Are you ready for the 1940 United States Census? It is the biggest, most exciting, genealogy resource that will be released in 2012. If you are new to genealogy, or, if this is the first census that you will be using as a resource, you might need some guidance. Here are some online resources that can help you to get the most out of your 1940 Census research. FamilySearch might be a good place to start. This website has enlisted the aid of volunteers who will be indexing the names that appear in the 1940 census. When the census is … Continue reading →

If you use the FamilySearch web site for your genealogy research, you may have noticed that the web site has undergone a few changes lately. The changes are intended to enhance the experience of FamilySearch users by combining what had previously been a group of sites and products into one great big free genealogy resource website. The records and indexes from the old site are a part of the new site, along with an improved method for searching them. Additional records are continually being added to the site, too. Genealogists can use FamilySearch for far more than records, just as … Continue reading →

I like free stuff, and I am sure that many of you do too. From time to time, genealogy giant Ancestry.com invites non – members to access specific record collections for free for limited periods of time. The site also has many helpful resources and learning tools that are free, but the records are what genealogists need for their research and that is why many genealogy researchers have memberships to Ancestry.com. This weekend, those of us who do not have memberships to Ancestry.com can access the 1930 Census for free from February 16 until midnight on February 20. Census records … Continue reading →

FamilySearch has an index for the United States Census records from 1790 through 1840. The popular genealogy website is ready to add all of the federal census records through 1930 to its resources. It has volunteers who are ready to help put the 1940 census onto the FamilySearch website, shortly after it is released. FamilySearch.org is one of the most popular genealogy websites. It is the world’s largest genealogy organization. This is the website that is a service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Helping people to connect with their ancestors is rooted in their beliefs. … Continue reading →