1950 Census(1950census.archives.gov)

50 pointsby graderjsvor 4 Jahren13 comments

1950census.archives.gov

1950 Census

https://1950census.archives.gov/

5 comments

pvgvor 4 Jahren

Thread from a couple of days ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30878055

11thEarlOfMarvor 4 Jahren

I found several members of my family. Though the last names had 4 different spellings.

csdvrxvor 4 Jahren

While a lot of people here celebrate this, I find it extremely concerning that the census is mandatory on the basis that the answers are private only to have that private information made public down the line.

The excuse "70 years later most people are dead" is wrong in the case of Jo Biden: https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Scranton%2C%2...

hackyhackyvor 4 Jahren

Joe Biden was seven years old in 1950. What sensitive personal information could he have revealed?

buscoquadnaryvor 4 Jahren

Mother's maiden name, the street he grew up on, his first elementary school.

nlyvor 4 Jahren

Well shit, better change the nuclear launch codes...

smrk007vor 4 Jahren

Compared to 1940census, this is a much more useful tool, with the ability to search by name. I wish the same feature set were applied to prior censuses!

sseagullvor 4 Jahren

FamilySearch is a free site that allows for searching. I think it requires sign-up, though.

I should also mention, for people who are interested in genealogy and family history, that your local library may have subscriptions to resources like Ancestry (there is a tier called Ancestry Library Edition). I have never paid for Ancestry since it has been available at local and university libraries.

cturtlevor 4 Jahren

Because the 1950 census has just been released, those records are still being indexed and are not searchable yet [0]. I’m not sure if they release records as they are indexed, so it’s possible that it is partially searchable now.

But yes, the service is completely free provided you register an account. After that all the previous census records (and many many more) are searchable. Anyone is welcome to help index!

[0]: https://www.familysearch.org/1950census/

umvivor 4 Jahren

Are they being indexed manually? Seems like you could invest in OCR + ML to automate most of it

sseagullvor 4 Jahren

I think Ancestry does. I believe there is a lot of innovation happening there, but that is just a feeling.

However, it can be a tough problem. Census takers' handwriting can be pretty bad.

(I often say doing genealogy will cure people's love of cursive. Terrible, quickly-written printing is usually still fairly legible, while cursive can be a series of hopeless squiggles)

tkgallyvor 4 Jahren

Joseph Biden, seven years old in April 1950, appears here:

https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Scranton%2C%2...

Kurt Gödel’s age seems to be off by ten years:

https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?name=Godel&page=1&st...

Albert Einstein’s age is correct:

https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Mercer&ed=11-...

rotanibmocy2vor 4 Jahren

Albert Einstein reported working 60 hours a week at age 71. That is a lot for that age

[deleted]vor 4 Jahren