More 1940 census info

For the first week to several weeks after April 2, the only way to find your ancestor's 1940 census record will be to browse by enumeration district.

You can find out what an enumeration district is and how to pinpoint the right one by watching the free video on FamilyTreeMagazine.com.


Three separate projects to index these census records by name will begin ASAP after the records are released:

   the 1940 Census Community Project, organized by FamilySearch, Archives.com and brightsolid      (owner of censusrecords.com)

   Ancestry.com

   MyHeritage

The 1940 Census Community Project is recruiting volunteers to do the indexing; Ancestry.com and MyHeritage are using paid contractors to do their indexing work.

Each site will add its index one state at a time, as states are completed. No site has specified the order in which states will be indexed, so at this time there's no telling when a particular site will add your ancestor's state. It could be weeks or months before a given site posts the index you need (so you'll want to check all the above sites periodically).

Ancestry.com is completing its index in two phases: a basic name index to be released first on a state-by-state basis, then a more-detailed index with additional information to follow. This means you may have access to a searchable basic name index for your ancestral state earlier on Ancestry.com than on another site.

1940 Census Info

 On April 2 at 9 a.m., the only place you'll be able to find online 1940 census records for the entire country is 1940census.archives.gov. This website was made possible through the National Archives' contract with genealogy company Archives.com.

Shortly after the initial release, other websites will begin adding the records as fast as they can. Those include:

Ancestry.com
Archives.com
censusrecords.com
FamilySearch.org
MyHeritage websites myheritage.com/1940census, worldvitalrecords.com/1940census and familylink.com/1940census

It is Official

As the club has had it's last meeting of the season, our newly elected officers have already started to plan next season, we are looking forward to another great season, Thank You:


Rick Wood - President
Ken Doane - Vice President
Dick Rietz - Secretary
Louise Kant - Treasurer
Annette Rietz - Program Director

From Legacy Family Tree

Ken Doane received this response from Legacy this week regarding Family Search:

The information that I have says "in March of 2011 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began inviting members of the English speaking general public to register for and have access to the new FamilySearch program. This opportunity is currently available by invitation. It will continue to be implemented, gradually, until it is available worldwide. A member of the general public may register to be given access to the new FamilySearch program through the registration. Please visit http://www.familysearch.org/invite/public1 to open the registration page."

This may apply only to those who are using Legacy as their software program, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try if you are interested.

 

Never know what you will find

Our newest club member Chuck MacDonald sent the following link, just no way of knowing what we will find!

Jamaican and Jewish instead of Protestant and Scottish

When you a fun story or one of interest please send it along for the club to enjoy

Next weekly meeting

CEMETERY RESEARCH 

by Dick Rietz

website: findagrave.com

February 21st - 7 PM

Santan Room

Refreshments will be served

DAR Valentine and Meeting

click here for a  - DAR Valentine


DAR Website

by Marty Kantenan

Tuesday - 2/14

7 PM

Santan Room

Workshop to follow

Annual Membership Fee $5.00 per site

Writing Workshop at Vista Grande Library

Feb 23, 2012 writing workshop in Casa Grande, AZ

Author Linda Weaver Clark will give a writing workshop at the Vista Grande Public Library Feb. 23 from 1-3pm on the most important elements of writing and how to add description and other details to your family history, autobiography, or a novel. Refreshments and snacks will be served. 

 

We will be taking pre-registrations as seating is limited. Call Kevin at 520-421-8710x5240 or email at kfahey@casagrandeaz.gov for registration or questions.