In this first week of Women's History Month, we are looking at genealogy methodology books for your reference library.
Title: Your Guide to the Federal Census for Genealogists, Researchers, and Family Historians
Author: Kathleen W Hinckley
Publisher: Betterway Books
Synopsis:
- "Details about information on census records from 1790 through 1930.
- Guidelines for working with non-population schedules, including agriculture, industry and manufacturing, mortality, social statistics, veteran and dependent classes.
- Advice for coping with census irregularities.
- You'll also find case studies, appendixes, a glossary of census terms, extraction forms based on each census year that make recording and organizing data easier..."
Why You Need This Book: One of the tips I've been providing researchers is that if you haven't read a book about the census, you need to do that. The census is far more complex than you think it is and most genealogists know very little about it beyond just searching online. Unfortunately, few books about these important records have been published. I love Kathy's book as a general reference. I would also recommend some others including When Women Didn't Count by Robert Lopresti, which is about what government records reported and didn't report about women.
Additional Resources:
Anderson, Margo J. The American Census: A Social History. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 2015.
Dollarhide, William, The Census Book: Facts, Schedules & Worksheets for the U.S. Federal Censuses. Family Roots Publishing, 2019.
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