The following information comes from a National Archives press release via Dick Eastman's Genealogy Online Newsletter.
"The scheduled April 1, 2022, release of 1950 Census records is a little more than three months away, the National Archives is completing efforts to digitize those records and using technology to make them more accessible than ever."
National Archives employees have been working on digitizing and indexing the records and developing and testing a new, dedicated 1950 Census website.
"The OCR being used to transcribe the handwritten names from the census rolls is about as good as the human eye,” said Project Management Director Rodney Payne. “Some of the pages are legible, and others are difficult to decipher. So, the National Archives developed a transcription tool to enable users to submit name updates. This will allow other users to find specific names more easily, and it provides an opportunity for the public to help the agency share these records with the world.”
"The website is currently in development and will undergo rigorous testing in the coming months to ensure a successful launch."
We'll see!
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