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Census Sense: Clues and Conundrums for Intermediate Researches

Patti Gillespie. Census Sense: Clues & Conundrums for Intermediate Researchers.
This presentation focuses on federal census headings and codes, alternate federal censuses, state censuses, and their use in our research. The partnership between the national census website and the use of state censuses in revealing information about our ancestors is demonstrated in story form. The value of a research timeline is also demonstrated.