CensusGenie

Compendium of DearMYRTLE's CensusGenie Meetings 

NEXT MEETING 1-15 April 2022 nightly, until we get the hang of indexing.

 

DearMYRTLE's CensusGenie Meetings will prepare US researchers for the upcoming release of the 1950 US federal census on 1 April 2022. Meetings are held in Zoom Meeting format to facilitate open conversation.  A variety of learning methods will be employed:

• Polls
• Live demos
• Watch Parties
• Breakout Rooms
• Lectures with interactive Q and A
• Show and Tell via Shared Screens

Registration

Register once, attend any meetings. There is no reminder email with Zoom Meetings, so be sure to add the info to your calendar.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdO6qrz4tHtCyoioEfyIuTdwfOF8V3ph-

We meet on Wednesdays at 9pm as follows:

• Introducing DearMYRTLE's 1950 CensusGenie
• 7 April 2021 Orientation
• 14  April 2021 
• CensusGenie Watch Party: The 1950 US Census For Genealogists https://youtu.be/JgU8GLYQxtg by Joel Weintraub April 2021 
• Handout - Joel Weintaub's The US Census of 1950: What's in it and how to find people by location https://tinyurl.com/yddoek75 (Used for both the 14 and 21st April sessions.)
• 21 April 2021 
• CensusGenie Watch Party:  1950 US Census Locational Search Tools https://youtu.be/vZN2lVCcBgE by Joel Weintraub
• Handout - Joel Weintaub's The US Census of 1950: What's in it and how to find people by location https://tinyurl.com/yddoek75 (Used for both the 14 and 21st April sessions.)
• Problems Using 1950 Enumeration District Maps by Joel D. Weintraub, Dana Point, CA Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco, CA May 9th 2020 Revision https://stevemorse.org/census/1950edmaps.pdf

• 5 May 2021
• CensusGenie Watch Party: Resources for US Street Name and Number Changes
  https://youtu.be/Y2ILCF38BSw by Joel Weintraub
• "1950 Census:  Field Enumeration Procedures" by Claire Kluskens, 
  https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/03/17/1950-census-field-enumeration-procedures
• Cousin Russ's implementation videos thus far: 
• Cousin Russ’s “Preparation for the 1950 US Census ==> Part 1 - Planning” 
  https://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2021/04/preparation-for-1950-us-census-part-1.html 
• Cousin Russ’s “Preparation for the 1950 US Census ==> Part 2 - Filters” 
  https://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2021/05/preparation-for-1950-us-census-part-2.html
• Cousin Russ’s “Preparation for the 1950 US Census ==> Part 3 - FamilySearch 2.0” https://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2021/05/preparation-for-1950-us-census-part-3.html
• Cousin Russ’s “Preparation for the 1950 US Census ==> Part 3 - FamilySearch 2.0 Follow Up” https://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2021/05/preparation-for-1950-us-census-part-3_9.htm
• 2 Jun 2021
• CensusGenie Watch Party: "Twenty Questions About The 1950 Census and The One-Step Locational Search Tools" by Joel Weintraub.
• Handout - Joel Weintraub's "Here Comes the 1950 Census! What's in it and how to find people by location" https://tinyurl.com/ycau8c88
  
• 21 Jul 2021
• 1950 Census:  A Message to Job Applicants! by Claire Kluskens Expert in Census Records https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/07/13/1950-census-a-message-to-job-applicants
• Group Discussion https://youtu.be/bFsBgiNo354
• CensusGenie Watch Party: "Where and How Many: Training 1950 Census Takers: More Resources" including a real training session video with Joel Weintraub https://youtu.be/pEvKuBFt8fE
• 1950 Enumerator Handbook (full copy) by United States. Bureau of the Census https://tinyurl.com/3dy75d88
• Supplement to the Enumerator's Reference Manual, 1950 Census of the United States, by United States. Bureau of the Census
  https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/HKeb5K1eZ3AC
• 1950 Census: "Usual Place of Residence" by Claire Kluskens https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/04/07/1950-census-usual-place-of-residence
  
  
• 11 Aug 2021
• Watch Party: Missing from the  1950 Census - Americans living Abroad by Joel Weintraub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Dar920k0w
• Group Discussion https://youtu.be/VwL5aLT7knM
• 1950 Census:  Infant Cards and the Special Infant Enumeration Study by Claire Kluskens https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/04/19/1950-census-infant-cards-and-the-special-infant-enumeration-study
  
  
• 8 Sept 2021
  
  
  
  
  
• 1950 Census:  Form P1, Population and Housing Schedule Questions 29 to 33 for All Persons on “Sample” Lines Who Were 14 Years of Age and Over by Claire Kluskens https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/06/21/1950-census-form-p1-population-and-housing-schedule-questions-29-to-33-for-all-persons-on-sample-lines-who-were-14-years-of-age-and-over
• Full meeting recording https://youtu.be/sOkIy6hS5YQ including demos by Diana Crisman Smith 
• RootsMagic 7 Demo "What was There When?" Report 
• RootsMagic 7 Demo "Filter" for clickable link to ancestor in question

• 6 Oct 2021

• In which we discuss: Hilary Parkinson's "1950 Census on Track for 2022 Release, Despite Pandemic" https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/1950-census-pandemic
• How to Access the 1950 Census in OneStep https://stevemorse.org/census/quiz1950.php
• Watch Party: Yo Philly: 1950 Census Four Part Workshop A. Resources https://youtu.be/rF7lOyYmPIA
• Watch Party" Yo Philly: 1950 Census Four Part Workshop B. Addresses to EDs https://youtu.be/cxNiT76VajY
• HOMEWORK: Yo Philly: 1950 Census Four Part Workshop C. Block Housing Information https://youtu.be/B0ZJsQXfSzQ
• HOMEWORK: Yo Philly: 1950 Census Four Part Workshop D. Addresses to Tracts to EDs https://youtu.be/Wd2LCd4zdgg
  
• 3 Nov 2021
• 1950 US population Questionnaire (microfilmed, digitized, then destroyed) https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/1950_population_questionnaire.pdf
• US 1950 Housing Questionnaire (never microfilmed) https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/1950_housing_questionnaire.pdf See also Claire Klusken's July 10, 2021 response to Eve Snyder's question when will the 1950 Census of Housing be released https://historyhub.history.gov/message/36822
• Watch Party: 1950 Enumerator Training Film #3: Occupation Industry and Class of Worker https://youtu.be/b4AIg-udnEE
• Our conversation:
• Barbara asks "Are the census enumeration districts for 1950 the same as the 1940?" No, they are new enumeration district designations, including some with letters after the number. All this owing to changes in population in a given area.
• Cousin Russ's City Directory segment
• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 -- https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/
• City Directory Example 1 -- https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1212986646:2469
• City Directory Example 2 -- https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/575748891:2469
• U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 -- https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1788/
• U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 --https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1732/
• U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 --https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7339/
• 1 Dec 2021 -  In which we mention two items of today's late breaking news!
• NEW! WATCH PARTY: Joel Weintraub’s "15 Additional Questions about the 1950 Census" https://youtu.be/8NTbnTm1sWM

• "Census Enumeration of U.S. Civilians and Military Personnel Overseas, 1790–1950" Posted by Claire Kluskens Expert in Census Records on Sep 21, 2021 9:01:26 AM https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/09/21/census-enumeration-of-us-civilians-and-military-personnel-overseas-1790-1950
• Listing of cities Intro Page - https://www.dropbox.com/s/kl2bk9bv0ev5s0c/Intro_Page_02.jpg?dl=0
• 1950 Census of Housing: Volume 5: Block Statistics http://tinyurl.com/mzt2xa8y
• Claire Kluskin's The Twelve Key Blog https://twelvekey.com/
• Auntie Jen's Blog http://auntiejenstrees.blogspot.com/
• 1950 Blank US Census Form https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/questionnaires/1950_1.html
• Urban and Rural Enumerator's Reference Manual, 1950 Census of the United States. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015081273297&view=1up&seq=32
• Claire Kluskens https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/1950-census-pandemic
• NEW! U.S. City Directories - MyHeritage: City directories free 1-7 December 2021 https://blog.myheritage.com/2021/12/limited-time-offer-free-access-to-u-s-city-directories/ See also: https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories
• Myrt then did ancestral address lookups using the 1880-1950 Unified ED Finder to determine the 1950 enumeration districts for her grandfather and her grandmother. See: https://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html -- 1940 Census address (420 Wheeler, Seattle, King, Washington -- 1943 City Directory (25 West Roy, Seattle, King, Washington) -- In both cases we used the link to Google Maps to locate cross streets. -- And found the 1950 EDs are 40-299 and 40-337 respectively.

• 5 Jan 2022
  
  
  
  
• Steve Morse's ONE-STEP WEB PAGES https://stevemorse.org/
•  Watch Party: https://youtu.be/ra5c6cBHr_Q - Cousin Russ’s “Prep for 1950 - Workflow and Filters” viewed and recorded by permission of the videographer Russ Worthington and related blog post https://ftmuser.blogspot.com/search?q=census1950
• Watrch Party: (not part of this recording, though we discuss the challenge afterwards.) Joel Weintraub's "Where is Portland Oregon's 1950 Official U.S. Census Map?" https://youtu.be/BgtpFh2LDGI 
• Claire Kluskens's "1950 Census: Form P1, Population and Housing Schedule “Household Identification” https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/05/05/1950-census-form-p1-population-and-housing-schedule-household-identification
• Claire Kluskens's "1950 Census: Form P80, 1950 Census of Population – American Samoa" https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/10/27/1950-census-form-p80-1950-census-of-population-american-samoa
• Claire Kluskens's "1950 Census: Form P91, 1950 Census of Population – 'Panama Canal Zone" https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/11/10/1950-census-form-p91-1950-census-of-population-panama-canal-zone
• Claire Kluskens's "1950 Census: Form P87, 1950 Census of Population and Housing - Hawaii" https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2021/10/20/1950-census-form-p87-1950-census-of-population-hawaii
• Sign up “to enhance” the 1950 US Census experience. https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/us-census/1950-census/ https://www.loc.gov/collections/united-states-telephone-directory-collection/
  
  
  
• CensusGenie: Down to the Wire 1950 Census Prep for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
  https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/censusgenie-down-to-the-wire-1950-census-prep/ 
  
  
  
  
  
  

  2 Feb 2022
  
  
• Urban and Rural Enumerator’s Reference Manual https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015081273297
• CensusGenie: Down to the Wire 1950 Census Prep for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/censusgenie-down-to-the-wire-1950-census-prep/
• Steve Morse's ONE-STEP WEB PAGES https://stevemorse.org/
• Watch Party: (not included in this recording) Joel Weintraub's "1950 Census Searches Pt 1: Name Indexes Expectations Limitations & Questions - UPDATE 27 JAN 2022" https://youtu.be/nlnW4wQFwr4
  
  
  
• 9 Mar 2022
  
  Imagine an ENTIRE HOUR devoted to preparing for the 1950  US federal census!
  
  
  
  
• 23 Mar 2022 
  Cousin Russ and DearMYRTLE switch it up, and ask attendees "WHERE are you hoping to find people in the 1950 census and WHY?"
  
  
  
  LINKS WE MENTION
  -- NATIONAL ARCHIVES: Genealogy Series: The 1950 Census Website: Design, Development, & Features to Expect (2022 March 30) https://youtu.be/xp-jtk4S2xk -- NATIONAL ARCHIVES: Genealogy Series: Mapping the 1950 Census (2022 March 16) https://youtu.be/Mm4p599oc7Y -- NATIONAL ARCHIVES: Genealogy Series: The 1950 Census Website: Design, Development, and Features to Expect (2022 March 30) https://youtu.be/xp-jtk4S2xk -- FAMILYSEARCH: Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 10:00 AM MDT. This class is titled "How to Index on FamilySearch." Click here to learn more, register, and attend: https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016400298495/WN_RvYSfoaGR1qC1EwidrZkK -- WATCH PARTY: FamilySearch with Ian James, a product manager at FamilySearch: Get Involved Introduction | RootsTech 2022 https://youtu.be/fzd619Xv7N8 -- FamilySearch: Get Involved https://www.familysearch.org/getinvolved/ -- VIRTUAL PARTY REGISTRATION https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1950-census-virtual-party-registration-269446079477 -- Steve Morse's ONE-STEP WEB PAGES https://stevemorse (dot) org -- https://www.familysearch.org/1950census/ -- Urban and Rural Enumerator's Reference Manual, 1950 Census of the United States. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015081273297&view=1up&seq=32 -- DearMYRTLE's 1950 CensusGenie Prep https://blog.dearmyrtle.com/p/censusgenie.html NOTE per Sheri Snodgrass - Iowa: Crista Cowan said recently that Ancestry is hoping to have images up in the first week.
• 30 March 2022 in which we discuss: 
  -- Where to go 1 April at 12:01am Eastern Daylight Time
  -- Searching
  -- Downloading
  -- Indexes 
  
  

LINKS WE MENTION

• The 1950 Census Records website at the National Archives https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1950

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Registry of Open Data for bulk download of census images https://registry.opendata.aws/ 

• The 1950 Census Website: Design, Development, and Features to Expect by Michael L. Knight https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-series/2022/2022-03-30-presentaton-knight.pdf

• Steve Morse's ONE-STEP WEB PAGES https://stevemorse.org
• Joel Weintraub's 1950 CENSUS VIDEO PLAY LIST
• Joel Weintraub's 1950 CENSUS VIDEO PLAY LIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_YlY4IV14L6RdIX1Mk5UDW9vSzVZsWw5
• Ancestry's Crista Cowan's Tuesday webinar https://www.facebook.com/AncestryUS/videos/304110801829721
• This is FamilySearch's 1950 US Census Community Project private group for indexing help. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1950uscensus
• 1950 Census: Please Help NARA Refine the Draft Name Index! by Claire Kluskens https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/census-records/blog/2022/03/18/1950-census-please-help-nara-refine-the-draft-name-index

• NEXT MEETING 1-15 April 2022 nightly, until we get the hang of indexing.

How?

• Register for these free CensusGenie Meetings here:
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• Zoom will send you a confirmation email with your personal URL to join any or all of the CensusGenie meetings. There are currently no reminder emails provided for Zoom Meetings since registration inserts the vent in your "Meetings" tab on the Zoom App for your devices.
• We recommend using the Zoom App, and keeping it up to date by checking "settings."
• Arrive at the meeting 10 minutes early to test your mic and webcam.
• Please mute your mic and video with not speaking.
• CC - Closed Captioning is provided on all DearMYRTLE's Zoom Meetings and Zoom Webinars.
• Archived meetings will appear on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel.
• Note: Where we have hosted a watch party, the material may be under copyright, so we only record the intro and the Q and A session toward the end. The link will be given in the show notes on DearMYRTLE's Blog, and on the accompanying YouTube video's description.

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