FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject U.S. Census
This project centers around rewriting the U.S. census page and all the state census pages, such as Pennsylvania Census. The project is being run by Diltsgd. Ritcheymt is also assisting with scoping the project, defining sub-tasks, and recruiting volunteers.
Task Tracker
Requirement (AKA story) | Task | Task in progress Diltsgd |
Task in progress Hardestypn |
Task in progress Hendricksonp |
Task in progress Kirkbe |
Task in progress Pipkin |
Task in progress Ritcheymt |
Hrs. est. | Hrs. left | Task complete |
Story complete |
Plug template into state |
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Requirement Backlog
Category | Requirement (AKA story) | Priority by Diltsgd |
Priority by Hardestypn |
Priority by Hendricksonp |
Priority by Kirkbe |
Priority by Pipkin |
Priority by Ritcheymt |
Priority Score (Total) |
Types of Census |
Federal Census (pop. Schedule) |
40 | 31 | 41 | 5 | 40 | 41 | 230 |
Types of Census | State, Territory, and Colonial Census | 34 |
30 |
40 | 4 | 39 | 40 | 221 |
Types of Census | Census Substitutes | 36 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 31 | 24 | 188 |
Types of Census | Veteran Schedule 1890 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 19 | 156 |
Types of Census | Mortality Schedules | 33 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 142 |
Types of Census |
Native American Population schedules (1910) |
31 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 124 |
Types of Census | Slave Schedules | 30 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 123 |
Types of Census |
Veteran Schedules (Including 1840) |
32 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 122 |
Types of Census | Agricultural Schedules | 29 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 120 |
Types of Census | Industrial Schedules | 28 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 89 |
Types of Census |
Defective Schedules (1880) |
27 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 108 |
Types of Census | LDS Church Census | N/A | 4 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Types of Census | Native American Tribal Rolls (or Reservation) | 26 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 86 |
Types of Census | School Census | 13 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 45 |
Location/Availability | Ancestry | 38 | 37 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 39 | 204 |
Location/Availability | Heritage Quest | 37 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 209 |
Location/Availability |
Record Search (FamilySearch) |
39 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 33 | 37 | 219 |
Location/Availability | Steve Morse's Site | 20 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 167 |
Location/Availability | Census Finder | 2 | 23 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 135 |
Location/Availability | FHL Favorites | 12 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 33 | 125 |
Location/Availability | NARA (Link to Catalog films) | 10 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 170 |
Location/Availability |
Use Search Engines to Find Statewide Census Record |
21 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 20 | 35 | 147 |
Location/Availability | State Achives & Libraries | 14 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 178 |
Location/Availability |
US Genweb (Links to state recs, but especially county records |
11 | 13 | 31 | 31` | 13 | 30 | 108 |
Location/Availability | Rootsweb | 15 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 108 |
Location/Availability | Footnote.com | 16 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 123 |
Location/Availability | Cyndi's List | 18 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 130 |
Location/Availability | Check all book references in google books | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 106 |
Location/Availability | FHL Films (link to FHL Collection Entry) | 10 | 32 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 98 |
Architecture or Style | Guidelines for footnotes and bibliography | 9 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 42 | 181 |
Architecture or Style | Census Template for US | 1 | 41 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 98 |
Architecture or Style | Census Template for States | 23 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 160 |
Architecture or Style | Do One County Page example | 3 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
Architecture or Style | Update Links (Maintenance) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 52 |
Architecture or Style | FAQ's | 4 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Methodolgy | How to find the Person | 24 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 159 |
Methodolgy | Content per census year | 7 | 28 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 118 |
Methodolgy |
How to use the information found 1790--1840 1850--present |
25 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 174 |
Methodolgy | Abbreviations and terms in the census | 19 | 26 | 21 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 112 |
Methodolgy | Ethnic Groups | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
Methodolgy | Periodicals (plus Eastman) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
Related pages
FamilySearch Wiki:Sources of Information for a United States Record Type Article
Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)
National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.