I have been posting my “Census” house series. One of my first in the series was: 1940 Census–Franklin Brinton Strode No biggie, is was for 311 South Walnut Street. When I post, it should show up on Fa… more →
A Worthington Weblogwrote 1 week ago: JCGL News Website Menu Update 1st Change: The website menu on patron computers at JCGL has been chan … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Harriett Elizabeth (Bowling) Martin (1846-1938) of Patrick County, Virginia, midwife, Confederate wi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Having Google Search featured in a Tools of the Trade post seems unnecessary, redundant. I mean, hel … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I was going back over some census records recently (this is a good practice – if you’re … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Today in history, just 71 years ago on December 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked Pearl Harbor s … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Thousands of British women found love during the Second World War. American and Canadian troops stat … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Goal: link myself to my parents and grandparents and great-grandparents using original sources. Myse … more →
wrote 7 months ago: The 1940 US Federal Census became available to genealogists in April of this year. If you are mystif … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I thought I had pulled all the useful information out of the 1940 census, that I had discovered ever … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Watlena: Age 18, born abt 1922 Birthplace Arkansas Gender Female Race White Charlene: Age 10, born a … more →
wrote 7 months ago: (Page 7, pic 3) Age 15, born abt 1925 Birthplace Arkansas Gender Female Race White Home in 1940 Six … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Cathelene Bradley. First name is in fact illegible but the 1940 Census Ticket mentions her as a resi … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Age 14, born abt 1926 Birthplace Arkansas Gender Female Race White Home in 1940 Prairie, Franklin, A … more →
wrote 8 months ago: 1940 Census of Sacred Heart Home for homeless Orphans In 1940 the census was taken and a record was … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Like most genealogists, I often write about the dead here. But one of my primary goals in my persona … more →
wrote 8 months ago: History Infographics — they’re fun to look at, but what can they tell us? After the rele … more →
wrote 8 months ago: How many of you have checked out the 1940 census? For me it was quite exciting since it was the fir … more →
wrote 9 months ago: When the 1940 U.S. Census was released in digital form earlier this year, I used the 1930 Enumeratio … more →
wrote 9 months ago: I found my great aunt Essie in the 1940 Census. See lines 19 thru 26 in the below. … more →