Those Places Thursday - Enumeration Districts

If you want to view the 1940 U.S. Census on its release date of 2 April 2012 at 9:00 a.m. (EST), people "in the know" recommend that you find their Enumeration District (ED) in advance.  Sassy Jane Genealogy reminded readers about the cool tools created by Stephen P. Morse to help you do this:

1940 Tutorial Quiz:  http://stevemorse.org/census/quiz.php

Unified 1940 US Census Finder: http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html

Learn more about the 1940 census from the National Archives press release on GeneaPress.

Drop us a line at rootcellarsgs@gmail.com when you find your ancestor's ED.

posted by Denise HIbsch Richmond

Steve Morse and the 1940 U.S. Census

All are invited to the next program at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento.

• When:  Sunday, February 19, 2012
• Where: Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento
• Time: 10:00 a.m.
• Program: "Getting Ready for the 1940 Census -- Searching Without a  Name Index"

When the 1940 U.S. census is released on 2 April 2012, it will not have a name index, and one may not be  available for up to six months. So finding people in the census will involve searching by location instead. Bay Area genealogist Steve Morse will focus on searching the census without a name index.  The census  is organized by Enumeration Districts, or EDs, so the location needs to be converted to an ED before the census can be accessed.  Morse's One-Step website contains numerous tools for obtaining EDs.  His talk will present  various tools and show how each can be used.

For  more information about the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento,  visit our website, or e-mail the JGSS at jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com.

Posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond