your Records Program – Introduction to Genealogy (5 of 5 videos) LECTURE TITLE: Census Records by Constance Potter LECTURE DESCRIPTION: Archivist Constance Potter discusses US Federal Census records from 1790 to 1930 and how they can be used for genealogical research. Census records are available in digital or microfilm form. LECTURER’S BIOGRAPHY: Constance Potter, an archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC, specializes in federal records of interest to genealogists. She worked on the release of the 1920 and 1930 censuses. She is the editor for “Genealogy Notes” in Prologue, the Journal of the National Archives and has written about the history of the National Archives for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and various topics for Prologue. Potter is a regular speaker at the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Genealogical Society, the National Institute on Genealogical Research as well as local genealogical groups in Virginia and Maryland. LEARN MORE: Know Your Records program at www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records or e-mail inquire@nara.gov.
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Question by sammi_saur <3: .Genealogy.?
I’m now starting to get into genealogy. I have a list of people I can use to research. But I seriously dont know where to start, I mean where do I go? Is there any website I can use to look up my ancestors? Any advice would be notified.

Signed.
Old Finder.

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Answer by TBM_DVM
My mom has traced our roots clearrrr back to the George Washington days. There is a geneology room in her local library, but she also contacts records departments in whatever city or town from which she is trying to obtain death/marriage/birth certificates.

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