FamilySearch will be hosting the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project booth in the exhibit hall during the conference. If you have not volunteered to index yet, come to the booth and there will be people to help you get signed up and started. If you are a volunteer already, stop by and index a batch.
Index 2 batches at the 1940 booth and get a free T-shirt!*
*While supplies last
Volunteer appreciation social
Join FamilySearch for a volunteer appreciation social to celebrate the great progress and volunteer effort of the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project on Friday, 10 May, at 12:15 p.m. at the 1940 Community Project booth. Everyone is welcome!
The 1940 U.S. Federal Census was a snapshot of the population of the United States taken in April 1940. As these records are made searchable, a clear historical picture begins to emerge of life in 1940. This picture includes 132 million people, 20 million of whom are still alive today. Many who were in the prime of their lives in 1940 are often referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” This generation includes those who struggled through the Great Depression before being sent off to defend the United States and its allies in World War II.
Archives, FamilySearch, FindMyPast, National Archives and Records Administration, and ProQuest have joined forces with genealogy societies from across the United States to coordinate a large, online volunteer effort to make the 1940 Census available as a free searchable records collection. As indexing produces a searchable collection of census records, an image of the United States in 1940 comes into focus. This snapshot gives us a glimpse into the life of everyone who was counted in the census and ensures they will be known to future generations. Our collective effort to index these records creates a gift and legacy we are passing along to those who want to discover their ancestors today—and for those who will in the future.
Index 2 batches at the 1940 booth and get a free T-shirt!*
*While supplies last
Volunteer appreciation social
Join FamilySearch for a volunteer appreciation social to celebrate the great progress and volunteer effort of the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project on Friday, 10 May, at 12:15 p.m. at the 1940 Community Project booth. Everyone is welcome!
The 1940 U.S. Federal Census was a snapshot of the population of the United States taken in April 1940. As these records are made searchable, a clear historical picture begins to emerge of life in 1940. This picture includes 132 million people, 20 million of whom are still alive today. Many who were in the prime of their lives in 1940 are often referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” This generation includes those who struggled through the Great Depression before being sent off to defend the United States and its allies in World War II.
Archives, FamilySearch, FindMyPast, National Archives and Records Administration, and ProQuest have joined forces with genealogy societies from across the United States to coordinate a large, online volunteer effort to make the 1940 Census available as a free searchable records collection. As indexing produces a searchable collection of census records, an image of the United States in 1940 comes into focus. This snapshot gives us a glimpse into the life of everyone who was counted in the census and ensures they will be known to future generations. Our collective effort to index these records creates a gift and legacy we are passing along to those who want to discover their ancestors today—and for those who will in the future.
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