1. The 1940 Census By Debbe Hagner, AG debbehagner@yahoo.com

2. It is available? April 2, 2012 at 9:01 am It is now INDEXED –Completed two month early as predicted Free till end of 2013

3. Where is it available www.familysearch.org www.archives.com www.ancestry.com www.the1940census.com MyHeritage.com Findmypast.com Rootspoint.com

4. Not Found in the Index – now what? Required to know the Enumeration District for the city or town Need to use National Archive (NARA) or –1940 Enumeration District (ED) maps –Arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/Basic Need to use Stephen Morse’s website –www.stevemorse.org/census/quiz.php –Can use 1930 ED and must convert to 1940 ED City Directory

5. Tips Born AFTER 1 April 1930 but before 1 April 1940 –Do those first –Watch the video www.1940census.com Rootsmagic – has a special report that list person who were born in any given census year called “Who was there”

6. Symbols and explanatory Color or Race (Col. 10) –White (w), Negro (Neg), Indian (In), Chinese (Chi), Japanese (Jp), Filipino (Fil), Hindu (Hin) and Korean (Kor) Citizenship of the foreign born (col. 16) – Naturalized (NA), having first paper (PA), alien (Al), and American citizen born abroad (Am Cit)

7. What is unique? http://www.1940census.net/1940_census_ questions.php 40 lines of questions –Reverse side has 41 to 80 for the supplement questions Individual recorded usually on line 14 and 29 – will have to answer the supplement questions. –5 % sample questions

8. Map View 1940 Map of United States at –www.1930census.com/1940_us_map.php

9. History In the 1940’s http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/19 40timeline.htm http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1940. html World history –http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005249.html Interesting Facts –http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/f acts_for_features_special_editions/cb12-ffse01.html

10. Learn and prepare for 1940 census Stevemorse.org/census/1940census.html

11. Might want to create a table Name Relationship Locationcomment Gustav Hagner GFChicago, Cook, Illinois Look at SM – get 1930 ED Amelia Helbig MomMerrilian, Jackson, Wisconsin Dolores Baum Step-momFranklin, Milwaukee, Wisconin

12. Special Notation The "X" In a Circle or In Parentheses: The circled X or an X in parentheses shows who gave the enumerator the information for the household. This can help you judge the accuracy of the answers. "Ab" After a Name: "Ab" isn't an unusual middle name. It's an abbreviation for "absent." The person normally lived there, but happened to be somewhere else temporarily. They could have been on vacation or away at school.