“The Researcher’s Guide” Explains Uses, Value and Limitations of Census Research

As we have noted on a number of occasions, Val D. Greenwood’s Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy discusses and explains in detail all the major sources for genealogy research in the U.S. The volume devotes two chapters to census records that explain the contents of and differences between the official U.S. censuses 1790-1940, colonial censuses,[…]Read more

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by Genealogical Publishing

New York State Census Substitutes & Selected Name Lists

Bill Dollarhide’s New York State Censuses & Substitutes belongs on the reference shelf of every individual and institution concerned about the Empire State. Why? Three reasons: (1) Census records and name lists for New York are found mostly at the county level, (2) New York State Censuses & Substitutes shows precisely which census records or[…]Read more

Posted on February 25, 2019 by webmaster