The outcome of this amazing initiative benefits everyone. The 1950 US Census Community Project is a national collaborative effort that uses the Internet, artificial intelligence, and a massive volunteer workforce to make these census records searchable online. Protected by law for 72 years, this long-awaited census will be the most comprehensive record set available of those who were living in that historic era in the United States. On April 1, 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States will make digital images of the 1950 US census available to the world. Those joining us on the panel from FamilySearch include: Jim Ericson (Europe and North American Marketing Director) Todd Knowles (Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer) Thom Reed (Director, African Heritage Initiatives & Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer Janell Vasquez (Program Manager and Community Leader) Jimmy Zimmerman (Europe and North America Director of Product Management) This unique crowdsourcing project, the largest census undertaking to date, will make the 150 million records of the individuals found on the census’s tens of thousands of digital images freely searchable online.Ĭheri Hudson Passey, NGS Vice-President of Society & Organization Management, and Ed Donakey, NGS Board Member (and FamilySearch leader) will be joined by key FamilySearch personnel to present and answer questions about how you and your genealogy society or organization can join the 1950 US Census Project. Join NGS and FamilySearch International in Supporting the 1950 US Census Project:įamilySearch and NGS are inviting genealogy societies and organizations to assist in making the 1950 US census easier for everyone to search and discover their family connections. Here are links to the Zoom informational meeting for genealogy organizations, and more about the process used to transcribe and index this Census. This 1950 Census is the one that we have been waiting for – some of us (our older siblings) are in it! Remember 10 years ago when the 1940 US Federal Census was released? It really was an amazingly short time before volunteers had done the indexing so that we could actually search it. It is important that you know what it takes to be able make use of the 1950 Census records, even if you are not part of a genealogy organization that will be doing the work. On April 1, 2022, the (NARA) National Archives and Records Administration of the United States will make digital images of the 1950 US Census available to the world after being protected by law for 72 years.į and (NGS) National Genealogical Society are leading the effort to recruit other genealogy societies to make these census records searchable online by doing the volunteer work of transcribing and indexing all the names and locations. I received an email to my Stateline Genealogy Club about a Zoom meeting for genealogy organizations to learn how they can help transcribe and index the 1950 Census. Vicki Ruthe Hahn 1950 United States Federal Census Enumerator asking the questions.
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