A key source of information while researching your family history is the U.S. Census. It can provide you with information about where your ancestors lived, when they were born, what they did for employment, and where their families came from. However, the records are not perfect and require some basic understanding of how to read the documents.
Interested in utilizing the census? Well join Stewart Bell Jr. Archives on Wednesday, April 2 @ 6:00 pm over Zoom to learn about this resource. Speaker Melanie McComb (a Senior Genealogist at American Ancestors) will give participants an overview of the Federal Census and its context, tips for searching the census, and reviewing the shortcomings of the documents.
Register today to join us for this program. Can’t make it on April 2? No worries. Just register for the event, and all participants will receive a link to the program’s recording after the presentation. For more details and to register, click here.
Speaker Melanie McComb is a Senior Genealogist at American Ancestors. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Oswego. She is an international lecturer who teaches on various topics including colonial through twentieth-century American military research, genetic genealogy, Atlantic Canadian, African American, Jewish, and Irish genealogy. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. She has had articles published in American Ancestors Magazine and Fifty Plus Advocate. She is a blogger, known as The Shamrock Genealogist.