Episode 70 - A Tool for Connecting with Researchers Online
Genealogy Gems Podcast
Episode 70 with Lisa Louise Cooke
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Google announced last week that it has quadrupled its searchable archive of historical news articles, many of which are free to access.From the Genealogy Insider Blog
The National Archives just announced that it has launched what it calls a Narations blog. The new blog is going to focus on online public access to records of the U.S. National Archives
The Salt Lake City Family History Expo is almost here
MyHeritage.com, has announced the release of Family Tree Builder 4.0. The Family Tree Builder software is available for free download
Read the article about Google's new improved search BBC News
MAILBOX:Sean Lamb shared his recent discoveries and then had some questions about the 1930 census and the Office Use Only columns.
GEM: IPUMS USA website
The site is described as "Census microdata for social and economic research". It's an excellent and little known web site that is dedicated to collecting and distributing US census data. Its goals are to:
Collect and preserve data and documentation
Harmonize data
Disseminate the data absolutely free
1850 - 1950 Enumerator Instructions
1930 Enumerator Instructions
But as the column implies, the census taker was instructed not to write in column 26D so in this case the instructions can't help much. Column 26D was filled in by the staff at the census bureau after the census taker completed the task. The codes written in the column were to assist them in tabulating statistical information which they reported to Congress.
Unfortunately these numbers really don't provide additional information because they just reflect what was written in the Occupation columns by the census taker
GEM: Tools for Occupation CodesBut if you have a curious streak and would like to see exactly what the codes meant I've got a gem for you. Steve Morse the author of the One Step Tools shares your curiosity and he created a page on his website called "Deciphering Language and Nativity Codes Appended to the 1930 Census in One Step."
You can learn what the occupation codes in Column 26D mean by visiting this page: "Deciphering Occupation Codes Appended to the 1930 Census in One Step."
GEM: Agricultural Census (Non-Population Census)Farm # - It refers to the Special census called the Farm ScheduleListen to Family Tree Magazine podcast #12 Census secrets with Curt Witcher for more information.
Non-population census at the National ArchivesAgricultural censusWhere to find the records at the National Archives
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