Become a 20th Century Census Expert 💡

Become a 20th Century Census Expert

Join instructor Gena Philibert-Ortega as she takes you beyond names and places with this in-depth course on 20th Century census records. Learn how each census reflects American society, how to mine each entry for important details, and how to combine them with additional records and social history to tell your ancestor’s story.

December 19 - January 15

Meet your instructor

print. Her books include Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra (Arcadia Publishing, 2007) and From the Family Kitchen (F+W Media, 2012). Her current research interests include social history, community cookbooks, signature quilts and researching women’s lives.

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Go Beyond a Name and Place

The US Census is so much more than our ancestor’s name and location. It’s true it helps us find our ancestors in a specific place and time but it can act as a springboard to transforming our understanding of their life experiences. In this 4-week course, join Gena Philibert-Ortega as she helps you learn how to analyze each census entry, find additional records, and use your findings to elevate your genealogy research. 

What you’ll learn:

• What data be found on 20th century US population schedules, including the newly released 1950 census
• How the census questions can provide questions to American social history
• The importance of Census Enumerator Instructions to understanding responses
• Tips for searching the census records
• How the census data can lead to additional records
• How to use historical resources in conjunction with the census data to get better results

Plus: You’ll have instructor Gena Philibert-Ortega there to answer your questions and guide you through each step of the way.

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