Census Articles
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Look here for ancestors who lived west of the Rockies.
7/9/2010
The 2010 census will use one of the shortest census questionnaires in history.
2/22/2010
Don’t stress out about finding ancestors in early, head-of-household-only censuses. These tricks will help you transform those tick marks into ancestral families.
5/15/2012
What can you learn about your ancestors from the census? Let us count the ways with a guide to getting started in census research, including the soon-to-be-released 1930 records.
2/1/2002
Making the most of the 1940 Census, an interview with Amy Johnson Crow at Archives.com, and a great deal on an upcoming Family Tree University course. Plus: Why you should follow a genealogy company's social media accounts.
4/22/2012
What do you get when you add this collection of census tools to your family tree search? You multiply the generations on your pedigree chart.
9/1/2005
What to record in your notes when you search the census.
3/20/2012
You can count on the federal census to reveal numerous facts about your forebears. Boost your census smarts with this guide, and make new headway in your research.
11/1/2003
Searching online census records with the help of Soundex.
2/24/2010
Web sites and other resources
2/1/2002
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