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  • National Archives Publishes 1950 Census Records

    By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 — The records of the 1950 Census are now accessible through the National Archives and Records Administration for the first time in 72 years. View our celebration program and learn more about the 1950 Census on archives.gov....

  • Standout Census Stories: Using the U.S. Census to Solve Adoption Mysteries

    By Debra Steidel Wall | National Archives News Editor’s note: National Archives News is publishing a series of stories about what can be gleaned from census records, and how personal histories can encapsulate entire eras. This Standout Census Story comes from Debra Steidel Wall, Deputy...

  • Rightfully Hers Exhibit to Close April 10

    By Cara Moore Lebonick | National Archives News Enlarge One section of the Rightfully Hers exhibit asks the question "How did women win the 19th Amendment?" (National Archives photo by Cathy Farmer) WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 — Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, a featured...

  • Standout Census Stories: Familial Connections and Federal Records—The Ties that Bind

    By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Editor’s note: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is scheduled to release the records of the 1950 Census on April 1, 2022. In anticipation, National Archives News is publishing a series of stories about what can be gleaned from...

  • Standout Census Stories: Who Are You? Using the Census to Add Context to Family Photos

    By Editorial Staff | National Archives News Editor’s note: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is scheduled to release the records of the 1950 Census on April 1, 2022. In anticipation, National Archives News is publishing a series of stories about what can be gleaned from...

  • Genealogy Series 2022 Kicks Off With “What's on the 1950 Census”

    Editor’s note: The National Archives and Records Administration is scheduled to release the records of the 1950 Census on April 1, 2022. Sign up for updates and a reminder to join the transcription project. By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 9, 2022 — The...

  • National Archives Expands Human-Centered Approach to Customer Experience

    By Editorial Staff | National Archives News   WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022 – The National Archives has a long-standing commitment and record of improving customer experience by listening to its customers and using that information to improve products and services. This year, the agency...

  • Standout Census Stories: An Archivist Untangles Immigration Records Using Leads from the Census

    By Editorial Staff | National Archives News Editor’s note: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is scheduled to release the records of the 1950 Census on April 1, 2022. In anticipation, National Archives News is publishing a series of stories about what can be gleaned from...

  • Volunteers Can Contribute to Nation’s History by Collaborating on 1950 Census Records

    By Editorial Staff | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 22, 2022 — When the National Archives and Records Administration releases the 1950 Census records on April 1, 2022, people will have the opportunity to make a direct contribution to the nation’s history by participating in a...

  • Standout Census Stories: Schoel to Samuel to Saul Through Four Decades of Records

    By Editorial Staff | National Archives News Enlarge One Man’s Journey Saul Fleiss, grandfather of retired National Archives education specialist Annie Davis, became the subject of a teaching tool, "One Man’s Journey." The lesson traced the life of an immigrant around the turn of the 20th...
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