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This course is designed to give you a better understanding of the history, content, and uses of census records and related material. Much census material is available on computerized databases located in many familiar places; libraries, archives, etc. While those specific locations are not given in the material, many charts are supplied which track which documents are available for particular years, for the various U.S. states. This should be of more use, and enable you to better focus your search for documents and information. We will also review some of the common pitfalls which can derail a genealogical search, and offer tips on how to avoid them.
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Course Content
Module 1
Federal Census 1790-1930 Populations Schedules
Note about Web Addresses
Websites
Required Reading
Strategies for Using Census Records
A Census Timeline Form
Census Worksheet Method
And Yet Another Possibility
A Bit of History About the Census Enumerations
Colonial Census
History of Federal Census 1790-2000
The "As of" Date
Census Schedule Availability
1790 Census
Comparing the Schedules
1800 Census
1810 Census
1820 Census
1830 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1840 Census
1850 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1860 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
Slave Population Schedules for 1850-1860
Module 2
Federal Census 1790-1930 Populations Schedules Continued
Websites
1870 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1880 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1890 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1900 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1910 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1920 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1930 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
1940 Census
Hints and Helpful Ideas
Additional Information
Things to Consider About the Census
The Other Population Schedules
Finding Persons in Military Service
Hint and Helpful Clues
More to Come
Suggested Reading and Resources
Books
Websites
Module 3
1885 Census and Non-Population Schedules
Websites
Census of 1885
Hints and Helpful Ideas
Non-Population Schedules
Agriculture Schedules 1850-1885
Manufacture or Products of Industry Schedules 1850-1885
Hints and Helpful Ideas
Mortality Schedules 1850-1885
Hints and Helpful Ideas
Social Statistics Schedule 1850-1885
1890 Special Schedule of Union Surviving Soldiers, Soldiers, Sailors and Widows etc.
Hints and Helpful Ideas
Suggested Reading and Resources
Books
Websites
Module 4
Indexing and Research Techniques
Websites
Required Reading
Census Indexing
Free Images Online
Subscription Sites
HeritageQuest
Ancestry.com
Variations Between Census Indexes
Government Work: Soundex & Miracode Systems
So who was included in the Soundex?
How are the Soundex cards arranged?
Published Index Books & Other Resources
Microfilmed Census Schedules
Citing Your Sources
Scanned or Printed Images
Suggested Reading and Resources
Books
Websites
Module 5
Colonial, State, Territorial & Native American/Indian Census
Websites
Boundary Changes
Maps and More
Non-Federal Censuses
State Census
Territorial Census
Native American/American Indian Census
Suggested Reading and Resources
Books
Websites
Module 6
Substitute Records
Websites
Required Reading
Tax Lists
Voting Registers
City Directories
More Sources
Conclusion
Suggested Reading and Resources
Books
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