Chicago Sun-Times

1950 Census records made public, offering ‘unique peek into our nation’s past’ — and into the homes of Grandma and Grandpa

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Staten Island Advance

Over 6M pages of 1950 Census data released; here’s how to search, what you can find

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – What was the United States like in 1950? Public data is now available that can help you get those answers. After more than seven decades, raw data from the 1950 decennial Census ...
USA Today

Detailed 1950 US Census data to be released April 1 following mandatory 72-year wait

Historians and genealogists rejoice. On Friday, the 1950 U.S. Census individual-level data will be released to the public. Sequestered by law for 72 years, the personally identifiable and detailed ...
Business Wire

MyHeritage Becomes First Genealogy Company to Publish Entire 1950 U.S. Census Image Collection, Browsable Free of Charge Now

TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MyHeritage, the leading global service for discovering your past and empowering your future, announced today the complete publication of an image-only ...
CNN

Millions of families can now research their history with 1950 US census records

Close to 7 million records from the 1950 US census have been made public. The digital records were released on Friday and are available to the public free of charge at a dedicated website, allowing ...
The Washington Post

The 1950 census, a treasure trove of data, was the last of its kind

On Friday, the U.S. National Archives will unlock the complete records of the 1950 Census. These files describe more than 150 million people, one by one. They bear the handwriting of a small army of ...
WHNT

How to access the 1950 US Census on April 1

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – In April 1950, the ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

1950 census provides snapshot of Arkansas’ past, people

A 3-year-old boy named Japperson W. Blythe was living in Hope in 1950, according to newly released census records. He would grow up to be president of the United States. Don't remember a president ...
Detroit Free Press

1950 census release is a 'genealogy goldmine,' can fill gaps in family trees

Seventy-two years ago, someone knocked on your ancestor's door and asked them a series of questions. Friday, all of that information will be at your fingertips. So break out the family tree and ...
The New York Times

How to Find Newly Released Census Records From 1950

It is now easy to access information on individuals from that census, but beware of misspelled names. By Michael Wines The National Archives and Records Administration posted millions of records from ...
Newsday

LIers use 1950 census to search for clues from their past

A Bellport man wanted information about his biological mother. A Jericho woman found out how much her grandfather earned in 1950. And an Amityville woman added to her knowledge of the lives of people ...