The Indexer is the Real Winner Workshop
Sonoma County Genealogical Society Joins the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project
S.C.G.S has joined forces with genealogy societies and organizations around the country as part of the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project. The initiative aims to publish a free, online searchable name index of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census after images of the census are released to the public in April 2012. This online index will be free forever, offering family history researchers a rich genealogical data set for their ongoing use. Three leading genealogy organizations, Archives.com, FamilySearch International, andfindmypast.com, launched the initiative at the end of last year, and the project is already engaging volunteers to help provide this invaluable resource to family historians around the world as soon as possible.
The index created by the project will allow the public to easily search every person found in the census and view digital images of the original census pages where he or she is listed. The highly anticipated 1940 U.S. Census is expected to be the most popular U.S. record collection released to date.
“The 1940 Census is attractive to both new and experienced researchers because most people in the United States can remember a relative that was living in 1940. It will do more to connect living memory with historical records and families than any other collection previously made available,” said David Rencher, Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch.
The 1940 U.S. Census Community Project is also receiving support from leading societal organizations like the Federation of Genealogical Societies, National Genealogical Society, and Ohio Genealogical Society, as well as other societies around the United States.
Go to www.the1940census.com/society and register to participate with our society. Simply select Sonoma County Genealogical Society-CA on the profile screen when creating your account. Every new person indexing with our society gets us closer to milestones that qualify us for incentives provided by the sponsors of the project, so sign up today!
For more information contact your 1940 S.C.G.S. Project Administrator. Trisha Bomar at trishagilroy@gmail.com
Also watch the 1940 U.S Census Community Project video on YouTube!
Follow Friday – Sonoma County Genealogical Society
Sort Your Story will be a vendor at the Sonoma County Genealogical Society Seminar!
The seminar will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Henry A. Merlo Theater, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, in Santa Rosa, California.
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Surname Saturday with Sort Your Story
April 2, 2012…….the day the 1940 Census is released……….where will you be?
With the 1940 Census soon arriving we should all take time to examine our surnames and information. How can you use Sort Your Story to prepare for the 1940 Census release? If you have not already done the following, start now so you are ready April 2!
- Create surname folders for each surname in your tree
- Create profiles for each person in your main line within the surname folders
- Add all the censuses for each person in Sort Your Story up through 1930
- Note the address where the person was living in 1930 and any addresses beyond to help with your 1940 search
- Note any additional spellings of the surnames in your profiles so you do not forget in the excitement of the 1940 search
Want to know more about the 1940 Census? Visit the following sites.
National Archives 1940 Census Records
How are you using Sort Your Story to prepare for the 1940 Census release? Share in the comments.
© 2012 Lorel Kapke, 19201 Sonoma Hwy. #341, Sonoma, CA 95476-5413
Motivation Monday – Sort Your Story Workshop
Lorel will be presenting a free Sort Your Story workshop on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the California Genealogical Society Library.
The class is currently full but a wait-list has been created. Please sign up as there is a possibility another class may be added at a later time.
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- Store valuable and irreplaceable data in one place in case of emergency or loss
- Easily run reports to spot trends, similarities, missing data and more in order to build a complete picture of your family’s history
- Compile data for submission to ancestry sites or self publishers
- Simply and cost-effectively manage the vast amounts of data required to create a family history
Get started today! For just $19.99, you can instantly download Sort Your Story and begin organizing, de-cluttering and storing your family’s important information right on your computer. Sort Your Story’s online videos and tutorials are available to guide you every step of the way.
We’d love to hear from you if you have attended one of Lorel’s workshops in the past. Please leave your thoughts in the comment section.
