Friday, January 24, 2020

Next census release

"According to the '72-Year Rule,, the National Archives releases census records to the general public 72 years after Census Day. As a result, the 1930 census records were released April 1, 2002, and the 1940 records were released April 2, 2012. The 1950 census records will be released in April 2022.Dec 17, 2019"    census.gov

Friday, January 10, 2020

George Washington Genealogical chart


Our first president created a rudimentary family tree in his late teens. The document is held at the Library of Congress.  The article discusses the document and demonstrates that genealogy can be more than just a hobby.

New titles added to newspapers.com

 Newspapers. com, which is available to library card holders from the library's website, has added 450 more papers from 15 states and 3...