Genealogy Series: History of Census Records and the National Archives (2022 May 18)
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 18/05/2022

Genealogy Series, 6 of 7: History of Census Records and the National Archives by Jessie Kratz, Historian of the National Archives and based in Washington, DC.

Join our Historian, Jessie Kratz, as she presents the history of census records in relation to the history of the National Archives. She will discuss census records before they came to the National Archives, their transfer upon the creation of the National Archives, and the history of their availability and use.

⇒ Presentation Slides/Handout: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-series/2022/2022-05-18-kratz-presentation.pdf
⇒ Live Captioning: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=Job18832-NARA.HistoryCensusRecords
⇒Transcript (from captioning): Request from KYR@nara.gov
⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYREventEval
⇒ 2022 Genealogy Series web page: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-series/2022
⇒ 2022 Genealogy Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugwVCjzrJsXFn9KliguHFDLm8l-S5Vo9

00:00 - Welcome 
01:45 - Introduction to History of Census Records at NARA
03:10 - Federal Records before the National Archives
03:57 - 1790 - The First Census
04:31 - Who maintained the original census records?
05:30 - Establishment of the National Archives
12:05 - Census Records at the National Archives
12:51 - Public availability of census records
13:46 - History of the 72 year rule for closure of census records
21:27 - Public openings of Census Schedules
22:21 - 1920 Census release, special case
23:50 - 1930 Census release
24:58 - 1940 Census release
25:43 - 1950 Census release
26:40 - Population Schedules formats
27:38 - For more information
27:55 - Closing, Survey, Other Resources
29:03 - Questions and Answers in the chat


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