I thought we would have better searchable indexes to the 1950 census by now. The one done by the National Archives is OK. It is about 50% accurate. That is pretty good for indexing handwritten documents. Ancestry is also running their own computer indexing. So far the have indexed Wyoming, Delaware and maybe Vermont. Then …
I’ve spent most of today looking at the 1950 census on the 1950 Census website from the National Archives (NARA). The first record I looked for was me. Yes, I’m that old that I am in the census. I just searched for “Halsey” in Steuben County, NY and the top record was for my family. …
The National Archives released this video, below, that shows how the 1950 Census website was designed. You will be able to search by name but their search results will only include what is in the name field. In most cases a surname is only listed for the head of household and then first names of …
In just over a week the 1950 US census will be released. It will happen at midnight on April first. It will be released by the National Archives (NARA) on a separate website. So far that web address hasn’t been released. NARA scanned the images from microfilm that they have had for many years. Hopefully …
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