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=== Use Federal Census Records === | === Use Federal Census Records === | ||
1. Federal censuses were made every 10 years 1790 to 1930 (1890 mostly destroyed). Some state censuses were made in between those years. | |||
2. Censuses are easy-to-use; include everyone, and list families, residence, and birth states. | |||
#'''''Principle:''''' If your first search fails, keep trying. Try again with a different index, different spelling of the name, different search data, or different location. If necessary find your ancestor via relatives or neighbors, in previous or later censuses. | 3. Studying census records helps you build up your knowledge about ancestors. | ||
4. List the most important internet sites for U.S census indexes and images is the Research Wiki at wiki.familysearch.org under the topic [You Name It State] Census which links to: | |||
:A. Familysearch pilot (free) [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0] | |||
:B. Ancestry.com (subscription) [http://www.ancestry.com/search/ http://www.ancestry.com/search/] | |||
:C. HeritageQuest (subscription) [[Www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index|www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index]] | |||
5. '''''Principle:''''' If your first search fails, keep trying. Try again with a different index, different spelling of the name, different search data, or different location. If necessary find your ancestor via relatives or neighbors, in previous or later censuses. | |||
6. '''''Principle:''''' Be thorough. Find each ancestor on every census from 1870-1930. Do the same for siblings. Show your findings on each ancestor’s family group record. To learn how see [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|wiki.familysearch.org/en/Adding_a_Custom_Event_to_a_PAF_Family_Group_Record]] | |||
=== Other Sources Especially Useful for African American Research === | === Other Sources Especially Useful for African American Research === | ||