Yahoo

Detailed 1950 US Census data to be released April 1 following mandatory 72-year wait

Historians and genealogists rejoice. On Friday, the 1950 U.S. Census individual-level data will be released to the public. Sequestered by law for 72 years, the personally identifiable and detailed ...
Yahoo

Public release of 1950 census records on April 1, turned out to be a history buff's dream

On Friday, April 1, my genealogy friends and I didn’t get much sleep. Like the rare appearance of a celestial object or the reemergence of an old friend, the U.S. census records from 1950 were made ...
CNN

Millions of families can now research their history with 1950 US census records

Close to 7 million records from the 1950 US census have been made public. The digital records were released on Friday and are available to the public free of charge at a dedicated website, allowing ...
WKRN-TV

How to access the 1950 US Census on April 1

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – In April 1950, the United States was booming. The television was becoming affordable for most, Elvis Presley was on the radio, and the census bureau took a snapshot of what ...
Chicago Sun-Times

1950 Census records made public, offering ‘unique peek into our nation’s past’ — and into the homes of Grandma and Grandpa

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