The Genealogist's Census Pocket Reference: Tips, Tricks & Fast Facts to Track Your Ancestors

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: REF015000, FAM038000, REF013000
ISBN: 9781440321474, Related ISBNs: 1440321477, 9781440321474
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 192,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Your Census Research Companion

Census records are a key source for tracing your family tree—and this handy collection puts census-related resources, tips, lists and need-to-know facts at your fingertips! Use The Genealogist's Census Pocket Reference to find

   • websites with census records and date
   • questions from each U.S. census 1790 to 1940
   • maps of the territory covered in each federal census
   • a key to common abbreviations
   • instructions to enumerators population and immigration trends
   • explanations of special schedules
   • state and international census resources
…and so much more! Stash this indispensable book in your computer case, tote bag—or yes, your pocket—and take it with you whenever you research.
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