The National Archives releases a census to the public only 72 years after the day the census was taken.
In 2012, FamilySearch began the project to index the 1940 United States census in hopes of indexing the entire census in 6 months. With over 163,000 volunteers and several genealogical organizations contributing their time and efforts, the census was indexed in just 4 months except for Puerto Rico!
The 1950 U.S. Federal Census will finally be available on April 1, 2022. On that day you can begin exploring the unique details captured in this mid-century modern record collection. Another reason to mark your calendar—on April 1st a massive volunteer project to make those images searchable for free on FamilySearch will begin. Plan now to join us!
What's new?
The release and publication of the 1950 United States census in April 2022 will be unlike any previous census publication. Thanks to powerful new processes and technical innovations, the searchable index to the 1950 census will be published sooner. This expedited schedule means you will be able to search for ancestors' names soon after the census records are released.
Ancestry's sophisticated artificial intelligence and handwriting recognition technology will save time by creating an initial index from digital census images. While this index won’t be perfect, it will expedite the review and publication process to let you search for your family’s names in the 1950 census sooner after its release.
Instead of creating an index from scratch, volunteers helping with the 1950 census indexing will be invited to review the automated index to ensure that every name is included and indexed correctly.
Searching the records and volunteering will also be more user-friendly than ever before.
Volunteers can work on census records closer to heart.
Based on feedback we’ve received through the years, FamilySearch is working to make your volunteer experience more personalized. Volunteers will be able to work on records related to their family and for locations in which they have an interest.
As we anticipate the release of the 1950 U. S. Census on 1 April 2022, one of the things you can do right now is find out which of your ancestors were alive in 1950 and might have been counted.
Remember that the census was taken on April 1, 1950. When you find ancestors who were born or died during the year of 1950 itself, you’ll need to get into the details of that person and see if he or she was alive on the date when the census was taken.
Once you have determined who was alive, you can go even further and determine where they might have been living or what their birth date is, so when you start searching the records, you can easily find your ancestor’s family in the census.
Aside from having a searchable index, the collection will be broken down by state, county, city, and enumeration district.
The 1950 census is an exciting look into the lives of your ancestors just a few years after the end of World War II. Prosperity and opportunity were in abundance in 1950, with families moving into newly created suburbs and having children at record levels. With 1950 census records, hopefully you’ll be able to find your family and get a glimpse into their life, who was living at home that day, what their occupations were, and where they were born.
https://www.familysearch.org/1950census/
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School Records
School records, such as school registrations, grade books, and yearbooks, may provide you with lots of genealogical information.
In this school census from Clay County, Minnesota, for the years 1951–1954, you will see pupils listed with their names, birth dates, the names of parents or guardians, and local residence.
