GIF from 1950 Census PSAs, US National Archives on GIPHY
Elvis Presley in the 1950 Census. 1950 Census population schedule for Tennessee, Memphis, Shelby, 98-4
1950 Census is LIVE! Find ELVIS! Find the Archivist!
At 12:01 am this morning the long-secret (72 years!) 1950 Census records were made freely available online. Now anyone, anywhere, can freely access this historic gold mine of records through the National Archives.
See National Archives Publishes 1950 Census Records, National Archives News story by Victoria Macchi.
Watch the launch celebration on our YouTube channel playlist.
Archivist David S. Ferriero stayed up late to research his family and shared his findings on his AOTUS blog: The 1950 Census is Here!
1950 Census population schedule Massachusetts, Essex, 5-58
David Ferriero in Beverly, MA, circa 1950
1950 Census Enumerator Visits a Virginia Household, NARA ID 207899869.
1950 Census Genealogy Webinars - Start with the “Overview of What's on the 1950 Census," by archivist and genealogy/census subject matter expert Claire Kluskens.
1950 Census Blog Series by 1950 Census expert Claire Kluskens includes: , including topics such as:
1950 Census: Differences from the 1940 Census
1950 Census: Field Enumeration Procedures
Census Enumeration of U.S. Civilians and Military Personnel Overseas, 1790–1950
1950 Census: Form P8, Indian Reservation Schedule
1950 Census: Form P1, Population and Housing Schedule
1950 Census: Enumerated Out-of-Order - “Callbacks” and Others on Page 71 and Up
See the entire series of over 50 detailed blog posts covering every aspect of the 1950 Census
Who will YOU find?
